All Airbus A380 aircraft grounded due to wing cracks

Posted on 8 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
Aircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to ground and check the wings of all A380 superjumbo planes currently in operation. The move forced by The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) comes after Australian carrier Qantas Airways grounded one of its A380 aircraft after engineers found 36 wing cracks after the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. The…

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