Wing-Spar Crack Repairs Delay A380 Return To Service

Jens Flottau December 19, 2022
Emirates Airbus A380

Emirates has to repair wing-spar cracks on four of its Airbus A380s.

Credit: Dubai Airports
Operators of older Airbus A380s are finding that earlier-than-expected and broader proliferation of cracks in some areas of wing spars are making a return to service a significantly longer process, as inspections and repairs can take weeks. Airbus has sent about 60 engineers to Dubai “to deal with...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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