Wing-Spar Crack Repairs Slow Down Airbus A380 Return To Service

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Emirates currently has 84 Airbus A380s in service.

Credit: Dubai Airports
Operators of older Airbus A380s are finding that cracks in some areas of wing spars are making a return to service a significantly longer process, as inspections and repairs take weeks to complete. Airbus has sent around 60 engineers to Dubai “to deal with the problem,” Emirates Airline President...
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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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