Airbus: A380 Final Wing-Cracking Fix Near, But Strains Production Cycle

Airbus hopes to have a final fix for an A380 wing component cracking problem in hand in “a couple of weeks.” Progress is being made, and the goal is return the aircraft wing to the full projected life cycle, Airbus Executive VP-Programs Tom Williams tells Aviation Week on the sidelines of the Global...

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