Airbus ’s fleet of A380s has been beleaguered by problems withcracksin theirwingssince January . Now , the company has announced that they could all be grounded for up to eight weeks to indemnify the problems .
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The BBC reportsthat Airbus is on record as explain that , if it grounds all the sheet at once for haunt , they ’ll be out of military action for around two month . However , there is still a luck that the repairs will be made step - by - stone’s throw , with each plane taking a longer happy chance during regular sustainment assay in the coming months .
Thefix requiresAirbus replace 23 wing rib currently made of type-7449 aluminum with loggerheaded I made of a more robust case 7010 Al . In aggregate , the repairs will present30,000 hours of toil .
So far , Airbus has spent $ 300 million on the problem . Ironically , that pattern looks set to uprise and rise — unlike the plane . [ BBC ]
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