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Airbus: A-380 aircraft crack definitive solution developed

Leiden, Netherlands - But it will increase costs and cause delays

EADS (the European parent of Airbus, Eurocopter, Cassidian and Astrium), has announced that its engineers had found a solution for the A-380 aircraft wing-rib cracks. The corporation announced the news during the first quarter 2012 results meeting in Leiden, Netherlands. But, as explained in the official statement, this operation is more complex than was initially anticipated in March. The original...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1140878
Rome, Italy, 05/18/2012 14:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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