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Air France is seeking Airbus compensation for the problems of the A-380 aircraft

Paris, France - As reported by a French newspaper

Air France/KLM is seeking a compensation from Airbus for the problems relative to the hairline cracks on the wings of the A-380 aircraft: it is the French newspaper "Les Echos" to claim it, with a report which was published on its website on Tuesday 30 October 2012. Hairline cracks appeared on several A-380s, the biggest aircraft in the world (capable of carrying 800 people): to be more precise,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1146872
Rome, Italy, 10/30/2012 17:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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