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    Singapore Airlines says A380 wing cracks repaired

    SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Airlines says it has repaired cracks on the wings of two Airbus A380 jets and the planes are safe to fly.

    The carrier said in a statement Friday during the second half of last year it found cracks on "a small number of wing rib feet," which connect the rib of the wing to its skin.

    France's Airbus said Thursday that it had recommended to airlines that fly the A380 to check for cracks, though they did not pose a safety risk. Australia's Qantas Airways said Friday that it also found cracks in one of its 10 A380s.

    Singapore Airlines was the world's first carrier to fly the A380 in 2007 and has 14 of them in its fleet.

     

    18 comments

    • Captains Log  •  4 mths ago
      Union Made!
    • jo on  •  4 mths ago
      its very alarming, that the cracks is although tiny but spread to the wing root area,the most critical area of the plane,and the crack do not have certain pattern,it may be that due to the immense weight hang on that particular area,Its scary
    • rays  •  4 mths ago
      ol red, had a good idea, and it dont cost much to replace after you take it off and inspect the damage later...good call, red..
    • Robert W  •  Denver, Colorado  •  4 mths ago
      ScareBus!! If it ain't Boeing I aint going!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Shreveport, Louisiana  •  4 mths ago
      The fact that these aircraft were junk from the factory was pretty well covered up. They were build cheap, sold cheap and the delivery price did not include manuals are training. This is where they made their profit. Some airlines cheaped out and didn't get proper training. I try to stay off them..
    • Olga B.  •  Lanham, Maryland  •  4 mths ago
      These planes have been on the market for only a relatively short time and they already have cracks? Does anyone besides me find this alarming? Is this normal? I believe stress fractures on planes do happen, but my understanding is that it takes many, many hours for them to appear. Maybe this plane is just too big and too heavy.
    • Chris  •  4 mths ago
      Airbus admitted they need to sell over 450 A380s just to break even which may take 20 years at best. Cracks in the wings will now only compound the problems. Airbus should cut their losses and cancel the A380 production altogether.
    • HenryJ  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  4 mths ago
      Billy Mayz here, got a rip? got a crack? No problem! Mighty Mendit can fix anything, at any time!
    • OUTSIDE IN  •  4 mths ago
      They say safe I say Fly Boeing
    • my man  •  Guangzhou, China  •  4 mths ago
      seems like one or two air buses caught on fire last year...ill make sure next time i fly it aint an airbus...
    • kalzone  •  San Francisco, California  •  4 mths ago
      crappy design crappy plane
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 mths ago
      Just wait until one of these things crashes with 500 people onboard...
    • Marke  •  4 mths ago
      When one of these go in, its going to make a big hole in the ground! Give me a B-787 anytime!
    • John H  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      It's a airbus. There is a reason pilots call them scare busses. I only fly on Boeings.
    • safeinthewoods  •  4 mths ago
      ...the mechanic, Red Green, said "That duct tape oughter hold her".
    • Dirk Durka  •  4 mths ago
      They used a good epoxy and the rubber bands and duct tape seem to be working ...
    • safeinthewoods  •  4 mths ago
      There is an old movie..."No Highway In The Sky".
    • John  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  4 mths ago
      So if the skin falls off it won't pose a safety risk?
      • Ed 4 mths ago
        On the wing no less.
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