how to says ya..im not flight engineer but rather somehow certain comments from SIA and Qantas engineer towards to this world biggest sky..
1. SIA
- my friend told higher cost maintenance to repair this new aircraft..
2. qantas
kepak senang crack even masuk dalam paper auzie tentang isu keselamatan a380 ni..
3. mas
belum terbang lagi dah ada issue..(sorry not to disclose)
now wait n see ..
World's biggest super-jumbos must be GROUNDED, say engineers after cracks are found in the wings of three Airbus A380s- [size=1.4em]Cracks found in two Singapore Air super-jumbos, and one Qantas
- [size=1.4em]Both airlines admit cracks, but say planes are safe
- [size=1.4em]'We can't continue to gamble with lives' - engineer
By ROB WAUGH
[size=0.9em]UPDATED: 18:51 GMT, 9 January 2012
[size=1.2em]Australian aircraft engineers have called for Airbus A380 - the world's biggest passenger aircraft - to be grounded, after Singapore Airlines and Qantas found cracks in the wings of their super-jumbos. [size=1.2em]'We can't continue to gamble with people's lives and allow those aircraft to fly around and hope that they make it until their four-yearly inspection,' said Steve Purvinas, secretary of the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association.
[size=1.2em]Both airlines, and Airbus, admitted that they had discovered cracks, but maintained that the aircraft were safe. In total, 67 Airbus A380s are in use worldwide, on seven airlines.[size=1.2em]The aircraft are in use by Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa, Korean Airlines and China Souther
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