NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Popular searches on the Internet Wednesday include Airbus A380 as checks for wing cracks are set to be extended for the entire fleet.
European air safety officials are reportedly preparing to extend the checks after Qantas Airways grounded one of its planes upon finding it had 36 wing cracks. The plane had been encountering severe turbulence. Airbus hasn't commented on the extended checks.
The plans for further inspection come after an order by the European Aviation Safety Agency calling for wing crack checks on 20 A380 planes that were among the most traveled. That order, which was made on Jan. 20, will now be increased to cover the entire fleet of 68 planes. Airbus previously attributed the cracks to a manufacturing glitch and said short-term repairs will take five days per plane. Alternate materials and new assembly methods will be planned as long-term solutions.
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