Qantas A380 Jet Grounded After Cracks Found in Wing Parts
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Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest carrier, suspended use of one of its Airbus SAS A380 passenger jets for as long as a week after discovering cracks in wing parts.
The aircraft has been grounded since Feb. 5, spokesman Thomas Woodward said by phone today. The plane, named Charles Kingsford Smith, has flown between 20 and 30 times since the cracks were first discovered Jan. 7 in routine checks by the airline after severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore, he said.