Urgent safety checks ordered on A380 jets
No aircraft have been grounded but the inspections must be carried out within six weeks for most of the 22 aircraft placed on a check-up list, which is expected to affect Singapore Airlines, Dubai’s Emirates and Air France.
A handful of the most heavily used aircraft — subjected to at least 1,800 take-offs and landings that impose the most wear and tear on an airframe — must be examined within four days in a process likely to take each jet out of service for 24 hours.
