Airbus seeks quick fix for A380 wing problems
Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders has admitted that the European planemaker “screwed up” in fixing the tiny cracks detected on the wings of its flagship A380 super jumbo.
Enders, speaking ahead of the Singapore Airshow, said he hoped that the wing problem as well as troubles on some of the A380’s Rolls Royce engines which had been detected earlier, would not affect the European aircraft maker’s credibility.
AFP reported that Enders was asked about the impact of the wing and engine problems on Airbus’ future and reputation.
He said the engine problems had been fixed by engine supplier Rolls Royce, and vowed Airbus will deal with the wing fissures.
“Very clearly, in the same way, we will fix the wing problems as quickly as possible. This is unfortunate,” he said.
“This is us, we screwed that up. We will fix it as quickly as possible and whatever it costs, that is something too early to say at this point.”
Ian Jarrett
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