Airbus SAS said airlines flying the A380 double-decker will need to ground their aircraft for as long as eight weeks when the wings undergo permanent repair work that is more complex than a short-term fix being done now.
Airbus Chief Operating Officer John Leahy confirmed the time frame, after Emirates President Tim Clark said the final fix can take eight weeks.
“Of course we are not happy, but we have to live with it,” Clark said in the interview on Monday in Beijing. “There was an error in design and specification of metals and plastic composite to the aircraft. They are making detailed studies of what happened and what they have to do.”
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