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January 9th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Cracks found in two Singapore Air super-jumbos, and one Qantas
- Both airlines admit cracks, but say planes are safe
- ‘We can’t continue to gamble with lives’ – engineer
By
Rob Waugh
Last updated at 4:42 PM on 9th January 2012
Australian aircraft engineers have called for Airbus A380 – the world’s biggest passenger aircraft – to be grounded, after Singapore Airlines and Qantas found cracks in the wings of their super-jumbos.
‘We can’t continue to gamble with people’s lives and allow those aircraft
to fly around and hope that they make it until their four-yearly
inspection,’ said Steve Purvinas, secretary of the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association.
Both airlines, and Airbus, admitted that they had discovered cracks, but maintained that the aircraft were safe. In total, 67 Airbus A380s are in use worldwide, on seven airlines.The aircraft are in use by Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa, Korean Airlines and China Southern.
Australian engineers say that Airbus A380s should be grounded, rather than flying around for four years before their next inspection, after cracks appeared in the wings of Singapore Airlines super-jumbos and one from Qantas
AIRBUS A380: THE FACTS
Capacity: 400-800 passengers depending on layout
67 aircraft in service, on seven airlines
238 on order for 17 airlines
Range 9500 miles
Five years in service
16 million passengers have flown on A380
‘We confirm that cracks were found on
non-critical wing attachments on a limited number of A380s,’ an
Airbus spokesperson said today.
‘We’ve traced the origin of these
hairline cracks, and developed an inspection and repair procedure which
can be done during routine maintenance.’
Singapore Airlines, the world’s second-biggest
carrier,
operates 14 A380s already and has five on order, while Qantas has taken delivery
of 10 of its order of 20 A380 aircraft.
The A380 has been in service for five years. It seats 525 passengers in a typical three-class arrangement. In total, 238 of the aircraft have been ordered by 17 airlines worldwide.
The aeroplanes are assembled in Toulouse, but parts are built across Europe, with the wings being built in Broughton, Wales.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Qantas Airways said on Friday they discovered cracks on the wing ribs of their Airbus A380s, but said the cracks pose no threat to safety and repairs have been carried out.
The remarks came after Airbus said on Thursday that engineers discovered minor cracks in the wings of a ‘limited number’ of A380s, but said the cracks were not affecting the safety of the aircraft.
‘Cracks were found on a small number of wing rib feet on an Airbus A380 during inspections in the second half of last year. These pose no safety issue and repairs were carried out on the aircraft,’ SIA’s spokesman Nicholas Ionides said in an email.
‘Repairs were subsequently carried out on a second aircraft. We have kept the relevant regulatory authorities fully informed and will be carrying out inspections and any necessary repairs on other A380s as they go in for routine checks,’ he added.
Qantas separately said that ‘minuscule cracking’ was found in the wing ribs of the Qantas A380 being repaired in Singapore after one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines suffered a mid-air blowout in 2010.
‘Investigations have found that the cracking is unrelated to the engine failure incident experienced by this aircraft in November 2010 and is not unique to Qantas. It has now been repaired,’ the carrier said in a statement.
‘No immediate action is required by A380 operators because the cracking presents no risk whatsoever to flight safety,’ Qantas said.
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A Lufthansa spokesman said: ‘There is no findings on our
side and we have normal operations.’
Airbus said it has traced the origin of the problem and developed an inspection and repair procedure that will be done during routine, scheduled four-year maintenance checks.
SIA, the world’s second-biggest carrier by market value and the first operator of such aircraft, operates 14 A380s and has five on order, while Qantas has taken delivery of 10 of its 20 A380 aircraft on order, according to the airline’s website.
Both Singapore Airlines and Qantas are using Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on their A380 fleets.
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Cracks in wings? It must have been built in the UK
– Wilfried, Bochum, Germany, 09/1/2012 17:01
________________________________Yes……………….to Airbus (EU) specifications……………………….
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If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going!
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Cracks in wings? It must have been built in the UK – Wilfried, Bochum, Germany, 9/1/2012 17:01 I flew to Germany once. Didn’t stop though – just dropped something off…
– Biggles, RAF Old Cruntington, ——Congratulations – you must be 90 then! Memory still good or did matron post that for you?
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Grow up people. Typical hysterical media reporting. If there was a problem, the planes would be taken out of service.
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Guess what I am flying on tomorrow night to Christchurch via Singapore, yes you`ve guessed it, at least as far as Singapore. Wish me luck!!
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ah yes Fine European engineering. No one builds planes better than the Americans
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Why is it that current reported problems with Rolls Royce/Airbus products seem to be occurring around and between Singapore and Australia? Why is it that Qantas seems to be having regular problems when other airlines in the rest of the world seem to be ok. I don’t know, so just asking
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Cracks in wings? It must have been built in the UK
– Wilfried, Bochum, Germany, 9/1/2012 17:01
I flew to Germany once. Didn’t stop though – just dropped something off…
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Seems to be a difference of opinion among engineers.
Precautionary principle suggests that I should give the A380n a miss for a while until the difference of opinion is resolved.
It will be settled one way or another one day and I look forward to reading iabout it from the comfort of my armchair.
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Funny, looking at all the pro Boeing American bloggers on here. I would point out that Boeing are effectively part McDonnell Douglas having bought them out. Not very long ago, MD built the DC10 and that aircraft had a problem with tails falling off. That tends to be catastrophic. It was a hawaiian air Boeing 737 that lost half of its passenger cabin when it was sucked off due to metal fatigue. It is the Boeing 787 dreamliner that is 4 years late into service, partly because the wing/fueselage join was not strong enough The truth is that both companies build superb aircraft with very good safety records at very good prices, enabling passengers to fly regularly, who would previously have been unable to afford the ticket. When compared with the other major big aircraft manufacturers in the USSR, We are very lucky indeed! Any person that would suggest otherwise is simply a scaremonger and should perhaps avoid flying.
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