Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing, Airbus Tackle Respective Manufacturing Faults
Boeing, Airbus Tackle Manufacturing Faults
Singapore Airlines now flies 19 A380s. (Photo: Airbus)
Singapore Airlines now flies 19 A380s. (Photo: Airbus)

Boeing and Airbus have each progressed in their efforts to settle manufacturing defects with their respective high-profile airliners. However, while the 787’s potential delamination problem does not require immediate removal of airplanes from service and the manufacturer continues to insist it will not affect production, the problems with the Airbus A380s appear somewhat more serious for the European manufacturer, if only due to the widening scope of the inspection regime.