Paris, Dec 2, 2025 (AFP) - Up to 628 Airbus planes need inspection for metal plate 'quality issue'

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2025-12-03

Airbus said Tuesday that up to 628 of its popular A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate "quality issue" that has come to light. In a message to AFP, the European aircraft manufacturer said the figure represented the "total number of potentially impacted aircraft" but "it doesn't mean all these aircraft are necessarily impacted". It added that the number of planes earmarked for checks was "reducing day by day as inspecti......

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