Asian airlines that fly the Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger jet, are inspecting their superjumbos to fix cracks found on parts of some of the aircrafts' wings but said there are no safety issues.
European commercial aircraft builder Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co., or EADS, has informed airlines operating its A380 superjumbos to check for small cracks in wing rib-skin attachments, but said the "minor" cracks are "non-critical" and don't constitute a safety issue.
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