airbus A380 being grounded

Found out on bloomberg asia

that plane was doomed from the beginning.. that might come as welcome news for Boeing 747-8 developers

I have heard from airline mechanics when it first came out, that it is bound not to last.

First it was too fast and too small "concord" 747 wins, now it is too big and flawed and dreamliner wins. Maybe EU aught to not bother with aviation.

Airbus will figure out a solution and have a fix on the assembly line and a retrofit on the ones flying. They have to, they have too much at stake in the 380 project. Besides, they said similar things when the 747 started flying and it also had some teething problems early on. The thing that bothers me about these big birds, is when the first A380 crashes. It's going to take a awful lot of people with it.

Pass the Duct Tape!!!!!!!!!!

Where's Red Green when ya need him.

I would wory if on them but a new design has troble but found before they can cause too much harm

If we had acses to boeing probs most i suspect would walk

Woah that is big news. A lot of planes grounded today because of turbulences also.

Anybody would think their rival company was struggling with their own sales, so helped fuel the fires to boost lagging sales.

linky or stinky

they talked about this on tv in france, almost 30 planes are concerned

[link to lci.tf1.fr]

Hell, sometimes links are bogus. Look at CBS news and Joe Paterno on Saturday night.

What gets me is that they say the cracks were in non critical areas.

As I see it if the plane is doing around 600mph with around 500 people on board EVERYTHING IS CRITICAL!

Airbus: made in china!

Everything they make and do falls to shit. If we had real business leadership, maybe they'd see value in QUALITY.

[link to www.forbes.com]

France makes Airbus A380s.

They also make Renaults.

Still want to fly in an Airbus?

They are assembled in china.

France also make citroens and ive never had any problem
for years they built the best 1.9 lt deisel engines till the germs wanted economy in the bmw merc

^^^THIS

Should have gone with Burnelli design!

From the propoganda about the a380 or all 3 series airbus is the wings are built in the uk

Uh oh.

Sometimes I hate this site.

Firstly, the wings are built in the UK. Secondly, the production of the various stages of the aircraft takes place all across Europe - Spain, Germany and France. Final assembly is in Toulouse, which is pretty much as far away from any part of China as you can get...

Finally, I'd be happy if you can point out a single (revolutionary) aircraft which has entered service without teething problems? The American's in particular will jump at any chance to criticise a foreign venture - as they did with Concorde - because it threatens their precious Boeing... and their delicate egos.

EXACTLY!

Could someone "in the know" please explain to me WHY, after so many years of advances in commercial aviation, they have never developed anything that stands a chance of saving lives in the event of a crash? Seatbelts and cushions that can be used as flotation devices don't count.

I've often wondered why passengers aren't issued parachutes as standard practice. I mean, the mind can certainly conjure up some scary images of a parachuting passenger failing to clear the engine, but isn't it worth the risk if you're gonna die anyway?

Speaking as someone who is afraid to fly for the simple fact that the FAA treats passengers like easily-dispensable cattle, I worry about some of my family who are forced to fly frequently for work. I'm constantly thinking up ways to improve safety, but I fear it's a pointless exercise.

If you can't duck it, fuck it!

At a high altitude, passengers would immediately die frozen, at a low altitude passengers would not have time to get out before the plane crashes... There is also the need for a proper speed of flight to be able to jump. No..there is no solution for this idea... Especially given the fact that most fatal malfunctions occur on takeoff.

Ever heard of Wikipedia? It's your friend:

Major structural sections of the A380 are built in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Due to their size, they are brought to the assembly hall (the Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant) in Toulouse in France by surface transportation, though some parts are moved by the A300-600ST Beluga aircraft used in the construction of other Airbus models.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]