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Oct 31 (Reuters) – Boeing BA.N has grounded as much as 50 planes globally over cracks, Agence France Presse information company reported on Thursday.
Boeing was not instantly accessible for remark.
Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX and Southwest Airways Co LUV.N have stepped up checks for structural cracks on Boeing 737 NGs after discovering issues with planes that didn’t require pressing inspections, Reuters reported, citing airline sources.
(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru, Enhancing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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