The problem will be resolved, as engineering issues are in well regulated companies
Perhaps this thread has been hijacked, I don't know. What I do know however is regardless of whether this gets sorted now or not and I genuinely believe it will, that isn't actually the issue.
We should be asking what sort of regulatory oversight is in place thats first denies an issue, then stalls on the inspection process for the rest of the fleet and then finally admits to an issue that engineers had been stating was there from day one.
The time scale is unacceptable and so don't be surprised if conspiracy theorists start suggesting cover ups or inventing links between Airbus the european manufacturer and Easa the european regulator.
I personally see one issue here and only one. I can no longer distinguish between regulator and operator. To me they are one and the same. Thats dangerous in my view.