A380s require wing mods before 5 years old or grounded?
Does anyone know if there is any truth to the rumour that Airbus has told all operators of A380s that modifications/replacement have to be carried out to certain wing chords and ribs before the airframe is 5 years old or they will be grounded?
The story goes that these carbon fibre ribs and chords will be replaced with alloy and number over 70 separate component replacements per aircraft. The estimated ground time of 8 weeks with 24 hour rotating shifts.
This is apparently the permanent fix for the temporary repairs that have been carried out so far.