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EASA Considers New Inspections for Panel Defects on Airbus A320neo Aircraft

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a draft regulation proposing additional inspections due to manufacturing-related issues identified on certain fuselage skin panels in the nose section of the Airbus A320neo family. According to EASA, a production issue at one of Airbus’ suppliers may have resulted in panel thicknesses deviating from their design specifications. If not detected in…