Airbus Confirms A380 Fuselage Work

Airbus on Monday confirmed a German news report that it had modified part of the rear fuselage on the A380 superjumbo but said this would not lead to further production delays or cost overruns.

Citing internal Airbus documents, weekly Der Spiegel reported that section 19 of the fuselage, made in Spain from high-tech composites, had been modified following flight tests.

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