GKN Aerospace has delivered the first all-composite wing spar for the Airbus A400M military airlifter. The 20m (66ft)-long spar marks the first application of carbon composites in the primary ...

The wing in Stage 1 assembly the day of the HPC visit was for A400M aircraft number 13. The first step at Stage 1 is spar assembly. Spars are delivered in two sections and joined with customized ...

for inspection and possible repairs after accelerated cracking was detected in some wing spars of jets stored during the pandemic. Work on a dedicated "A380 Emirates" inspection facility in the ...

This builds upon the successful production earlier this year of the single piece composite wing spar, one of the most challenging wing components produced. Chris Everett, GKN Aerospace Senior Vice ...

Inspectors concluded that flying at low altitudes almost exclusively put extra stress on the wings, creating cracks in the left wing's main spar, the support member that runs from the fuselage ...

Airbus has developed a further modification for A380 wing spars intended to block a potential path for fuel to leak onto hot main landing-gear components. This follows an earlier discovery ...