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Cracks Ground Concorde Aircraft
British Airways has grounded one of its Concorde aircrafts after small cracks spotted on its wings grew larger, the company said Monday. Engineers detected 2-inch cracks in the rear-most wings of the entire seven-plane fleet a few months ago, a company spokesman said. After ultrasonic testing and consultations with aviation authorities, all seven planes were allowed to remain in service. But the crack in one of the planes' wings was found to have grown to 2.6 inches last week, forcing the company to ground it for maintenance repairs. It is expected to return to the skies by September.
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