The American air safety agency has ordered safety checks for all Airbus A380s after cracks were found in the wings . The A380 can potentially carry 20 passengers and is said by an industry expert to be a very quiet aircraft . Its main rival is the Airbus 747-8 which is also claimed to be quiet and efficient . Boeing says it has found a `` repair solution ''
The European air safety agency has ordered safety checks for all Airbus A380s after cracks were found in the wings . The A380 can potentially carry more than 800 passengers and is said by an industry expert to be a very quiet aircraft . Its main rival is the Boeing 747-8 which is also claimed to be quiet and efficient . Airbus says it has found a `` repair solution ''