Boeing has grounded some of its 737NG planes after cracks were found in the "pickle fork", where the wing attaches to the fuselage, in about 50 aircraft. Australia's Qantas recently grounded one 737NG and Seoul officials said nine had been taken out of circulation in South Korea. The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered checks on 737NGs that had flown more than 30,000 times, while engineers' union representative Stephen Fankhauser called for Boring's entire fleet of 1,000 to be grounded. Qantas said the request was "completely irresponsible".
Boeing has grounded some of its 737NG planes after cracks were found in the "pickle fork", where the wing attaches to the fuselage, in about 50 aircraft. Australia's Qantas recently grounded one 737NG and Seoul officials said nine had been taken out of circulation in South Korea. The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered checks on 737NGs that had flown more than 30,000 times, while engineers' union representative Steve Purvinas called for Boring's entire fleet of 1,000 to be grounded. Qantas said the request was "completely irresponsible".