Airbus Says Quality Lapses on A320 Panels Need Inspection

Airbus SE suffered a one-two punch on its popular A320 airliner after revealing a quality issue on some fuselage panels — just days after a software glitch on about 6,000 jets required emergency upgrades.

“Airbus is taking a conservative approach and is inspecting all aircraft potentially impacted — knowing that only a portion of them will need further action to be taken,” the company said in a statement, responding to an earlier report by Reuters identifying the issue.