A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Las Vegas on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California.
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Shares of European aerospace giant Airbus fell as much as 10% on Monday, following reports the company has discovered an industrial quality issue regarding dozens of A320-family aircraft.
The flaw, which is said to affect the aircraft’s fuselage panels, is delaying some deliveries but there are no immediate indications that it has reached aircraft in service, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources.
In response, Airbus confirmed it had identified a quality issue regarding a “limited number” of A320 metal panels, saying the source of the issue has been “identified and contained.” CNBC has contacted Airbus for comment.
Paris-listed shares of Airbus plunged to the bottom of the pan-European Stoxx 600 index on the news. The stock was last seen 5.3% lower at 2: 22 p.m. London time (9: 22 a.m. ET), paring losses from earlier in the session.
The latest report comes after Airbus said the vast majority of the roughly 6,000 A320-family aircraft impacted by a software glitch over the weekend had now received the necessary modifications.
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