Qantas to step up checks for Boeing 737 cracks

Checks for structural cracks on Boeing Co 737 NGs are being stepped up by Qantas and Southwest Airlines after problems were found.

CEO Alan Joyce speaks to the media as Qantas Group deliver their full year results in Sydney Source: AAP

Qantas Airways Ltd and Southwest Airlines Co are stepping up checks for structural cracks on Boeing Co 737 NGs after discovering problems with planes that did not require urgent inspections, airline sources say.

The cracks are on what is known as the "pickle fork" - a part that attaches the plane's fuselage, or body, to the wing structure.

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