Air France had played down the incident last week. Its CEO, Alexander Juniac, changed his tune on Thursday by announcing that the airline had suspended the maintenance of its aircraft by China Taeco. Mid-November, an Airbus A340 that had just been completely revised in China had to be immobilized in Boston after the discovery of thirty missing screws on a panel fairing. "We stopped sending our aircraft at the moment," said the boss of Air France on a visit to Beijing quick payday loan. An internal investigation into the incident of the A340 is in progress, and should last "a few days," he said.
Taeco, headquartered in Xiamen, southeast China, has also opened an investigation into the incident Tuesday. The Chinese maintenance company is a leader in the maintenance of large aircraft and works including Lufthansa, British Airways, American Airlines, JAL and Emirates.
