Qantas grounds aircraft after 'cracking'

DANIEL SLIM / AFP

Qantas has grounded one of its Boeing 737 NG planes.

It comes after the Australian airline discovered "cracking" in a section of the aircraft.

Several other airlines around the world are also double-checking to make sure their 737 NG fleets are unaffected.

Meanwhile Boeing has said that an area near the wing of the model could be capable of cracking.

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