Thai Airways inspects Airbus A330 fleet

Thai Airways International said Friday it will inspect the entire Airbus A330 fleet after this week's accident involving a model that Europe's air safety authority had warned years ago has a defective part in its landing gear.
Airbus said it has launched a parallel investigation.  Airline officials said they had taken the recommended precautions for Airbus A330-300s, but were investigating why the maintenance failed to prevent a mishap outlined in a June 2011 directive from the European Aviation Safety Agency.