Airbus Suffers New Quality Issue Days After Software Glitch

Airbus AIR -5.58%decrease; red down pointing triangle has identified a quality issue with metal panels it uses to build its bestselling A320 family of aircraft, a fresh setback just days after the company warned that thousands of the jets required an urgent software fix.

The European plane maker said Monday it was taking a “conservative approach” by inspecting jets that may be affected by what it described as a “supplier-quality issue.” It didn’t disclose the number of planes that may be affected.