New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- European aerospace giant faces dual crisis with fuselage panel contamination affecting dozens of jets, compounding recent software recall that disrupted global air travel during peak season

Airbus SE confronted a devastating blow to investor confidence as shares tumbled more than 10% following revelations of a new manufacturing quality defect affecting dozens of A320 aircraft, marking the company's worst single-day stock decline in over a year. The European aerospace manufacturer now faces mounting scrutiny over production standards as this latest crisis emerges mere days after the company initiated the largest aircraft recall in its 55-year history, grounding approximately 6,000 A320 family jets due to a critical so...