Australia's Qantas grounds 747 after windscreen cracks

Defense News: SYDNEY, April 5 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) said on Monday one of its aircraft had been grounded after developing cracks in its windscreen while flying from the United States.

The Boeing (BA.N) 747 landed safely in Melbourne on Monday morning after a flight from Los Angeles but was immediately grounded. The first officer noticed the cracks during the flight, a spokesman said.

The windscreen was to be replaced and the plane was expected to leave for the United States again early on Tuesday.

It is the latest of a series of recent technical mishaps involving Qantas. Last week one of the airline's Airbus (EAD.PA) A380 aircraft was grounded after two tyres exploded on landing in Sydney. [ID:nSGE6300AT] (Editing by Lincoln Feast)