Qatar Airways Grounds 13 A350s In Dispute Over Fuselage Surface

Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000
Credit: Airbus
Qatar Airways says it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s after “the fuselage surface below the paint” was found to be “degrading at an accelerated rate.” The move follows “the explicit written instruction by its regulator,” Qatar Airways said, adding that the airline is taking the aircraft out of service...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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