View Full Version : Is Qatar Airways and Airbus battle taken an opposite direction?
JetLagedBird
1st Mar 2022, 07:05
In today's news: In an ongoing dispute over a paint problem affecting some of Qatar Airways’ A350 aircraft, Airbus is countersuing Qatar Airways for at least $220 million.
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Bjornolf
1st Mar 2022, 09:06
Qatar Airways is quite right about the Airbus A350 issue.
The degradation of paint on a brand new airplane such as the Airbus A350 is incredible.
It is perfectly natural Qatar Civil Aviation Authority grounded the A350 aircraft.
If this aircraft undergoes the SAFA inspection at an EU airport, the Level 3 finding will be written.
This situation on the composite surfaces of the A350s must be a fault of Airbus.
The British judge had already rejected many meaningless requests of Airbus at the hearing.
They can file any lawsuit they want. Airbus is wrong on this subject.
Lucifer786
1st Mar 2022, 09:40
The A350 paint degradation in QR is quite rapid and fairly extensive indeed. At the very least it affects aircraft performance and at worst it could have structural implications.
There is a an urgent need to have it rectified or looked into at he very least. Not what Airbus is trying to do with this !
Playing devil's advocate here:
Why Qatar has been the only airline grounding their 350's then?
pifpafpouf
2nd Mar 2022, 09:00
To benefit from covid overall groundings as well as get the planes both C-checked and paint for free ?
Because of the ties between QR and QCAA as branches of a single entity ?
Because they have the money, the balls, and the lawyers required to go through such battle ?
Because the state level implications between export of natural ressources and industry benefits gives them overall a hand on the matter ?
Because they can turn to Boeing if need be ?
Overall, because there is a legitimate concern about airworthiness ?
Playing devil's advocate here:
Why Qatar has been the only airline grounding their 350's then?
There have been problems with other airlines.
It looks like the QCAA are in bed with Qatar Airlines.
But a Reuters investigation (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/costly-airbus-paint-flaw-goes-wider-than-gulf-2021-11-29) in November revealed at least five other airlines had discovered paint or surface flaws since 2016, prompting Airbus to set up an internal task force before the Qatar row, and to explore a new A350 anti-lightning design.
Dispute settled I just read. True?
Dispute settled I just read. True?
True. Nobody knows the terms of the agreement, but the dispute is settled.
The grounded A350 will gradually be returned to operational conditions. Qatar Airways will take delivery of the remaining A350 on order and also the A321 order is reinstated with deliveries commencing in 2026.
Twiglet1
3rd Feb 2023, 12:47
Qatar Airways is quite right about the Airbus A350 issue.
The degradation of paint on a brand new airplane such as the Airbus A350 is incredible.
It is perfectly natural Qatar Civil Aviation Authority grounded the A350 aircraft.
If this aircraft undergoes the SAFA inspection at an EU airport, the Level 3 finding will be written.
This situation on the composite surfaces of the A350s must be a fault of Airbus.
The British judge had already rejected many meaningless requests of Airbus at the hearing.
They can file any lawsuit they want. Airbus is wrong on this subject.
Don't disagree it was an issue but rather strange that it was all settled after the Judge asked QCAA for the correspondence on the grounding. Rumour has it was all one way traffic?