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Well, that's the Qatar side of the story. Only qatari regulators decided it was a safety issue, no other regulator deemed it a threat. The decision was coincide
by Glawen 3y ago
Well, that's the Qatar side of the story.
Only qatari regulators decided it was a safety issue, no other regulator deemed it a threat. The decision was coincidentally taken at the height of COVID when noone was flying (2021).
It was obvious that Qatar Airways wanted Airbus to pay for it's non flying fleet while patiently waiting for the market to recover. Airbus couldn't allow such a precedent to happen.
- wkat4242 3y agoLook at the pics though. That's not ok however they spin it. Unless it's pure neglect but airbus didn't claim that either.
- Glawen 3y agoI saw the picture, I agree it is not nice, but other airlines facing the same issue simply sent their a350 to Toulouse to be repainted by Airbus under warranty. It seems Qatar Airways didn't accept this proposition. See https://simpleflying.com/qatar-airbus-a350-paint-conflict-timeline/ https://simpleflying.com/qatar-airbus-a350-paint-conflict-ti...