Qatar Airways will take all necessary legal means in tussle with Airbus on A350

Qatar Airways will take all necessary legal means in tussle with Airbus on A350

Dubai: Qatar Airways intends to do whatever is necessary on the legal side to pursue its claims against Airbus over the A350 paint dispute. Ahead of the trial, Qatar Airways will receive a ‘full disclosure’ from Airbus on the surface degradation issue affecting the jets, said Qatar Airways, adding that it would give the Gulf carrier an ‘insight’ into the true nature of the problem. “Qatar Airways is ready to see this matter through to trial to ensure that its rights are protected and that Airbus is required to address an unprecedented and extremely unique and concerning defect impacting the A350 aircraft type, across the industry and multiple carriers,” said the airline on its website. Last week, a court in the UK set the trial on the for mid-2023. Qatar Airways, which is reportedly seeking $1 billion in compensation from Airbus, said in March that paint layers on its A350s had been , and thus making the fuel tanks vulnerable to ignition. The airline grounded more than 20 A350s due to the paint erosion - it also stopped taking further deliveries of the aircraft. The dispute, a rare one for the aviation industry, widened in January when Airbus cancelled a