Qatar Airways sues Airbus in A350 jet damage dispute By Reuters – Investing.com

Qatar Airways sues Airbus in A350 jet damage dispute By Reuters – Investing.com

By Tim Hepher

PARIS (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said on Monday it had started proceedings in a UK court against planemaker Airbus in a bid to resolve a dispute over skin flaws on A350 passenger jets, bringing the two sides closer to a rare legal showdown over aviation safety.

The companies have been locked in a row for months over damage, including blistered paint and corrosion to a sub-layer of lightning protection, which Qatar Airways says has now led to the grounding of 21 A350 jets by its domestic regulator.