Qatar grounds A350s, cites fuselage issue

Qatar Airways has grounded 13 Airbus A350s and suspended deliveries of further aircraft, citing a surface issue on the plane’s fuselage.

The airline said it had grounded the aircraft at the behest of the Qatari regulator and it was continuing to closely monitor a “significant condition” across its A350 fleet in which the fuselage surface below the paint “was degrading at an accelerated rate”.

It said it was working with the regulator to ensure the safety of all passengers and the 13 aircraft would be removed from services until a root cause was found and a solution was found to permanently correct read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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