Aircraft
Qatar Grounds More A350 Widebodies Over Fuselage Issues
Qatar Airways is replacing grounded A350s with A330s, while it seeks to resolve what it says is an ongoing quality issue with manufacturer Airbus.
Qatar Airways has grounded 13 more A350 airliners after discovering what it said was unexpected degradation to the fuselage. (Image: Airbus)
Qatar Airways has grounded 13 more A350 airliners after discovering what it said was unexpected degradation to the fuselage. (Image: Airbus)

Qatar’s civil aviation authorities on Thursday ordered the immediate grounding of 13 Airbus A350 aircraft operated by flag carrier Qatar Airways. The airline said the decision was made after regular condition monitoring checks revealed that “the fuselage surface below the paint is degrading at an accelerated rate.”


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