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Qatar Airways Takes Airbus to Court over A350 Dispute
The High Court in London will hear Qatar Airways’ complaint against what the airline characterizes as lack of response by Airbus to safety concerns.
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 takes off from Oslo Airport in Gardermoen, Norway, on May 23, 2021. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by 72JanJ)
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 takes off from Oslo Airport in Gardermoen, Norway, on May 23, 2021. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by 72JanJ)

Qatar Airways has ramped up its dispute with Airbus over surface degradation in 21 of the airline’s A350s with a filing with the High Court in London, the airline said Monday. The move comes 11 days after Airbus said it would seek “an independent legal assessment” over what it calls Qatar’s mischaracterizations of the issue as an airworthiness concern.