#Qatar Airways takes Airbus to court over A350 skin flaws | Reuters

Qatar Airways takes Airbus to court over A350 skin flaws | Reuters

Qatar Airways said on Monday it had started proceedings in a UK court against European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) in a bid to resolve a dispute over surface damage to A350 passenger jets.

"We have sadly failed in all our attempts to reach a constructive solution with Airbus in relation to the accelerated surface degradation condition adversely impacting the Airbus A350 aircraft," the Gulf airline said in a statement.

"Qatar Airways has therefore been left with no alternative but to seek a rapid resolution of this dispute via the courts."

Airbus did not immediately respond to a request for comment.