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Qatar Airways, Airbus reach settlement in A350 legal case

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Elderberry:
Aljazeera 2/1/2023

Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached a settlement in a long-standing legal dispute over the safety of the A350 jetliner.

The companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday that the settlement was “amicable and mutually agreeable’’.

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“A repair project is now underway and both parties look forward to getting these aircraft safely back in the air,’’ the companies said in a statement.

The “amicable settlement” ends a $2bn row over the safety of Europe’s premier long-haul jet – an unprecedented public rift that led Airbus to revoke dozens of other jet orders from Qatar ahead of a scheduled June court trial.

Qatar Airways grounded Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselages “degrading at an accelerated rate” in the long-range aircraft.

The airline had raised questions about the A350s’ carbon composite fuselage, designed to make the twin-aisle aircraft lighter and cheaper to operate by burning less jet fuel.

More: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/1/qatar-airways-airbus-reach-settlement-in-a350-legal-case

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