In the ongoing dispute with Airbus, the Doha based Qatar Airways has grounded the rest of its A350 planes after putting on heavy political and financial pressure on the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA). The QCAA has now revoked the Airworthiness Review Certificate of all Qatar Airways A350 aircraft, so far 22 of the planes on the ground.
According to Qatar Airways, the decision was made independently by the regulator "as all of these aircraft have developed damage as a result of the A350 Accelerated Surface Degradation Condition which is beyond the tolerance limits set by Airbus. The QCAA will not allow these aircraft to return to service until a full and conclusive root cause analysis has been completed, the impact on continuing airworthiness has been established and a solution has been found to permanently correct the root cause and repair the damage.
The battle continues with various legal actions being taken by both Airbus and Qatar Airways with high court cases and injunctions.
