British Airways owner IAG has experienced surface degradation on Airbus A350 jets but not to the same extent as Qatar Airways and it will not affect planned deliveries, its CEO said.
A350 jets but not to the same extent as Qatar Airways and it will not affect planned deliveries, its CEO said.
"We can see the problem in daily checks but mainly when you stop the aircraft for the first C-check," he said in an interview, adding that "we have very young aircraft, so the level of defects that we see maybe is not comparable to others". "We have informed in our case EASA, and EASA told us that the level of degradation that we are experiencing doesn't impact the airworthiness of the aircraft," he said, outlining for the first time the defects seen by the group.
EASA has said it has not identified any airworthiness problems with the A350 in general. Qatar Airways says it needs more analysis.
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