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Airbus strikes remaining A350 jets from deal with Qatar Airways
Airbus has revoked its entire outstanding order from Qatar Airways for A350 jets, severing all new jetliner business with the Gulf carrier in a dramatic new twist to a dispute clouding World Cup preparations, two industry sources said. No comment was immediately available from Airbus or Qatar Airways. The two aviation titans have been waging a rare public battle for months over the scarred condition of more than 20 long-haul jets that the airline says could pose a risk to passengers and which… (www.msn.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Airbus could have solved the problem from the start. They shoulda hired Maaco.
The real issue in my opinion is Airbus was was not forth coming when the paint adherence issued was first discovered during routine re-pint job. Airbus tried to spin it off as purely cosmetic which it isn't. made by
Bad paint job? GM customers would not put up with that. In this case manufacturer just doesn't make them anymore?
Airbus should have been far more proactive in fixing this problem. The fact that they were so unapologetic and not forthcoming in fixing this makes them the real bad guys! If you bought a brand new Beamer and the paint peeled off the hood you would not have accepted this idiotic response from BMW as Airbus wants Qatar to accept.
Who can explain to the rest of us the true cause and condition of the A350 acne on Qatar jets? How can they be treated, and what will they look like if not repaired? When do these pitiful aircraft become legally unairworth ?
This kind of anti-consumer behavior is quite dangerous for consumers, especially in monopoly or duopoly markets.