Golf carrier Qatar Airways is taking 13 of 53 Airbus A350s in operation out of flight operations for the time being. The company found that the surface material underneath the paint was peeling off too quickly. No further machines of this type are to be taken over until this has been clarified.

There are problems with aircraft from Airbus and Boeing that apparently only occur with Qatar Airways or that the golf carrier discovers them first. In the specific case, the Qatar aviation authority issued a provisional flight ban for the Airbus A350 concerned. According to the instructions of the office, there is a risk that cracks could form in the composite material of the fuselage.

Qatar Airways now has to act because the capacities of this sub-fleet are shrinking. Therefore, more Airbus A330s are being mothballed from long-time storage. However, this can only be a temporary solution, because the manufacturer Airbus is not only required to provide an explanation, but also to make improvements. To add to the insistence, Qatar Airways is refusing to take over any further A350s.