Airbus hits back over A350 surface degradation claims

Airbus preparing for an independent legal assessment in response to customer disagreement over A350 surface degradation. Airbus said “In the face of the ongoing mischaracterisation of non-structural surface degradation on its fleet of A350 aircraft by one of its customers, it has become necessary for Airbus to seek an independent legal assessment as a way forward to resolve the dispute, which the two parties have been unable to settle during direct and open discussions.” Airbus maintains that the surface paint-related findings “have been thoroughly assessed by Airbus and confirmed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as having no airworthiness