{"id":135814,"date":"2023-01-19T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135814"},"modified":"2023-01-20T00:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:56:14","slug":"airbus-implements-a350-design-change-amid-qatar-airways-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/01\/airbus-implements-a350-design-change-amid-qatar-airways-feud.html","title":{"rendered":"Airbus implements A350 design change amid Qatar Airways feud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Airbus <\/strong>has carried out design changes to<strong> A350 <\/strong>passenger jets amid a $2 billion dispute with <strong>Qatar Airways<\/strong> over surface damage, which spilled over to a debate on security on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two companies have been fighting in court for months over the safety impact of flaking paint that exposed corrosion or gaps in a sub-layer of metallic lightning protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the case is a sandwich of copper foil between the carbon fuselage and outer paint on A350 jets, designed to allow lightning strikes to wash away safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/01\/boeing-airbus-hit-back-over-criticism-of-delivery-delays.html\">Boeing, Airbus hit back over criticism of delivery delays<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/airbus-qatar\/airbus-implements-a350-design-change-amid-qatar-airways-feud-idUSL8N3444XD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> first reported in November 2021 that Airbus was studying a new type known as perforated copper foil (PCF), initially because it was lighter than the current expanded copper foil (ECF), but also because it would ease cracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qatar told a London court on Thursday that Airbus had started implementing the change and called for more information. Airbus confirmed its partial use from late last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPCF is being used on rear-section parts on aircraft delivered from the end of 2022,\u201d an Airbus spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrapping up the latest preliminary hearing, Judge David Waksman described the decision to start using the new design as significant to the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qatar Airways has blamed the damage on a possible design defect. 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