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Costly Airbus A350 paint flaw goes wider than the Gulf
DUBAI (Reuters) - A dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways over paint and surface flaws on A350 jets stretches beyond the Gulf, with at least five other airlines raising concerns since the high-tech model entered service. The planemaker said in response to queries from Reuters there had been some problems with "early surface wear" that in some cases had made visible a sub-layer of mesh designed to absorb lightning, which it is working to fix. (finance.yahoo.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
now we can state with confidence that Qatar airline has a point - as evidenced by over 20 A350's showing these abnormal wear marks- aircraft acne so to speak.
I also wonder WHY OnlyTHIS MODEL and not any other model of Airbus is affected. What are they doing differently to the paint used on this model that is NOT being done to the paint of other models? Could this be a sign of cost cutting gone too far? Only time will tell.
One comment in the article says: "The new jets also need a layer of metallic mesh to dissipate lightning strikes because carbon-fibre is not conductive". Not true. Carbon fiber does conduct electricity, just not as efficiently as metal.
Doesn't that come down to the same thing: the need for a metallic mesh ? Or do you just like to hear yourself talk/see yourself write on here?
Back when American’s paint scheme was primarily polished metal the A300’s they had were actually painted gray because the metal that was used didn’t match very well and I think it also had some areas that were a composite material. The A300 also developed a reputation for having its fair share of maintenance issues. We used to joke that the paint was the only thing that held the plane together.
All I can say is that the Philippine Airline's C3501 "Love Bus" is perfectly fine. :)