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Airbus’s ambitions for future sales of its A350 may be thwarted by escalating tension with Qatar Airways.

The Doha carrier, which has grounded 21 of its 53-strong fleet of A350s, yesterday issued legal proceedings against Airbus in the High Court in London.

It accuses the European manufacturer of failing to resolve a problem with “accelerated surface degradation adversely impacting” the aircraft.

It said: “Qatar Airways has therefore been left with no alternative but to seek a rapid resolution of this dispute via the ...

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