Europe regulator sees no safety concern in A350…

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Europe’s top aviation safety regulator said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that paint or surface erosion on A350 jets, which are at the centre of a legal dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways, represented a safety issue. The two companies are at loggerheads over the airworthiness of Europe’s newest long-haul jet after damage to its protective outer skin exposed a damaged layer of lightning protection and prompted Qatar to ground more than 20 of the jets. Airbus, backed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has acknowledged quality…