Originally Posted by KingCanute

Probably. But if the long term fix hasn't been found, and their regulators won't accept the interim repairs, it's likely that the same situation may arise again and any potential leasing company may either run a mile or insist on punitive clauses and disproportionately high charges.

And meanwhile, that ever increasing number of expensive airframes sat on the ground in Doha aren’t going anywhere until one or more of QR, the Qatari regulator and Airbus backs down, loses in court, or come to a compromise. It's an expensive mess, primarily for QR and probably also indirectly for us passengers.