The Observatory newspaper : data from Airbus showed on Tuesday that it rejected the request to buy two aircraft for Qatar Airways “a350-1000”.
Defects in the coating of aircraft
This is a continuation of the escalating tensions between the two companies over defects in the coating of Qatar Airways “A350 aircraft itself.
An Airbus spokesperson told Business Insider:”We confirm that we have already cancelled the delivery of two A350 aircraft to Qatar Airways and we are exercising our full rights.
Purchase of fifty aircraft of the type “A321 neo”
“In this unprecedented situation, the decision came as a last resort following many fruitless attempts to find mutually beneficial solutions,”he added.
The decision came once morest the backdrop of Airbus cancelling the contract for the purchase of fifty aircraft of the type “A321 new” in favor of the state-owned Qatar Airways.
Airbus cancels aircraft deal
After Airbus canceled the narrow-body aircraft deal, Boeing concluded two major agreements with Qatar Airways, one of which includes the purchase of 25 “737 MAX” aircraft worth an estimated6 6.7 billion, the White House announced at the end of January.
Paint problems pose a threat to safety
Last December, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker told the South China Morning Post that his company had been a long-time Airbus customer, but paint problems on the surface of the A350 planes “ruined” their relationship.
According to the Qatari carrier, the paint problems pose a safety threat, and the Gulf state’s aviation regulatory authorities have directed the aircraft to stop operating until Airbus provides a full analysis of the root cause of the problem, which Qatar says Airbus – the manufacturer of the aircraft – has not yet done.
Huge financial compensation
Qatar, which is demanding huge financial compensation from Airbus, is the first airline in the world to operate the Airbus “A350” wide-body aircraft.
In contrast, Airbus explained that surface coating issues are simply” cosmetic ” and do not pose a safety concern.
