Airbus cancels two Qatar Airways’ A350 orders

In a new twist to the Qatar Airways and Airbus dispute, the airline has had yet more orders revoked by the European planemaker. Reuters reported that Airbus has canceled an order for two A350-1000s, as was revealed in the manufacturer’s new orders and delivery data, released today.

The orders and deliveries statement from Airbus showed that January 2022 has seen 30 deliveries to 20 customers. It has also secured 36 new orders. However, the interesting data is contained within the planemaker’s detailed customer tables.

Here, it states that Qatar Airways has just 40 A350-1000 outstanding. This is down from the original 42 that were ordered, indicating that Airbus has canceled its commitment with the airline for two airframes. 19 have already been delivered to Qatar, leaving a backlog of 21.