EXCLUSIVE-Airbus completely revokes the remainder of its A350 delivery contract with Qatar Airways-sces | Photo credits: Airbus
PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Airbus has revoked its entire remaining contract to deliver the A350 to Qatar Airways, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Neither the European aircraft manufacturer nor the Qatari company provided immediate comment.
The two groups are engaged in a legal battle while the Doha airline, which invokes a security issue, accuses Airbus of design defects (paint degradation, erosion of the protective layer) on its A350 aircraft.
Airbus, for its part, recognizes the existence of technical problems but denies any safety problem.
(Tim Hepher report, written by Myriam Rivet, edited by Nicolas Delame and Kate Entringer)