Qatar Airways on Wednesday postponed the delivery of Airbus’ first A350-900 just days before taking possession of the next-generation plane built to erode Boeing’s dominance in the lucrative long-haul market. “Qatar Airways announces that the Airbus A350 aircraft ceremonial transfer of title has been postponed until further notice,” the airline said in a statement.
“With the imminent launch of the new Airbus A350 programme, both entities are committed to introducing the A350 very soon,” the statement added.
Qatar Airways has ordered 80 of the aircraft, whose delivery had already been pushed back about a year. The airline planned to use the new plane for its daily Doha-Frankfurt flight from January 15.
Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 17 years of operation, to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 142 aircraft to more than 140 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.
Source : Qatar News Agency
