Qatar Airways is at risk of reporting a loss this fiscal due to ongoing issues with Airbus’ A320neo and A350 programmes, group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has said.
The Doha-based airline has cancelled two more A320neo orders, Al Baker told reporters in Doha, bringing the total number of cancellations to three.
Qatar Airways has refused to take delivery of the latest version of Airbus’ best selling single-aisle jet since December over complaints the jet and its engine do not meet contractual obligations.
Al Baker announced the first cancellation on June 3 and has threatened to walk away from the entire order of up to 80 jets valued at $6.4 billion.
Three A320neos are valued at $321.9 million at current list prices, according to the Airbus website.
Al Baker said on Wednesday the airline would “keep on cancelling” orders as each jet passes its delivery date. He previously said the airline was willing to walk away from as many as five A320neos.
It would represent a significant blow for Airbus and the A320neo programme if Qatar Airways was to walk away from the deal.
Qatar Airways is also in dispute with Airbus over deliveries of its A350s. Al Baker said Airbus has failed to deliver five A350s, which he said combined with the A320neo issues have had a “huge financial impact” on the airline.
“Our relationship [with Airbus] is very strained,” Al Baker said, adding that the delivery issues are “seriously affecting our growth.”
Airbus told Gulf News in an email on Wednesday it is “working with our customers to deliver aircraft to full customer satisfaction.” It did not, however, respond to questions on when the A320neo problems will be resolved or if it was confident of delivery all A350s to Qatar Airways that was contractually obliged to this year.
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