{"id":18333,"date":"2022-02-27T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T10:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=18333"},"modified":"2022-02-27T16:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T10:32:20","slug":"qatar-airways-tells-uk-court-for-airbus-a321-jets-and-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/27\/qatar-airways-tells-uk-court-for-airbus-a321-jets-and-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways tells UK court for Airbus A321 jets and damages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Qatar Airways is seeking damages from Airbus over the planemaker\u2019s judgment to cancel a contract for 50 A321neo jets after the Gulf carrier refused delivery of larger A350s in a row over surface flaws, according to a UK court filing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qatar-airways-has-requested-the-uk-court-to\"> Qatar Airways has requested the UK court to  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a321neo-acf-qatar-airways-1000x701-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a321neo-acf-qatar-airways-1000x701-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a321neo-acf-qatar-airways-1000x701-1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Qatar Airways |Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qatarairways.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Qatar Airways<\/a> has requested the UK court to reinstate an order for 50 Airbus A321neo passenger jets that the European planemaker canceled as part of a bitter dispute over the partial grounding of larger A350s, a court filing revealed on Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Failing that, the Gulf carrier is requesting a UK judge to award the airline unquantified damages over the planemaker\u2019s judgment to withdraw what is defined as a \u201cunique\u201d aircraft as it prepares to receive the 220-seat A321neo from February following year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Airbus declined to remark on the filing.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The claim is the latest salvo in a months-old contractual and security dispute that has got relations between two of the industry\u2019s biggest players to an all-time low.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The two sides are at loggerheads over erosion to the painted surface and gaps in lightning safety on A350 jets.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qatar-authorities\"> Qatar authorities <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>So far, the airline has told Qatar authorities have grounded 21 of its 53 A350s over safety concerns, prompting the airline to sue Airbus for more than $600 million as it prepares for an influx of tourists ahead of this year\u2019s FIFA World Cup.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Earns-Qatar-Airways-1_1632763068768_1632763081560.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16785\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Earns-Qatar-Airways-1_1632763068768_1632763081560.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Earns-Qatar-Airways-1_1632763068768_1632763081560-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Qatar Airways  |Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>in the new filing, Qatar Airways announced that a further A350 had been grounded on Feb. 13.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Airbus has recognized quality issues but accused the airline of mislabelling them as security woes to get compensation. European regulators have said the problems do not amount to an airworthiness problem on the jet, which is not grounded elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the A350 row heated up, Airbus last month revoked the order for A321neos, saying Qatar had breached a clause connecting the two agreements. Days later, Qatar set a temporary order for at least 25 competing Boeing 737 MAX. [L1N2U029N]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite that, Friday\u2019s filing sang the praises of the Airbus model, saying it had no available equivalent in a section designed to support its request to have the deal reinstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-london-s-high-court-to-order-airbus\">London\u2019s High Court to order Airbus  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Qatar also requested the division of London\u2019s High Court to order Airbus not to try to resell the A321neos, which are in high demand. Airbus is sold out until 2028 on that model and Qatar would otherwise face \u201csevere trouble,\u201d it told.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/25\/the-united-kingdom-suspended-russian-airlines-aeroflot-from-its-airspace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">The  United Kingdom suspended Russian airlines Aeroflot from its airspace<\/a>  <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/06\/gold-biscuits-rs-1-37-crore-found-hidden-under-passenger-seat-on-indigo-flight-from-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Gold biscuits  Rs 1.37 crore found hidden under passenger seat on Indigo flight from Dubai<\/a>  <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/26\/vistara-flights-were-delayed-to-amritsar-jaipur-due-to-poor-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Vistara flights were delayed to Amritsar, Jaipur due to poor climate<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of the airline\u2019s claim emerged as Airbus was expected to issue a counter-claim in the A350 dispute. A representative approved Airbus had filed records but declined to provide details ahead of their publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16791\" width=\"1037\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/T0705QATAR_C.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1037px) 100vw, 1037px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The planemaker has insisted in preliminary hearings that the A350 is safe to fly and advanced its interests could be damaged if it were forced to go on and build the A321neos while waiting for the development of a potentially long spat. Even so, Airbus has been ordered to preserve the status quo until a hearing due in April.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Qatar Airways is seeking damages from Airbus over the planemaker\u2019s judgment to cancel a contract for 50 A321neo jets after the Gulf carrier refused delivery of larger A350s in a row over surface flaws, according to a UK court filing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6761],"tags":[197,152,79,1926,1004,517,1117,5417],"class_list":{"0":"post-18333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-airbus","9":"tag-airlines","10":"tag-aviation","11":"tag-court-orders","12":"tag-jet","13":"tag-qatar","14":"tag-qatar-airways","15":"tag-uk-court"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18342,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions\/18342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}