Scheduled Saturday in Toulouse, the Delivery of the first A350 to Qatar Airways has been “suspended until further notice”, without details of the reasons for report
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Airbus able once again to his cost how Qatar Airways is a demanding client. After delaying for several months of receipt of its first A380, due to defects in the finish of the cabin, the Doha company decided to postpone indefinitely the first of its A350, which was to be delivered to him Saturday at Toulouse.
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Once again, finishing problems of cabin equipment would be the cause of the postponement. However, no explanation is advanced. Airbus is however confident in its ability to deliver its first A350 to Qatar Airways by the end of the year, said Wednesday Tom Enders, president of its parent Airbus Group.
The delivery of a new device is always a test for the aircraft manufacturer, especially when it is a seed – the first copy of a new model – as in the case of the A350. The technical teams of the company, including pilots, maintenance engineers and cabin crew, sift all airplane equipment, cockpit kitchens for several days, before they formally accept the plane.
Three months to a poorly laid carpet in an A380
All the defects are noted and if possible corrected on site. But in case of defects considered too large or too serious, the company still has the option to refuse delivery of the aircraft, for not complying with the specifications. In the case of the A380, Qatar Airways had evoked a poorly laid carpet problem that had caused a delay of three months of delivery.
In the case of the A350, postponement last minute is all the more surprising that the acceptance process of the unit began in early December and everything seemed set for a transfer of title on Friday night. The unit had to leave Toulouse on Saturday morning to join Doha. Qatar Airways had even invited the international press at a delivery ceremony in the capital of the Emirate Monday, December 15.
Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways renowned for its intransigence, had himself announced the date of delivery to three days of the National Day of Qatar.
Designed to compete with the B787 and, in the version 1000 to more long-range, the B777, Boeing, the A350 has been ordered 778 copies to 41 companies .dropoff window With 80 orders, Qatar Airways is by far the largest customer.
The company Doha also take delivery of the second and third A350 being finished and should receive half of the 15 copies who must leave the assembly line in Toulouse in 2015. And it is she who will take delivery of the first current A350-1000 2017. Faced with such a customer, one can imagine that Airbus will not hesitate to change the Akbar al Baker carpet if required …
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