Qatar Airways A321neos/ex-A320neos

After cancelling the first four, will Al-Baker cancel the remaining orders? Will he cancel some but not all, refusing to accept any aircraft that doesn’t have the in-production remedies (as opposed to aftermarket solutions) for the issues he’s upset over?

Pratt & Whitney has production solutions for the initial shortcomings of its GTF. But LNC is told there is another issue that crops up in the extreme heat in Doha, Qatar’s home base. Until this is fixed, LNC is told Qatar won’t accept any A320neos.

The in-production solution may not be available until well into next year, LNC is told.    This long a delay gives Qatar the ability to cancel the entire Airbus order, LNC is told