So as everyone thought, Qatar appears to be trying it on with Airbus. A lack of pilots has led to many flights being cancelled and the grounding of the 350s has allowed Qatar to divert flight crew to 787 and 777 fleets. It appears now that Airbus simply wont take any sh*t from Qatar and has cancelled a 50 aircraft order. Furthermore, Boeing will now have the upper hand with any future negotiations as there is no competitor for them to worry about.
You reap what you sow. This is no 5 star airline.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...a350-grounding