Interesting points Hydrogen Alpha!
I tend to agree a bit more with Daysleeper's
view of the Qatari angle, but keep 'em coming!
But look at the timings, on the 16th you have the first board meeting with the new directors nominated by Q. You have a new Chairman, you have the CFO resigning and you have a decision to reject the aircraft.
p.s. perhaps the mods would be kind enough to merge this thread with a parallel thread in "spotters corner" and, in their infinite wisdom, keep it in "freight dogs?" Thx!