It certainly appears that is the case - it may even be that they have already raised objections and this is a shot across the bows to prevent further 'interference'.
That raises all sorts of potential issues and it would be easy to speculate on the bete noir that Airbus is complaining about and similarly the problems that AirAsia may not want raised.
It is another of those areas where we must wait and see. Certainly it looks like a good supply of popcorn may be needed.