It's a sensational headline I know, but the juxtaposition of two news stories published within minutes of each other caught my attention. CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar al-Baker said that all is well with Boeing and his company's 787 order, while telling Bloomberg that in regards to an order for CSeries: Discussions hinge on "a few figures" and Qatar Air won't buy the plane unless its conditions are met, Chief Executive Officer Akbar al-Baker said today in an interview.Al-Baker's very public negotiations on aircraft orders have worked before, and it sounds like the potential for the order has come out of the freezer to thaw.
Airbus SAS could effectively kill off the CSeries by offering a version of its own shorthaul family of aircraft with the same geared-fan technology, he said. Qatar Airways already operates a fleet of Airbus A320 narrowbodies.
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