discussion Aviation News-Qater deny firm order.

[wonwinglo]

Qatar Airways yesterday denied it had placed a firm order for 20 Boeing 777 aircraft, hours after the Chicago-based plane maker issued a statement saying the Persian Gulf carrier agreed to buy aircraft worth as much as $4.9-billion (U.S.).

We are still in talks with Boeing about the 777s and there are technical issues to be addressed, said Salam al-Shawa, Qatar Airways head of communications. The deal is not finalized yet.

Boeing earlier said in a statement the Qatari state-owned carrier was the buyer of 14 777-300ERs and six 777-200LRs that had been previously attributed to an unidentified customer.

The press release was issued prematurely, Boeing spokesman Jim Condelles said.

 

[Guest]

virgin airlines now only buy airbus aircraft..... it seems boeing seem to be losing market share....

 

[Guest]

Didn't I see a news item recently that explained the new 380 has some technical issues as well that were taking longer to sort out than was anticipated.

I beleive it was to do with laying in cables for entertainment systems and they had the wrong cable installed or something.