European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has removed Qatar Airways' order for 19 A350-1000s from its backlog. The golf carrier has been refusing to accept further machines of this type for some time, citing quality defects. The manufacturer sees it differently and at best concedes "cosmetic damage".

The dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways culminated in the manufacturer-side dispute Cancellation of an A321neo bulk order. The Gulf carrier lost in court, leaving the aircraft manufacturer could reallocate the delivery slots. A spokesman for Airbus has now confirmed that the 19 A350-1000s intended for Qatar Airways have been removed from the backlog. A court had previously ruled that the golf carrier accept and pay for the ordered A350-1000.

In August 2022, the European aircraft manufacturer was able to deliver a total of 39 commercial aircraft to 22 customers. In the first eight months of the current year, 382 machines were handed over to 62 customers. Airbus was not able to land a single new order in August 2022.

The net delivery figure of 380 to date reflects the reduction of two deliveries in December 2021 (two A350-900 for Aeroflot) which were not possible to carry over due to international sanctions, according to Airbus.