Qatar Airways welcomes UK High Court injunction against Airbus – The Peninsula

Qatar Airways welcomes UK High Court injunction against Airbus – The Peninsula

Paris: Qatar Airways said that it welcomes the decision of the UK High Court on Friday, February 18, 2022 which issued an injunction against Airbus. The essence of the order is that Airbus must not do anything between the date of the order and a further hearing in April that would adversely affect its ability to comply with any court order that Qatar Airways might obtain in relation to the purported cancellation of the A321 contract. As the order obtained is an injunction, there would be serious consequences for Airbus should this order be breached. The decision by the High Court will help to protect Qatar Airways against any future attempts by Airbus to suggest that it is unable to comply with the terms of the A321 contract.

Qatar Airways also added that, the statement made by the Airbus CEO during the company’s latest earnings press event came as a surprise when he was referring to this litigation. He said: “We have to take steps to protect ourselves and protect the company and that’s basically what we are doing, but obviously we continue to try to resolve the situation in a more amicable way”. It is important to clarify that neither