The planned introduction of the new Airbus A350XWB with Qatar Airways has been postponed.
The first aircraft was due to be delivered to launch customer Qatar Airways on Saturday with a VIP flight to Doha but this has been cancelled without explanation.
The A350 was the first of 80 to be ordered by Gulf airline Qatar Airways, making it the pan-European aerospace company’s biggest client for the new model of aircraft.
The airline said: “We announce that the Airbus A350 aircraft ceremonial transfer of title has been postponed until further notice.
“With the imminent launch of the new Airbus A350 programme, both entities are committed to introducing the A350 very soon.”
The aircraft is due to be deployed on the Doha-Frankfurt route from next month.
Airbus said it was “working very closely with Qatar Airways to meet our common goal to deliver their first A350 XWB very soon”.