Al Baker Slams 787 Again At A350 Inaugural

Credit: Qatar Airways
FRANKFURT—Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says the airline has ordered the Boeing 787 only as a stopgap solution until the Airbus A350 arrives. “If we had known that the 787 was delayed so much we would not have ordered any,” Al Baker said after disembarking from the first scheduled A350 flight...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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