Aeroflot schedules wide-body operations to Dubrovnik

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Airbus terminates Qatar order

Airbus has raised the stakes in a dispute with major customer Qatar Airways over grounded and undelivered A350 jets by announcing it had revoked a separate contract for 50 smaller A321neo jets the airline plans to use for new routes. The move widens a dispute that moved closer towards a rare courtroom clash, with a procedural hearing over Qatar's claim for more than $600 million in compensation over A350 flaws pencilled in for the week of April 26 in London. Airbus revealed it was walking away from the contract for A321neos in skeletal arguments presented during a scheduling session over the A350 dispute at a division of Britain's High Court. "We confirm we did terminate the contract for 50 A321s with Qatar Airways in accordance with our rights", an Airbus spokesman said following a filing setting out provisional arguments. Qatar Airways is expected to fight the A321neo contract's termination, having said it plans to take delivery of the jets even though it is refusing to take more A350s until a dispute over surface erosion on the larger planes has been resolved. The airline said in a court filing that it was "working through the practical consequences" of the A321 decision, adding that Airbus was not entitled to declare a "cross-default" on the basis of Qatar's refusal to take more A350s in the main dispute. Qatar Airways had no immediate comment on the A321neo contract, which has its roots in an order 10 years ago worth $4.6 billion at list prices, originally for a smaller version. Qatar Airways has said the A321s will help it launch flights to new markets where there is currently not enough demand for larger aircraft, but which are out of reach of smaller A320s. Qatar's first A321neo is due to be delivered in February 2023, according to the airline filing. Industry experts say the hot-selling model can easily be resold, in contrast with a drop in demand for big jets like the A350, worsened by the pandemic.

Aeroflot schedules wide-body operations to Dubrovnik

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Russian carrier Aeroflot will deploy its 296-seat Airbus A330-300 aircraft on flights between Moscow and Dubrovnik throughout August due to strong demand. The airline will operate the jet from August 1 to September 1 on a daily basis. Aeroflot’s A330-300 features 28 seats in business class and the remaining 268 in economy, including angle-flat seats in the premium cabin and personal TV screens in each seat. Dubrovnik becomes Aeroflot’s second destination in the former Yugoslavia to be operated by wide bodies following Belgrade.

Aeroflot A330-300 business class cabin

Aeroflot A330-300 economy class cabin

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Anonymous10:32
Thats quite amazing. A333 on a daily basis to DBV.
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Anonymous10:35
The Russians are coming! Great news for DBV - as the PAX numbers will certainly shoot up this month. I wonder how many are using it to go to Montenegro?
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