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Qatar Airways Group has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft amid the ongoing air travel slump, but negotiations continue on the same issue with Boeing, chief executive Akbar Al Baker revealed during an online conference on September 2, Reuters reported.

Without providing further details about the agreement, he expressed appreciation for the European manufacturer's flexibility despite “contractual difficulties” and offered: “We have the ability to bring forward the deliveries if there is a rebound in air travel.”

Al Baker did not have such kind words for Boeing, however, saying that no deal on delivery deferrals had yet been reached with the American manufacturer.

“As far as Boeing is concerned we are still in negotiations with them, but regardless of what they feel, an aircraft manufacturer needs to oblige customers in difficult times,” he said. “People who will not oblige and stand with us in this difficult time will not see us again.”

He then qualified this by adding: “We are all in the same boat, and so we have to...

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