Qatar tells UK judge it wants Airbus A321 jets or damages

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By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Qatar Airways has asked a UK court to reinstate an order for 50 Airbus A321neo passenger jets that the European planemaker revoked as part of a bitter dispute over larger A350s, a court filing showed on Friday. Failing that, the Gulf carrier is asking a UK judge to award the airline unspecified damages over the planemaker’s decision to withdraw what it described as a “unique” plane as it prepares to receive the A321neo from February next year. Airbus declined comment on the filing. The claim is the latest salvo in a months-old contractual and safety dispute that …

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