Hamburg: Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first A380 superjumbo following a three-month standoff with planemaker Airbus over the quality of cabin fittings. Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said Airbus was not to blame for the delayed delivery of the world’s largest airliner, defusing the row after earlier threatening to seek compensation. 
He also expressed confidence that the mid-sized A350, the company’s newest model, would be delivered on time before the end of the year and hinted at a possible new plane order. “Qatar Airways has been very proactive with Airbus on the A350 programme,” he told reporters.