Etihad Cancels Damaged Airbus Plane Order
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Etihad Airways confirmed on Wednesday it had canceled an Airbus plane order but stressed this was related to an accident during ground testing in 2007 and not driven by any change of commercial strategy.
Airbus data released on Wednesday showed that the Abu Dhabi carrier had canceled one of its eight outstanding orders for long-distance A340-600 jets worth USD$250 million each at list prices.
An Etihad spokesman said the canceled order related to an aircraft which rammed into a concrete wall during engine testing at the planemaker's Toulouse headquarters in November 2007, injuring 9 people including 4 seriously.
"Etihad has not deferred or canceled any of its aircraft orders" other than the damaged A340, the spokesman said.
Among planes due to be delivered, Etihad has 10 Airbus A380s on order with deliveries due to start in 2012.
The June order cancelation means Airbus will not be obliged to rebuild the A340, which was damaged beyond repair.
The Etihad spokesman declined to discuss details of any compensation that may have been negotiated.
