Yemenia says might reconsider Airbus order

Tue Jul 7, 2009 7:09am EDT

SANAA, July 7 (Reuters) - State-controlled Yemenia airlines said on Tuesday it might reconsider an initial deal with Airbus to buy 10 aircraft after the manufacturer failed to show the carrier "moral and media support" after a crash last week.

"If we do not receive support from the manufacturer, we might reconsider an MoU signed earlier to buy 10 (Airbus) 350 aircraft," Abdul-Khaliq al-Qadi told Reuters.

Asked about what kind of support he expected, Qadi said: "Moral and media support after the accident."

A Yemenia Airbus 310-300 crashed off the Comoros last week with 153 people on board. Only one passenger survived. (Reporting by Mohamed Sudam; Editing by Inal Ersan)



Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.