Airbus is hoping to finalise shortly a rejig of Qatar Airways’ problematic A320neo order, which will include scaling-up to the A321neo. Qatar Airways had been a launch customer for the A320neo but the deal became mired after technical snags with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G power plant. The carrier refused to take delivery of the aircraft, some of which remain parked in Qatar Airways colours at Airbus’s Toulouse headquarters. Qatar Airways originally placed an order for 50 of the re-engined jets, including 30 A320neos plus 14 A321neos and 6 A319neos. It subsequently converted the A319neo order to larger aircraft and had settled on 34 A320neos and 16 A321neos. But as the engine problems emerged, Qatar started cancelling individual A320neos and, by the end of last year, had reduced its backlog from 34 to 30. <br/>