Originally Posted by
mec72
Won't be surprised if that's just part of re-negotiating the options - with "cheap" second-hand A380s available in the market, and no new orders in quite some time now, Airbus should be willing to re-open discussions on pricing.
Maybe it could be a plan to take both!
Like take the MAB planes for cheap and make the poor oneworld friend even more alive and cash-fluid to feed its KUL flights, and get discounts from Airbus to take more or even shift the never-appearing last 8 QF A380s to BA on the cheap!