No Fooling: The Real Reason Why American Airlines Won’t Fly The Airbus A350

American Airlines’ former Chief Commercial Officer, Vasu Raja’s influence may have played a vital role in why the airline would not operate the Airbus A350. Raja, then a senior vice president of American Airlines, had once told Airbus that the airline was not interested in taking its A350 aircraft order because it did not have the use for it. While that can be very well conveyed diplomatically, Raja’s actual comments shocked Airbus and sparked controversies on both sides.