SEOUL, May 15 (Reuters) - Planemakers Airbus

and Boeing ( BA ) need to put more pressure on their suppliers

to reduce the delivery delays of new aircraft that are hindering

airlines' ability to meet travel demand, Qatar Airways CEO said

on Wednesday.

"We are ... really trying our best to assist both Boeing ( BA ) and

Airbus and try to find solutions for them to make sure they

deliver," Badr Mohammed Al Meer said on a panel at the Qatar

Economic Forum in Doha.

"I know they're under so much pressure when it comes to the

supply chain market .. But they need to put more pressure on

those suppliers to make sure that airlines stop the bleeding,"

he said.

Demand for air travel has rebounded since the pandemic, but

planemakers are struggling to get back to previous production

levels due to disrupted supply chains and a safety crisis at

Boeing ( BA ).

Qatar Airways is unable to meet high post-COVID demand for

travel because of the shortage of new aircraft, Meer said.