It's the latest round in their legal battle over alleged defects in A350 jetliners built by the European firm.
Qatar says flaking paint has exposed deeper surface damage on the planes, raising safety concerns.
Airbus acknowledges some quality problems, but strongly denies they pose any danger.
The spat has led to open warfare between two of aviation's biggest players, and the cancellation of billions of dollars of jet orders.
Friday's (December 16) hearing is a procedural one ahead of a rare corporate trial scheduled for next June.
But faint hopes of reconciliation have emerged from an unlikely source.
France's progression to the World Cup final in Qatar has increased the kind of high-level contacts that some think could bring a solution.
French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly welcomed at Doha Airport on Wednesday (December 14) by officials including Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker.
That's been seen as a sign that diplomatic ties between the two countries remain strong, and potentially helpful.
But for now that's little more than a hope, with no sign of an imminent breakthrough.
Airbus and Qatar Airways continue to feud over relations with regulators and access to documents.
Combined claims in the dispute approach $2 billion.
