Following instructions by both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States and Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Airways is implementing the Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA for all operators of the Boeing 787 to ground the aircraft, effective today 17 January 2013. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “I [...]
Qatar Airways is preparing for its 2012 Middle East route expansion this week with Iraq being added to the airline’s growing network. The northern Iraqi city of Erbil and capital Baghdad will join the airline’s international portfolio of routes over a period of two weeks. Starting May 23, scheduled flights will begin to Erbil, followed [...]
ITB Berlin, GERMANY – Qatar Airways today announced further expansion of its rapidly-growing international network with five new passenger routes, more cargo services and capacity increases to a number of destinations served direct from the airline’s Doha hub. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker announces new routes at a packed press conference on [...]
Qatar Airways’ 2012 expansion programme is underway after the carrier launched scheduled daily flights to Tbilisi, Georgia via Baku, Azerbaijan on February 1. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker led a high-profile delegation on the Baku and Tbilisi inaugural flight QR976, including His Excellency Eldar Salimov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the State of [...]
Doha – Qatar Airways wrapped up a highly successful presence at Dubai Air Show last week with orders for 90 aircraft, announcement of seven new destinations and being named Airline of the Year by a leading aviation magazine, which also honoured the airline’s CEO for his achievements. Akbar Al Baker was inducted into the Hall [...]
DUBAI: Qatar Airways, Dubai’s Emirates and Kuwaiti lessor Alafco could place hefty aircraft orders at the Dubai Airshow starting on Sunday, industry sources said. Qatar Airways is expected to place a $6.5-billion order for 50 fuel-saving A320neo jets and five A380s from Airbus, while Emirates is negotiating to place an order for at least 30 [...]
Qatar Airways has widened its passenger flight network in India with the launch of daily non-stop scheduled services from Doha to Kolkata. Formerly known as Calcutta, addition of the latest route reaffirms the carrier’s commitment to India where it now operates 95 flights a week across 12 destinations. In addition, the Doha-based airline also operates [...]
Qatar Airways announced a further boost to its Boeing 777 fleet with a fresh order for six aircraft valued at US$1.7 billion at list prices. The announcement was made at a press conference on the opening day of the Paris Air Show being held at Le Bourget near the French capital. The agreement was signed [...]