All Qatar Airways articles
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NewsQatar Airways identified as launch customer for Mammoth 777-200LR converted freighter
Qatar Airways’ cargo division is to be the launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR freighter conversion programme established by US-based Mammoth Freighters. The disclosure follows the initial test flight of the prototype converted aircraft (N705DN), designated the 777-200LRMF, following its modification at Aspire MRO in Fort Worth. Mammoth says it ...
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NewsFinnair to re-introduce A330s deployed under Qatar Airways co-operation
Finnair intends to re-introduce a pair of redeployed Airbus A330s to its own network when a Qatar Airways co-operation agreement ends early next year.
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NewsQatar to fit Thales FlytEDGE entertainment system to A321neo fleet
Qatar Airways has become the first carrier to disclose that it is equipping aircraft with French firm Thales’s new in-flight entertainment system FlytEDGE. The system will be fitted on Qatar’s Airbus A321neos. Qatar Airways senior vice-president for product development Xia Cai claims passengers will have “access to the most innovative ...
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NewsQatar to open Toronto route after operating previous temporary service
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways is to open services to Toronto before the end of this year, a destination it had previously served on a temporary basis during the pandemic crisis. Qatar Airways is to commence a thrice-weekly operation to Toronto from Doha beginning on 11 December. It will become ...
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NewsQatar Airways takes minority stake in South Africa’s Airlink
Qatar Airways is taking a 25% shareholding in South African regional carrier Airlink, having previously teased that it was intending to invest in an airline in the region. Airlink has confirmed the investment, but has not disclosed the financial terms involved. Qatar Airways group chief Badr Mohammed Al-Meer had stated, ...
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NewsRomania’s Tarom appears to sell Heathrow slots to Qatar Airways
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom appears to be trading its slots at London Heathrow to Qatar Airways, according to documentation from the airport’s slot-co-ordinator. Tarom has been operating daily service from Bucharest using Airbus A318s. But slot co-ordinator ACL’s records on 14 August list a “permanent slot transfer” from Tarom to Qatar ...
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NewsQatar Airways hikes 777-9 agreement to include another 20 jets
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways is expanding its Boeing 777-9 commitment to include a further 20 aircraft. The agreement gives the Doha-based airline a total of 94 777X airframes, of which 60 are 777-9s. Its 20 extra aircraft were previously attributed to an unidentified customer in Boeing’s order backlog. Qatar ...
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NewsQatar Airways Group generates strong full-year net profit
Qatar Airways Group has turned in a full-year net profit of QR6.1 billion ($1.7 billion), up nearly 40%, on revenues of QR81 billion. It states that the figures amount to a record full-year performance for the company. The Doha-based airline says passenger numbers increased more than a quarter to over ...
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NewsPassengers taken to hospital after turbulence on Dublin-bound Qatar 787
Eight passengers have been transported to hospital after a turbulence incident involving a Qatar Airways aircraft en route to Dublin. The Boeing 787-9 had been operating the QR017 service from Doha on 26 May. It encountered turbulence over Turkey, according to the operator of Dublin airport, where the twinjet touched ...
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NewsAirframers should be tougher on suppliers to address delivery delays: Qatar Airways chief
Qatar Airways chief Badr Mohammed Al-Meer believes airframers need to take tougher measures with suppliers to address delays to aircraft deliveries.
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NewsQatar Airways preparing to invest in southern African carrier: chief
Qatar Airways is preparing to unveil a planned equity investment in a southern African carrier, although it has yet to confirm its identity.
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NewsQatar Airways ends 747 operations with -8Fs bound for UPS
Qatar Airways has ended Boeing 747 operations, with the final flight of a 747-8F operating on behalf of its cargo division. It is withdrawing the type in favour of twin-engined freighters, notably the 777-8F of which it holds orders for 34. Qatar Airways is also preparing to take delivery of ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Widebody wins in Dubai and air cargo's turbulent descent
In the latest instalment of the Airline Business Podcast – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis discuss the aircraft orders placed at this year’s Dubai air show and what they might mean for capacity growth in the region, particularly when it comes to widebody jets.
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Airline BusinessLow nose-loading appetite leaves 747-8F as capability’s last stand
Low airline appetite for nose-loading freighters means the Boeing 747-8F is currently on course to be the capability’s swansong in terms of purpose-built commercial aircraft, despite it featuring on around 250 in-service examples today, according to speakers at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA’s) Executive Summit in Brussels.
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NewsQatar Airways doubles first-half profit
Qatar Airways more than doubled net profits for the six months ended 30 September 2023, driven by increased yields and load factors.
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NewsQatar Airways chief Al Baker to step down in November
Qatar Airways has confirmed that its long-standing group chief, Akbar Al Baker, is to step down next month. Al Baker is to leave the post on 5 November, and will be succeeded by Badr Mohammed Al-Meer. Badr Al-Meer is the chief operating officer of Qatar Airways’ hub airport, Hamad International. ...
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Airline BusinessHow humility and trust helped Topi Manner lead Finnair out of a double-crisis
When Finnair chief executive Topi Manner makes his recently announced departure from the Oneworld carrier by March 2024, he will step away from the airline industry with a whole new appreciation of crisis management and business transformation.
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NewsIberia enters BA and Qatar Airways joint venture
Iberia has become part of the joint venture between by fellow Oneworld carriers British Airways and Qatar Airways, expanding what had already been described by its founders as “the world’s largest airline joint business”.
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NewsDoubling of passenger revenue drives Qatar Airways profit
Qatar Airways posted a net profit of QR4.4 billion ($1.2 billion) for the year ending 31 March 2023 on turnover boosted by a doubling of passenger revenues.
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Airline BusinessAl Baker on Airbus, the supply chain, and orders
Akbar Al Baker, one the airline industry’s most outspoken leaders, delivered his views on its relationship with Airbus, persisting supply chain problems, and the need to bolster the carrier’s orderbook in a quickfire media roundtable at the Paris air show today.