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A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at Le Bourget airport near Paris, Reuters

Qatar Airways to Take on Board 49 Percent of Italy’s Meridiana

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 14, 2016 | Business

In a move that could possibly augment the Italian carrier’s ability to stand the pace in European markets, Qatar Airways recently announced its plans on purchasing a 49 percent stake in Meridiana. The agreement was reached at the Farnborough International...

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President of Gulfstream Aerospace, Mark Burns (2nd L) and Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker (2nd R) pose for a photograph after a press conference on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London, on July 11, 2016. The event, held every two years southwest of London, traditionally sees US titan Boeing and Europe’s Airbus compete as they unveil their latest multi-billion-dollar order, A.F.P

Qatar Airways Holds Advanced Talks for 25-30 Boeing Planes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 11, 2016 | Business

Qatar Airways is in advanced talks with Boeing to buy up to 30 narrow-body planes and will not rule out additional cancellations of delayed deliveries from rival Airbus, the airline’s chief executive said on Monday. Qatar earlier this year cancelled its first...

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Qatar Airway’s Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al Baker speaks to journalists during a news conference on the second day of the Bahrain Air Show 2016 at Sakhir south of Bahrain, January 22, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Qatar Airways Threatens to Cancel Pratt & Whitney Engine Order

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 16, 2016 | Business

Qatar Airways threatened to cancel an order for Pratt & Whitney engines for Airbus A320neo jetliners on Tuesday, saying the newly developed powerplants had “a lot of problems”, said airline Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker. The Gulf airline has ordered...

Qatar Airways to launch Saudi services early next year

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 19, 2013 | Business

Dubai, Reuters—Qatar Airways will launch domestic operations in Saudi Arabia in the first half of 2014, the chief executive of the airline said on Monday. Akbar Al Baker said the Saudi domestic services carrier will be called Al Maha Airways and will start with the...