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Air Italy’s (and Qatar’s) dream ends in tatters

“Al Baker hungry for new opportunities”, our headline said last week of Qatar Airways looking for new investment options. Today, we know Al Baker can delete one of his projects. Qatar and Alisarda announced on February 11 they will end their partnership in AQA...

Al Baker hungry for new opportunities (update IAG)

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker always has had a nose for smart deals. At the Qatar Airways/CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit in Doha, he confirmed he is having a look at some new opportunities in the short and medium-term. The first is a 49 percent stake in...

Qatar Airways: FY19-loss as blockade hurts

Qatar Airways on September 18 reported a net operating loss of QAR 1.850 billion for its fiscal year 2018-2019, down from -26 million the previous year. The loss attributable to its shareholder is even higher: QAR 2.330 billion, compared to -252 million the previous...

The U.S.-Qatar Open Skies Agreement

Qatar Airways today published a PR note about its investment in Air Italy. The note starts like this: "Following recent false accusations relating to Qatar Airways’ shareholding in Air Italy, such baseless statements and consistent inaccuracies need addressing as a...

Al Baker hungry for new opportunities (update IAG)

Al Baker hungry for new opportunities (update IAG)

Feb 6, 2020 | Qatar

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker always has had a nose for smart deals. At the Qatar Airways/CAPA Aeropolitical and...

Qatar Airways: FY19-loss as blockade hurts

Qatar Airways: FY19-loss as blockade hurts

Sep 18, 2019 | Qatar

Qatar Airways on September 18 reported a net operating loss of QAR 1.850 billion for its fiscal year 2018-2019, down...

The U.S.-Qatar Open Skies Agreement

Apr 11, 2019 | Qatar

Qatar Airways today published a PR note about its investment in Air Italy. The note starts like this: "Following...

Insight: the EU-Qatar agreement explained

Insight: the EU-Qatar agreement explained

Mar 24, 2019 | Qatar

On March 4 we reported on the signing of the new aviation agreement between the European Union and Qatar. From the...

Qatar buys 5% of China Southern

Jan 2, 2019 | Akbar Al Baker, American Airlines, China Southern, Qatar

Qatar Airways bought a 5% stake in China Southern Airlines, both companies announced on January 2 on a deal concluded...

Are aging fleets a problem?

May 14, 2018 | Aeroflot, Air Canada, Air China, Air France KLM, Airlines, Alaska, Allegiant, American Airlines, American Eagle, ANA, Austrian, Avianca, Azul, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, El Al, Emirates, Ethiopian Air, Etihad, Iran Air, Iran Aseman, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, KLM, Latam, Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Qantas, Qatar, SA Airlink, Singapore Airlines, SkyWest, South African, Southwest Airlines, Turkish Air, Ukraine, United Airlines, Utair, WestJet

With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that...

The Declining ME3

Jan 3, 2018 | Air France KLM, Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, Oneworld, Qatar, Regional Airlines, Skyteam, Star Alliance, United Airlines

The results are grim. Etihad reported a loss of $1.9bn. Emirates announced its first decline in profits in five...

ME3 fleet growth

Nov 20, 2017 | Airbus, Boeing, Emirates, Etihad, Qatar

It is quite remarkable how quickly the ME3 became tier one players in the global airline industry. As the chart...

Sour Grapes: CAPA Man of the Year

Nov 10, 2017 | Akbar Al Baker, American Airlines, CAPA - Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, Partnership for Open and Fair Skies, Qatar, United Airlines

The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation is a highly respected consultancy, and we at AirInsight have met their leadership...

Qatar Airways buys another airline stake

Nov 6, 2017 | Aeromexico, Air France KLM, American Airlines, British Airways, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, IAG, Latam, Oneworld, Qantas, Qatar, Virgin Atlantic

Today it emerged that Qatar Airways has bought another stake in an airline. This time it spent $662m on a near 10%...

Delta Versus the ME3 on Open Skies

Aug 14, 2017 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, Open Skies, Qatar, United Airlines

Delta Air Lines last week produced a 15-minute film to educate employees about the company’s aggressive stance against...

ICAO and Qatar

Aug 11, 2017 | ICAO, Qatar

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) declined to involve itself in the Qatar aviation crisis after the...

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