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Qatar Airways criticizes lack of progress on A350 paint issue
Qatar Airways and Airbus remain at loggerheads over the paint quality issue on the A350. Speaking at the Aviation Club UK in London on November 30, CEO Akbar Al Baker was most critical of Airbus’ lack to come up with a…
RwandAir and Qatar strengthen bond with codeshare
RwandAir and Qatar Airways have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement that will offer travelers more choice, service, and greater connectivity. The agreement was signed today in Boston on the sidelines of the IATA Annual General Meeting. The codeshare is a next…
Fleet impairment hurts Qatar Airways
UPDATE – As probably the last airline to report is 2020-2021 results, Qatar Airways announced a QAR 14.855 billion loss for the most recent full financial year on September 27. While double that of the QAR 7.007 billion loss of…
Qatar grounds 13 A350s over quality spat
UPDATE ALC – A dispute with Airbus over a quality issue on Qatar Airways A350s has entered a new stage. On explicit instruction of the Qatar regulators, the carrier has grounded thirteen A350s. CEO Akbar Al Baker wants Airbus to step…
Qatar Airways operated World’s first fully COVID-19 vaccinated flight
Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of international travel and operated the World’s first fully COVID-19 vaccinated flight on the 6th April 2021 it states. The flight was operated with an A350-1000 carrying only vaccinated crew and passengers onboard.…