Al Baker’s u-turn
Qatar Airways’ CEO is used to playing with the media. He does this at every opportunity at every industry event he attends. The media squash, push and squeeze into the tiniest spaces at events to be within earshot. He never…
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Qatar Airways is Making News at the Paris Air Show
Once again, Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive of Qatar Airways is making news at the Paris Air Show in several areas. We will quickly summarize them here: 1. An Equity Stake in American Today’s announcement that Qatar has approached American…
The unpredictable Al-Baker
What is Qatar’s CEO, Akbar Al-Baker, up to? The unpredictable Al-Baker, who has achieved the nickname U-Turn Al for his ability to pivot 180 degrees at a moment’s notice, seems to like the limelight in the press with his bombastic…