Qatar Airways – The Year That Could Have Been



South African Airways CEO Professor John Lamola and three non-executive directors resigned on a Friday afternoon. If you know anything about corporate communications, you know what a Friday afternoon announcement means. Here we go again. South African Airways (SAA) is…


On July 22, 2025, Aeroitalia announced that it signed a new interline and special prorate agreement (SPA) with Qatar Airways , which, according to the Italian airline, operates flights to more than 170 global destinations from Doha Hamad International Airport…

What a week for Boeing! Talk about a bounce. The deals marked a strong rebound in widebody aircraft demand and underlined Boeing’s momentum in global aviation markets. Qatar AirwaysPlaced a record-breaking order for 160 widebody aircraft, including 130 Boeing 787…
Our periodic chat with Sean Mendis about the African aviation economy. 2024 was a pretty good year, all things considered. And 2025 looks better, with a high chance of double-digit traffic growth. African destinations are now popular with Europeans, Americans,…