Remember the US vs the ME3? Perhaps the wind has changed direction. Al Baker’s interest in buying into American was rebuffed. Yet here we are, we have a deal without equity, for now. One wonder’s if Delta’s move with LAN…
“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…
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.…
With the A380 about to leave the stage by late 2021, Airbus has got itself a new high-capacity seat airliner. On November 27, the A350-1000 has been certified by the European Union Safety Agency (EASA) to operate with 480 seats,…
India’s fast-growing SpiceJet is rapidly expanding its presence into the Gulf region as it announced a number of initiatives in recent weeks. These are to open up India to travelers from the UAE and Bahrain. And SpiceJet is not the…
Qatar Airways has become the launch customer for the Gulfstream G700 business jet, which it will utilize in its Qatar Executive charter operations. Qatar has ordered 10 G700 aircraft in addition to the G650 and G500 models it ordered recently.…