Qatar Airways ordered an additional 20 Boeing 777-9 aircraft at Farnborough today, adding to its existing orders for 40 passenger 777-9 and 34 777-8 freighters. This brings the total orders to 94 777-X family aircraft for Qatar Airways. The 777-9…
Today’s key headlines center about turbulence, both physical with a Qatar Airways flight resulting in injuries and corporate turbulence for Boeing as its 3rd annual safety report appears positive just as the FAA reported the opposite, indicating progress but a…
The Middle East remains a major aviation hub, with airlines and airports experiencing significant growth in recent months. This article delves into the busiest airlines and airports in the Middle East, revealing passenger capacity trends and market share trends. Busiest…
Today’s key stories related to Boeing center on David Calhoun’s pay package amid poor corporate performance, concerns being raised over Boeing’s planned acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, and speculation regarding whether Warren Buffett, who has a large amount of cash looking…
Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed al Meer shared an update on the carriers activities in Africa. Qatar currently flies to more than 30 African destinations, and its network in North Africa, West Africa and East Africa are growing organically. But…
This order was expected a year ago, and at last, here we are: Delta Air Lines ordered 20 Airbus A350-1000s and took another 20 options. There had been chatter about more A330-900s also. This model was not ordered, and we…