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Qatar Airways Keen To Buy Stake In IndiGo
IndiGo is India’s largest carrier in terms of domestic market share.
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Qatar Airways plans to start operations in India soon
India relaxing permissions for foreign investors, barring foreign airlines to own 100% stakes in…
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Qatar Airways CEO says complaining about Boeing delays would be 'crying over spilled milk' as airline expands 777X order
Badr Mohammed Al-Meer said Qatar Airways is expecting its first Boeing 777X in 2026. The new widebo…
Pete Syme,Taylor Rains
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Qatar Airways' new CEO — whose predecessor once said a woman couldn't do his job — wants to bring a culture of 'trust and empowerment' to the airline
Akbar Al Baker had been Qatar Airways CEO for 27 years until this month, and had often provoked con…
Pete Syme
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Airline CEO who once said a woman couldn't do his job steps down after decades in post
Qatar Airways announced that its CEO, Akbar Al Baker, is standing down after 27 years at the helm o…
Pete Syme
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Qatar Airways is designing new premium cabins, including an evolved Q-Suite '2.0,' business, and first class on the upcoming Boeing 777X
The new '2.0' cabin is a follow-up to Qatar's already award-winning QSuite, which is considered one…
Taylor Rains
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Qatar Airways' new CEO explains why it's sticking with the Airbus A380 as other airlines retire the costly superjumbo
Alan Joyce, the former CEO of Qantas, once said he could operate two Boeing 787 Dreamliners for les…
Taylor Rains
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An ex-Qatar Airways flight attendant says he was fired and deported after police found he was wearing tinted moisturizer, then accused him of being a sex worker
A former Qatar Airways flight attendant said police told him he had "no rights" after he asked to s…
Pete Syme
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Qatar Airways CEO said he received 20,000 applications for 700 pilot jobs despite airlines battling an industry-wide shortage of flight crews
The CEO's comments come as airlines face an industry-wide pilot shortage, with US carriers, in part…
Taylor Rains
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Qatar Airways CEO blames a WFH 'epidemic' for the travel chaos and says people have figured out how to make 'easy money' from their homes
Summer travel has been a mess so far, with flight delays and chaos across the industry as demand re…
Huileng Tan
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Airbus canceled all of Qatar's A350 airliner orders in a rare move as the battle over paint issues continues
Aviation giants Airbus and Qatar have been at odds for over a year after the carrier grounded over …
Taylor Rains
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Airbus has changed the design of its A350 flagship jet amid its dispute with Qatar Airways over peeling paint
The news comes as the two companies argue over paint damage on Qatar's A350, which Airbus says is "…
Taylor Rains
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Qatar is adding the Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet amid an ongoing dispute with Airbus that has 'destroyed' the relationship between the carrier and planemaker
Qatar's decision to purchase the MAX will increase its loyalty to Boeing, but will also further exa…
Taylor Rains
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London Heathrow Airport boss says airlines are the ones to blame for travel chaos because they slashed baggage-handling jobs and underpay workers
Over half of ground handlers across Europe have left the industry since the pandemic started, wrote…
Huileng Tan
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Airlines around the world have raised concerns about Airbus' A350 paint issues, and now Qatar is seeking over $600 million in damages from the planemaker
Included in the court filing is $76 million for one of Qatar's A350s that was set to be re-painted …
Taylor Rains
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Qatar just confirmed an order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX jets amid its dispute with Airbus over paint issues
Qatar and Airbus have been in a bitter legal dispute over surface paint issues on the carrier's A35…
Taylor Rains
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Airbus has canceled Qatar's order for 2 A350 jets as the dispute between the two companies intensifies
The airline has been a long-time customer of Airbus, but a disagreement over paint issues has "dest…
Taylor Rains
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Airbus canceled Qatar Airways's order for 50 A321 jets worth more than $6 billion as the 2 companies' dispute intensifies
Airbus's cancellation of the order comes after Qatar Airways sued the planemaker in December, alleg…
Taylor Rains
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These are the 20 best airlines in the world, according to one survey of travelers: See the full list
The annual Skytrax list of the world's best airlines is out. North American carriers again didn't m…
Taylor Rains
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Major US airlines are going on a hiring spree after slashing tens of thousands of jobs
American, United, and Delta are among the top US airlines looking to hire more pilots after cutting…