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Qatar Airways takes delivery of first Boeing Dreamliner 787
Boeing and Qatar Airways today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner. The airplane, the first of 30 787s ordered by the Doha-based airline, is also the first to be delivered to an airline in the Middle East.
Qatar Airways to fly Oman’s second largest city
Qatar Airways is launching its fifth new route of 2013 to the Sultanate of Oman’s second largest city, Salalah. The new route will operate non-stop from the airline’s hub in Doha with an Airbus A320 aircraft in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 in Economy from May 22.
Qatar Airways presents in-flight menu at BBC Good Food Show
Qatar Airways will put the spotlight firmly on its award-winning onboard cuisine at this year’s BBC Good Food Show 2012 in Olympia, London as the carrier promotes its new in-flight menu created by globally-renowned, Michelin Star Chefs Tom Aikens, Nobu Matsuhisa, Vineet Bhatia and Ramzi Choueiri.
Qatar Airways launches flights to Mozambique
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Mozambique, its latest foray on the African continent and tenth new route of the year. The Doha-based carrier inaugurated the first of three weekly services to the country’s capital city of Maputo, gateway to Mozambique’s rich natural resources and a source for strong business.
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Phnom Penh
Qatar Airways has announced plans to launch daily scheduled flights to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh from early next year to further boost its Asia Pacific network. The Doha-based airline will be the only Middle Eastern carrier to operate into Cambodia with services due to start on February 20th.
Qatar Airways chief latest to call for Heathrow expansion
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has called on the British government to urgently address capacity constraints at London Heathrow to avoid a “catastrophic situation” for the country’s economy. Al Baker was vocal in support for a third runway at the world’s busiest international airport to remain competitive with rival European airport hubs.
Qatar Airways to join oneworld airline alliance
Qatar Airways is to join oneworld in a major coup for the award winning airline alliance. The decision adds one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world’s leading quality airline alliance.
Qatar Airways seeks to boost customer care with Polish contact centre
Qatar Airways customers contacting the airline in key European markets will benefit from a new multi-lingual Customer Contact Centre based in the Polish city of Wrocław from early next year. The announcement comes two months ahead of the airline’s new route to the Polish capital Warsaw, set to begin from December 5th with four-flights-a-week direct from the carrier’s Doha hub.
Qatar Airways offers new flights to Iraq with Najaf departures
Qatar Airways has continued its network expansion with the announcement of scheduled flights to Najaf – its third route in the Republic of Iraq, effective January 23rd 2013. The southern city of Najaf, home to the holy Imam Ali mosque, joins the capital Baghdad and northern city of Erbil, two routes launched earlier this year.
Travelport inks deal with Qantas Airways
Business services provider Travelport has today inked a new long term agreement with Qantas Airways. Effective immediately, the new partnership ensures Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo-connected travel agents worldwide have access to Qantas’ full published inventory including ancillary content such as paid seating, consistent with the airline’s website.
Qatar Airways in food focus
Qatar Airways is introducing a line-up of globally renowned chefs to their 5-star service, with Chef Ramzi Choueiri, Chef Vineet Bhatia, Chef Tom Aikens and Chef Nobu Matsuhisa inspiring a new inflight dining experience.
Qatar Airways links with Indian IT giant Wipro
Qatar Airways has announced a long-term strategic partnership with leading Indian IT Company Wipro, designed to develop new technological solutions to create greater competitive advantage for the award-winning airline. This agreement will bring together Qatar Airways’ expertise in aviation systems and Wipro’s experience of application development and project management to develop a new suite of IT software.