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atar Airways Sunday launched its inaugural flight to Botswana’s capital Gaborone, the third destination by the Qatari national carrier this year in Africa. The flight, QR 1377 took off from Doha 06:55 touched down 16:50 local time in Gaborone. The Read more
Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways Monday opened a new office in the Jordanian capital in a move to boost offer and services in Jordan as relations between the two Arab countries are warming up after two years of scaled down Read more
Qatar Airways Tuesday said it is interested in increasing its shares in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific which is going through tough time as demonstrations on the Chinese territory hamper the airline’s operations. Akbar al-Baker, Chief Executive of the Qatari national Read more
Qatar’s national carrier Qatar airways has announced the acquisition of five per cent in China Southern Airline, one of China’s three state-owned carriers, in a move to establish itself in the Asian aviation market. Qatar Airways did not specify the Read more
Qatar Airways Monday announced expansion of its flights to Iranian cities despite US sanctions on Iran and floating threats on foreign companies dealing with Tehran. The airline said in a statement it will begin twice-weekly flights to Isfahan in February Read more
Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways, has announced it will continue flying to Iran despite US sanctions and threats by the Trump administration. “Aviation is not a sanctioned industry, Qatar Airways will continue to operate into the cities we are currently Read more
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has not given a toss to rumors that it is planning to invest in South African Airways (SAA) after reports in South Africa said the two carriers had held talks through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy Read more
Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways has sealed an acquisition deal of five Boeing 777 cargos for a cost put at $1.7 billion, Reuters reports. The deal was signed in England during Farnborough Airshow. The future delivery will add to already Read more
Country’s flagship carrier will be the first global airlines to fly Being’s new aircraft 777X ready for operation in 2020. The announcement came from the American aircraft producer official Marty Bentrott who is Vice President of the Seattle-based company. “Emirates Read more
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Wednesday said Qatar-registered aircrafts can only use international airspace ‘managed’ by United Arab Emirates (UAE), as opposed to comments by Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that “some existing air route availability has Read more