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Qatar Airways CEO calls Airbus A380 his ‘biggest mistake’

Qatar Airways CEO suggested the Airbus A380 would be grounded as soon as additional aircraft deliveries were allowed. Qatar Airways could ground its Airbus A380 aircraft when deemed time appropriate,…

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Political unrest poses as ‘biggest’ threat to airline industry: Qatar Airways CEO

Qatar Airways announced in June that profits skyrocketed to $1.5 billion ahead of the World Cup, indicating it is the most the state-owned company has ever earned. For Qatar Airways’…

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Qatar Airways mulls own Heathrow handler amid ongoing travel chaos

Heathrow Airport made a decision earlier to implement a two-month cap on daily passenger traffic to inhibit travel havoc prompted by staffing shortages in key areas such as ground handling.…

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Qatar Airways to temporarily hit the brakes on some routes during World Cup 2022

The airline has asked several of the other airlines it has invested in to fly on its behalf during the major sporting event. Several Qatar Airways routes will be temporarily…

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Qatar Airways not concerned by ‘misled’ boycott calls : Akbar Al Baker

#BoycottQatarAirways took the lead in trending Twitter hashtags earlier this month, as right-wing Hindus called for an economic boycott of the Gulf state. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has stated…

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Qatar Airways defends 160 additional daily flights at ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup

With the international spotlight on the Gulf nation as the FIFA World Cup 2022 approaches, Qatar has been criticised over its sustainability promises for the tournament. The Chief Executive Officer…

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Qatar Airways CEO: high oil prices ‘may’ trigger recession in aviation industry

The surge in energy prices over the past two years has been the largest since the 1973 oil crisis, the World Bank said. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al…

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Qatar Airways releases video of Airbus A350 damage amid-escalating rift

The Qatari airline is one of Airbus’ biggest customers and was even the launch customer of the A350 model. The Airbus-Qatar Airways dispute has reached new heights after the national…

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Airbus revokes Qatar Airways contract for 50 A321neo jets amid escalating rift

Qatar Airways previously demanded $618 million in contractual compensation from airplane manufacturer. Airplane manufacturer, Airbus, has terminated a contract with Qatar Airways for 50 smaller A321neo jets on Thursday as…

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