Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (), operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Qatar says Airbus has pledged to provide definitive solution to wing problem-Still unhappy with Airbus on A350-1000 development-No plans yet to cancel A350-1000 ordersGENEVA -(Dow Jones)- Qatar Airways Monday said it won't take delivery of five A380 super jumbos until the airline knows plane-maker Airbus has a permanent fix for faults in the aircraft's wings.
The Middle East airline's outspoken chief executive Akbar Al Baker said he still has reservations about the manufacturer's plans for a stretched version of its new A350 jetliner, casting a shadow over Airbus' latest products on which it is counting for long-term growth.Airbus has given Doha-based Qatar assurances that a permanent fix to the cracks that have been found in brackets inside the A380's wings will be forthcoming, Al Baker said."We've accepted that," he said. "But if there only a temporary fix and a permanent fix will come post-delivery, then Qatar Airways will not accept [that] and we will have to defer our order until s...Qatar Airways, Dubai's Emirates and Kuwaiti lessor Alafco could place hefty aircraft orders at the Dubai Airshow starting on Sunday, industry sources said.Qatar Airw...
--Air show takes place amid a deteriorating global economy--Flurry of orders expected from Gulf carriers--Analysts say aviation industry faces rendezvous with realit...
The delay was because of General Electric Co <GE.N> engines not meeting performance guarantees, said Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker at an unrelated event at Boeing...
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Boeing scrambled on Monday to iron out contract problems that forced it to postpone delivery of a 747 jumbo jet for the first time in it...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will take a step closer toward “green” flying in September when it launches more than 200 flights operating between Amsterdam and Paris that...
By Rhys Jones and Matthias BlamontLE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - Airbus was set to announce a record $16 billion plane order at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday as th...
LE BOURGET, France/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier, the world's third-largest civil aircraft maker, said it won an order for 10 CSeries CS100 planes, worth...
Airlines pieced together encouraging news for the global economy on Tuesday, spurred by a pick-up in business confidence and cargo, at a conference overshadowed by p...
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Plane maker Boeing <BA.N> said on Sunday that high fuel prices and the social unrest in the Middle East may have an impact on the orders it receive...
Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said Boeing had "failed" in development of its 787 Dreamliner, which is seen likely to suffer a further delay following a fire on a te...
Qatar Executive, the charter division of Doha-based Qatar Airways, has signed up to buy 10 Global 7000 and 8000 corporate jets from Canada's Bombardier Inc. (BBD.B.T...
European airplane maker Airbus said Monday Etihad Airways has canceled a $2.2 billion order for seven of its A350-1000s, the latest setback to the delayed twin-engin...
Qatar Airways will defer the delivery of its Airbus A380 aircraft until it has more clarity about wing cracks on the superjumbos, according to the Mideast carrier's ...
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The imminent merger of LAN Airlines SA (LFL, LAN.SN) with Brazilian carrier TAM SA (TAM), which will create the largest regional airline and one of the 10 biggest in...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY, LHA.XE), launch customer for the new Boeing Co. (BA) 747-8 Intercontinental, said Thursday that Washington Dulles International Airport...
Boeing (NYSE:BA) is anticipating a huge demand increase in the Middle East over the next 20 years, as the region’s carriers continue to surpass global air traffic ra...
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