Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways has posted record annual profits driven by strong demand in Asia-Pacific and the return to service of a large part of its Airbus A350 fleet.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Qatar Airways is reportedly negotiating to buy a significant stake in Virgin Australia, which would further solidify the links between the partner airlines.

Qatar Airways is optimistic that it will soon gain additional air service rights to Australia, following a previous rebuff.

Qatar Airways has issued an RFP to both Airbus and Boeing as it considers additional orders of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.

Qatar Airways expects to close an investment in a southern African carrier in the next two to three weeks as part of efforts to expand in the continent.

Several airlines have made changes to their routings or schedules following Iran’s attack on Israel over the April 13-14 weekend and related airspace closures.

Badr Mohammed Al Meer is undertaking his first major initiative since taking over as Qatar’s Group's new CEO in late 2023.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Finnair plans to look at the replacement of its Airbus A320ceos soon and is likely to stick with Airbus for its medium-haul fleet.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the progress larger Middle East operators have made when compared to 2019 flight utilization.

A traffic collision avoidance system alert was triggered Feb. 24 by lack of separation between an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 787.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

A selection of 30 new routes starting over the coming weeks, including services being launched by Hainan Airlines, Vistara and Zipair Tokyo.

Aviation Week forecasts the region’s fleet will grow 7.2% annually in the next 10 years, resulting in an in-service fleet of 3,290 aircraft.

How Saudi Arabia’s aviation ambitions are seeping into MRO.

A selection of 50 new routes starting in January 2024, including network expansions by Aeromexico, Hainan Airlines, Lufthansa and Sky Airline.

Qatar Airways is planning to keep its eight Airbus A380s in service until its first Boeing 777X is delivered.

Emissions figures for Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are mostly in line with other full-service carriers, but unlike those carriers, are not trending downward.

Readers write about Bill Sweetman’s recent B-21 cover story, AAM market appeal, U.S. military drone swarm acquisition and supersonic transport challenges.

The exit of Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker comes on the heels of a dispute with Airbus, as industry sources say Al Baker is not leaving voluntarily.

Qatar Airways employees were informed of Al Baker’s impending departure via an internal email on Monday, Oct. 23.

Starlink will be installed fleet-wide, although timing will determine which types receive the system.

Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.

Qatar Airways is adding flights to Al-Ula and Tabuk alongside the resumption of service to Yanbu.