by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Qatar had previously announced plans to retire its A380 fleet. But they now look set to return all of them to service. Why is this happening? As a Gulf-based airline, Qatar Airways is using a single airport as a hub. So as a hub-and-spoke airline, they needed big...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 11, 2021 | News
EASA won’t take any action relating to Qatar Airways’ A350 complaints, because the issue isn’t structural and doesn’t introduce other risks. So what’s going on? This is the latest episode in a somewhat mysterious stand-off between Qatar Airways and Airbus. The matter...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 6, 2021 | News
Qatar Airways announced that their country’s aviation regulator instructed them to remove 13 Airbus A350s, due to underlying surface issues. This issue with some of the A350s in the Qatar fleet has become an ongoing disagreement between the airline and Airbus. We...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 3, 2021 | News
Boeing has not announced a freighter version of the 777X, but Qatar Airway’s CEO Akbar Al Baker says that such a version is on offer to the airlines. The airline is building one of the world’s biggest fleets of cargo aircraft. And actually, if we set aside narrowbody...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 1, 2021 | News
Qatar Airways has a problem with aircraft manufacturer Airbus, and threatens that they will stop taking deliveries until it’s solved. But what is it? This news comes from Akbar Al Baker, the airline’s Chief Executive Officer. Qatar is a major customer for both Airbus...
