Showing posts with label Qatar Airways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qatar Airways. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

Airbus Says Mideast Unrest May Wipe Out 40% of Projected Orders

Airbus SAS, the biggest commercial planemaker, said unrest in the Middle East and North Africa could cost it as many as 60 orders in 2011, or 40 percent of the total expected from the world’s fastest-growing aviation market......

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Boeing, Qatar Airways Announce Order for Five 777s

NEW YORK, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Qatar Airways today announced orders for three 777 Freighters and two 777-300ERs. The orders are valued at.....

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Boeing orders through April 5, 2011 (weekly update)

New orders:
15 new orders for 737 - Turkish Airlines
2 new orders for 737 - Unidentified Customer(s)
1 new order for 777 - Unidentified Customer

Idenitifed orders previously listed as unidentified customers:
2 orders for 777 - Qatar Airways

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Boeing Delivers Qatar Airways Its 25th 777

EVERETT, Wash., April 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered Qatar Airways its 25th 777 at a ceremony on April 1. The airplane is a 777-300ER (extended range) model, which can carry up to 335 passengers in a two-class configuration up to 7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km)

Since placing its first 777 order in 2007, the world's fastest growing airline has expanded to include......

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Qatar still considering A320neo, but wants performance data

Qatar Airways is keeping Airbus guessing about whether it will sign for the A320neo, saying it is still waiting for definitive data to validate performance claims.

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says it is still considered an order for the upgraded twinjet, despite his criticism of......

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Qatar would prefer all-new Boeing to A320neo: Al Baker

Qatar Airways has hinted strongly that it would opt for an all-new Boeing narrowbody over the Airbus A320neo, as it edges towards a deal to acquire the Bombardier CSeries.

The carrier - which operates......

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Qatar Airways expects first 787s early next year, plans more A380 orders

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said the airline is expecting to receive its first Boeing 787 in January or February 2012. "Over two years' delay," he noted. "But the 787 will be a good aircraft for us."

The carrier, which has 60 Dreamliners on order, has taken delivery of 22 aircraft since the beginning of 2010 and soon will take delivery of its......

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Friday, February 4, 2011

Airbus to up A330 production, Boeing may produce more than 10 B787s per month

Responding to high levels of market demand, Airbus announced plans to increase production from eight to nine aircraft per month by early 2012 and 10 a month by 2Q2013. The A330 has won orders over the past few years, as Boeing customers seek to fill fleet gaps due to the three-year delay to the B787.

The production decision will not affect A330 deliveries 2011. It does place more pressure on aircraft parts suppliers that are struggling to deal with production increases across many Airbus and Boeing models.

Airbus has also announced that it has cancelled an order for 12 A330 freighters from......

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Qatar Airways To Order Bombardier's CSeries

Qatar Airways is close to placing an order for Bombardier’s CSeries, although CEO Akbar Al Baker declined Tuesday to describe his exact plans for the aircraft.

Al Baker says, “I will leave that question to be answered in Le Bourget,” referring to the June 2011 Paris Air Show typically used for big order announcements.

Qatar Airways has been in lengthy negotiations with Bombardier about the order, and talks previously appeared to have reached an impasse over......

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Qatar CEO still confident in 787 despite delays

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is still "happy" with the airline's relationship with Boeing despite the seventh delay of the Dreamliner program announced last month (ATW Daily News, Jan. 19).

“We have [adjusted] our delivery schedule and the timeline has slipped slightly, but it does not bother me too much. I’m happy with our relationship with Boeing,” Baker told ATW on the sidelines of a Brussels press conference marking the airline’s new route from Doha to BRU. The new Airbus A330 service is operated......

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Aircraft deliveries to accelerate in 2011. Led by Ryanair, Air China and Turkish Airlines

Aircraft deliveries are set to accelerate in 2011, with more than 1,400 aircraft scheduled for delivery this year, up from 1213 in 2010. Fleet expansion will be led by Ryanair, Air China and Turkish Airlines, all of which will take delivery of more than 30 aircraft by the end of 2011, based on Ascend data. Asian carriers will take delivery of the most aircraft of any region, as was the case in 2010, followed closely by Europe. LCCs and carriers in emerging markets are driving the expansion trend.

1,400+ deliveries scheduled for 2011

According to IATA in its Nov/Dec-2010 Financial Monitor, released in Jan-2011, 1400+ deliveries are scheduled to the world's airlines for 2011, equating to just under 120 per month. This highlights......

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Qatar Airways set for 'large' Airbus A380 order

Qatar Airways will order a “large number” of Airbus A380 airplanes, the carrier’s chief executive officer said on Tuesday.

According to newswire Bloomberg, Akbar Al Baker told reporters in Budapest that the orders are “imminent”.

Al Baker said that Qatar Airways plans to be one of the early recipients of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. He also said that the company plans to sell shares in the airline by 2012.

“We are going to get the......

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Qatar Airways sticks by Boeing 787 despite delays

Qatar Airway's chairman says he has confidence in Boeing's delayed 787 programme, but warns the carrier may need to scrap orders if problems drag on.

CEO Akbar al Baker notes there are no current plans to amend Qatar Airways' orders for......

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Qatar Airways slams Boeing

The head of Qatar Airways criticised Boeing and Canada's Bombardier over problems with plane developments on Thursday and threatened to shift extra business to European group Airbus.

Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said Boeing had "failed" in development of its 787 Dreamliner......

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Qatar Airways gets one Boeing 777

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Qatar Airways has taken delivery of one Boeing 777-300ER. The new aircraft delivered on 25th September. The 777-300ER is part of an order, announced in 2007, for 27 777s with options for...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Qatar In GTF Talks For A320 NEO And CSeries

As Airbus closes on a go-ahead decision for its A320 New Engine Option (NEO), potential launch customer Qatar Airways confirms it is in talks with Pratt & Whitney about the geared turbofan (GTF) for the aircraft.

Plans for the re-engined A320 family variants were unveiled by Airbus last year, which would be offered with a choice of advanced turbofans: a version of the P&W PW1000G GTF – possibly through existing supplier International Aero Engines – and the CFM LEAP-X. The A320 upgrade programme is reportedly likely to cost between......

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Qatar Airways’ CSeries talks back on as P&W addresses concerns

A Farnborough air show outburst by Qatar Airways boss Akbar Al Baker about Pratt & Whitney's intransigence on engine maintenance costs for the Bombardier CSeries has sparked progress in talks that could lead to a substantial surge in the......

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Bombardier and Qatar back on track after Pratt spat

After Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker threw cold water on a potential CSeries purchase at the Farnborough Air Show due to engine maintenance costs for Pratt & Whitney's PW1524G, one of Bombardier's top commercial executives now says the prolonged order negotiations are......

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Monday, August 30, 2010

787 delay won't impact Qatar Airways, Etihad

Despite yet another delay in the testing process for Boeing’s landmark 787 ‘Dreamliner’ passenger jet, the major Gulf airlines who have bought into the aircraft say their delivery schedules remain unaffected.

The 787, which is the first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction, was originally scheduled for delivery to launch customer All Nippon Airways in May, will now not be delivered before......

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Qatar Airways receives 20th Boeing 777 aircraft

Qatar Airways has reached a milestone 20th Boeing 777 aircraft with the latest, a brand new B777-200 Long Range, arriving in Doha following a delivery flight from Seattle, Washington on Thursday. The new aircraft is the......

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