Qatar Airways

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in January 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

British Airways (BA) and Qatar Airways plan to deepen their existing joint business partnership.

The news comes after BA relaunched London Gatwick-Doha service.

Despite the delayed aircraft deliveries, the carrier will start service between New York JFK and Doha in June 2022.

With British Airways resuming long-haul Airbus A380 service and Qatar Airways ‘reluctantly’ preparing to welcome back the aircraft, Routes looks at the latest operations of the superjumbo.

Routes selects 75 new air services set to start around the world in December 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has said that ongoing problems with his Airbus A350 fleet are causing a “large dent” in his carrier’s widebody operations.

The airline sees growth opportunities in Central Asia, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says.

The two carriers are also planning to jointly build up operations at the recently opened Beijing Daxing International.

The carrier is being forced to bring some its extra-large aircraft back into service because of a safety issue that has grounded 19 A350s.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in November 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The airline is expanding its route map to the Eastern European country with the launch of a second service from Doha.

Qatar Airways is saying the recent signature of a comprehensive aviation agreement between Qatar and the European Union, which has drawn criticism from some European airlines, will help create synergies to develop the sector.

The planned codeshare on US routes follows an agreement signed earlier this month.

With cargo demand projected to exceed 2019 levels both in 2021 and 2022, it’s not surprising that passenger airlines will continue to lean on their cargo operations to supplement their revenue for the foreseeable future.

Qatar Airways views the partnership as a way to increase its footprint in Africa.

Luxor and Medina are returning after a four-year hiatus, while Sharm El-Sheikh is a new addition for the carrier.

Qatar Airways is bringing some of its Airbus A380s back into service, as the airline seeks to offset capacity shortfalls caused by the grounding of its A350s.

The grounding of Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 and A330 fleets during the pandemic was the major factor for doubling the airline group’s net loss for the financial year ending March 31.

Finnair’s new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, flydubai adding a second destination in Romania, and PLAY’s Amsterdam launch plans are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

The tie-up becomes the Greek airline’s seventh interline agreement.

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-200 landed at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International (KBL) on Sept. 13, marking the first foreign commercial flight to the country since the Taliban takeover.

Plans to serve Almaty nonstop have been revived by the oneworld alliance member.

Qatar Airways further increased its presence in southern Africa with the launch of a service from Doha to Lusaka, Zambia, and then onward to the Zimbabwean capital Harare.

Qatar Airways says it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s after “the fuselage surface below the paint” was found to be “degrading at an accelerated rate.”