The sky is the limit for Gulf airlines

Qatar Airways' top executive said the Middle Eastern carrier wants to be a launch customer for Boeing Co's forthcoming 777X mini-jumbo jet, and that the airline plans to open at least three new routes to the United States in the next 12 to 18 ...

Doha-based airline remains first and only carrier to fly; Boeing 787 scheduled services to and from the UK. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Qatar Airways has resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner services between Doha and London Heathrow after a worldwide grounding ...

May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co.'s halt in delivering the 787 Dreamliner this year because of battery failures has created an opening for Airbus SAS to sell about $3.5 billion of A330 wide-body jets to Qatar Airways Ltd. The airline, which has five ...

Qatar Airways double-storey exhibition stand showcasing the Business and Economy Class Boeing 787 seats featured on board the Dreamliner at The Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. DUBAI/DOHA: Qatar Airways yesterday announced route expansion on three ...

Qatar Airways is looking to order another 10 to 15 Airbus A330s before the Paris air show in June and might also confirm options on Boeing's 787, the Gulf carrier's chief says. 'We are talking to Airbus for extra A330s,' Akbar al-Baker told ...

The chief executive of Qatar Airways is pursuing Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) for compensation after claiming the grounding of the Dreamliner plane cost the airline $200m (£129m) in lost revenues and forced it to cut back on planned new routes. Akbar ...

Qatar Airways Ltd. said it may order as many as 15 Airbus twin-jet A330 aircraft, as it waits for Boeing Co. (BA) The airline, which already has five 787s in its fleet as well as 29 A330s, remains supportive of the Dreamliner, and Qatar Airways is ...

Boeing Co. (BA) Qatar Airways Ltd. and Boeing are expected to participate now that U.S. regulators have cleared the airplane to fly again, said Gilles Fournier, managing director for the Paris show. "We expect a flying display of the Boeing aircraft ...

Update at 0420GMT 17MAY13 QATAR Airways on 19MAY13 and 20MAY13 plans to operate Boeing 787 aircraft on Doha Manchester route, where itll operate morning service. QR041 DOH0140 0715MAN 788 19MAY13 QR045 DOH0745 1320MAN 788 20MAY13 QR042 MAN0935 ...