Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways sells entire Cathay Pacific stake for US$897 million

The Middle Eastern airline has pursued a strategy of investing in airlines worldwide to strengthen its competitive position

Qatar Airways currently operates 31 passenger flights to mainland China a week, and 14 to Hong Kong.

Qatar Airways plans expansion of China passenger, cargo flights

[HONG KONG] Qatar Airways QCSC will expand passenger flights and beef up its air cargo business in China as it looks to deepen ties to one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing aviation markets.

SpaceX has gained a toehold in the global aviation market by delivering the fastest Internet connection speeds across the industry using roughly 8,000 satellites.

Musk’s Starlink courts luxury airlines to grow in-flight Wi-Fi business

Signing deals with Middle Eastern airlines would mark a watershed moment for SpaceX’s biggest revenue source

The airline placed a firm order last week for 160 Boeing 777X and 787 planes with GE Aerospace engines worth US$96 billion, the largest widebody deal ever for the companies.

Qatar Airways posts 28% jump in net profit to record US$2.1 billion

It has successfully implemented strategic partnerships throughout the industry

Qatar has long been a loyal Boeing customer, though the carrier also flies a major fleet of Airbus short- and longhaul aircraft.

Boeing marks comeback from crisis with record Qatar Airways deal

Airlines in the Persian Gulf have been among the biggest buyers of long-range aircraft

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (centre right) and US President Donald Trump (centre left) watch as Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg (left) and Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed al-Meer (right) sign documents during a signing ceremony at the Royal Palace in Doha on May 14.

Qatar Airways signs US$200 billion deal for 160 Boeing jets during Trump visit

Trump says it is the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing

US President Donald Trump wants to burnish his credentials as a consummate dealmaker, while allaying concerns about the robustness of global alliances.

Trump’s Middle East trip has Qatar lining up major Boeing order

Middle East governments use the commitments to show their allegiance to the White House and curry favour with Trump

Qatar Airways is still awaiting government approval for its purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Virgin Australia from the US private equity firm Bain Capital.

Australia backs Virgin-Qatar Airways tie-up citing improved air services

Virgin Australia is the biggest domestic rival to Qantas Airways

Qatar Airways ranks as the biggest air cargo carrier for a passenger airline, and is only second behind specialist FedEx.

E-commerce boom to drive 10% freight growth, Qatar Airways says

SHOPPERS’ insatiable appetite for rapid delivery will help drive air freight growth of as much as 10 per cent this year, outweighing headwinds from a potential slowdown in major economies, according t...

Qatar Airways also owns minority stakes in British Airways owner IAG, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways and China Southern Airlines.

Qatar Airways to buy 25% stake in Virgin Australia ahead of potential IPO

QATAR Airways plans to buy a 25 per cent stake in Australia’s No 2 airline Virgin Australia from US private equity firm Bain Capital, the companies said on Tuesday (Oct 1).