Growth is important for Qatar Airways said the carrier’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker recently as he announced that the carrier has now risen to the third largest cargo airline in IATA rankings and detailed plans for a fleet of 21 freighters by 2017 along with a quintupling of its current cargo terminal capacity in Doha by 2018. While growth is important, Al Baker emphasised it’s not merely growth for growth’s sake. “We are not here in the business of charity,” he highlighted to media … [Read more...] about Growth important to QR, but so is quality: Al Baker
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Qatar Airways plans door-to-door courier service
Qatar Airways has announced its intention to tap the surging ecommerce business by getting into door-to-door courier delivery. Speaking to cargo media in Doha, Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker said the new QR Express product announced today, was aimed squarely at the growing global ecommerce logistics business. “We want to get into the courier business which is high yield and high margin business,” Al Baker said. “We are very keen on this and this is the first step. We don’t want … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways plans door-to-door courier service
Qatar expands B787 capacity to Scandinavia
Qatar Airways is continuing its rapid growth and responding to what it says is increasing demand within Europe with a substantial increase in flight frequencies to Stockholm in Sweden, Copenhagen in Denmark and Brussels in Belgium. From 1 December 2015, flights from Doha to Stockholm, Sweden, will expand from a 10-times weekly service to 13 flights per week. The increase is seasonal and valid until 25 March 2016. A double-daily service will be operated every day except Wednesday by a B787 … [Read more...] about Qatar expands B787 capacity to Scandinavia
Qatar Airways develops in-house cargo management system
Qatar Airways has designed and implemented a next generation cargo management system named CROAMIS to manage its end-to-end airline cargo business processes. CROAMIS, Qatar Airways’ Cargo Reservations, Operations, Accounting and Management Information System, is a single system serving the airline’s entire global cargo network, designed to scale with the future growth expected. CROAMIS has been developed in-house by Qatar Airways through an innovative co-funded model with global IT services … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways develops in-house cargo management system
Qatar continues network expansion in Africa, Indian Subcontinent
Qatar Airways is continuing its rapid growth across Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent with an increase in flight frequencies to Asmara, Eritrea, and to Dhaka, Bangladesh. From 7 September 2015, flights from Doha to Asmara will be increased from four to five times per week, representing a 25 pr cent increase in capacity and enhanced connectivity, in particular for customers from North America and Europe. And on 9 December 2015, flights from Doha to Dhaka, Bangladesh operated with A330-300 … [Read more...] about Qatar continues network expansion in Africa, Indian Subcontinent
IAG, Qatar extend capacity partnership
IAG Cargo has announced a significant extension of its capacity partnership with Qatar Airways, one year on from the signing of their landmark freighter deal. In addition to an indefinite contract extension, IAG Cargo and Qatar Airways have created what they say is one of the broadest collaborations in the cargo industry by expanding the number of destinations the deal covers to nine routes. A new Shanghai to Madrid service and a new feed from Islamabad to the IAG Cargo network have launched, … [Read more...] about IAG, Qatar extend capacity partnership