Qatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Customs have signed an MoU for the use of electronic air waybill (e-AWB). The document was signed by Qatar Airways chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann and Mohammed Ahmed Al Mohannadi, operations and risk analysis department manager of customs in the presence of senior officials from both companies. The milestone agreement will bring Qatar Airways one step closer towards electronic freight, also known as e-freight, with the intention to eliminate the … [Read more...] about QA to implement paperless freight transactions
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Qatar Airways takes delivery of its first A380
Qatar Airways took delivery of its highly anticipated first A380. With 10 A380-800s on order, the carrier is preparing to take delivery of four of them before the end of this year. The airline will first introduce A380 services on one of its frequencies on the Doha-London route from October, followed by Paris Charles De Gaulle shortly thereafter. In the last quarter of 2014, it is expected that the airline will start receiving its first A350 XWB aircraft as the world’s launch customer. … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways takes delivery of its first A380
Qatar Airways hires former Cargolux APAC head
Matthew Ma joins Qatar Airways as vice president Cargo Asia. Ma comes with a wealth of experience in the freight industry, having over 45 years of experience. He worked at Cargolux for 41 years, starting off as regional manager space control and charter sales for Cargolux, USA, based in Montreal and Seattle. He then returned to Hong Kong to head the Cargolux Asia & Pacific region, where he remained until joining Qatar Airways Cargo. Ulrich Ogiermann, chief officer cargo said, … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways hires former Cargolux APAC head
Qatar CEO threatens Airbus orders over slots
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker has threatened to reconsider his airline's outstanding Airbus orders should the Abu Dhabi-based carrier fail to obtain requested slots at European airports. “If they (European airport slots) are limited further, we will stop buying European aircraft. We have 186 orders at Airbus. What impact would that have on German jobs?” al Baker told the German daily, Handelsblatt. The Qatari carrier currently has 50 orders for … [Read more...] about Qatar CEO threatens Airbus orders over slots
Qatar expands India services
Qatar Airways is starting flights from Doha to two new destinations in India this month - Amritsar from 11 October and Goa from 25 October. Its cargo GSA in Amritsar is Hercules Aviation while the GSA for Goa will be announced shortly. … [Read more...] about Qatar expands India services
EUROPE & CIS: US$4.1 billion in orders at Paris show for RR
While not everyone left the Paris Airshow in a jubilant mood, Rolls-Royce left with at least a grin on its face after picking up a number of engine orders worth US$4.1 billion from carriers including Gulf Air, Qatar Airlines, Royal China, Condor of Germany, Cathay Pacific and AirAsia X. The orders included an order from AirAsia X for the Trent XWB to power its order – also placed at the Paris show – for 10 firm and five options for Airbus’ A350 XWB aircraft. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: US$4.1 billion in orders at Paris show for RR