Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

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chiki
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:27 am

Well the A380 is back, confirmed

https://twitter.com/qatarairways/status ... 39588?s=19


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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:10 am

According to some german aviation forums DUS will be the first new german Destination after the Open Skies Agreement has been signed. Starting December 16, daily on a 787-8. Now they can fill the gap that Etihad left.
They originally intended to start both DUS and HAM but the Open Skies has some limitations before it becomes unlimited in Winter 2024/2025. From now on Qatar Airways can only offer 7 additional weekly services to German cities other than FRA and MUC. From winter 2022/2023 it will be another 9, from winter 2023/2024 another 12 and then unlimited one year later.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:45 pm

Qatar Airways and China Southern signed a MOU expanding their existing codeshares, and outlining greater benefits such as reciprical lounge access and enhanced frequent flyer cooperation.
QR will also move its Beijing ops from PEK to Daxing International.

https://www.qatarairways.com/en/press-r ... lines.html
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:16 pm

QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX. Shown on schedule starting Feb 2022

https://livefromalounge.com/qatar-airwa ... -aircraft/
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:06 pm

mercure1 wrote:
QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX. Shown on schedule starting Feb 2022

https://livefromalounge.com/qatar-airwa ... -aircraft/


Leasing planes from their 5 star competitor…..so much for being the Best Airline lol
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:08 pm

QR has an ownership stake in CX, and alliance partnership so seems quite logical. They did the same with BA and LA previously.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:19 pm

blooc350 wrote:
mercure1 wrote:
QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX. Shown on schedule starting Feb 2022

https://livefromalounge.com/qatar-airwa ... -aircraft/


Leasing planes from their 5 star competitor…..so much for being the Best Airline lol

In whom they have stake and may never have the bandwidth to operate those aircraft
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sat Dec 04, 2021 1:59 am

Hoping they bring the 77W back to BOS, it did well prior to the pandemic
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:35 am

mercure1 wrote:
QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX. Shown on schedule starting Feb 2022

https://livefromalounge.com/qatar-airwa ... -aircraft/

Ex CX 77W A7-BOB is already reported on Skyliner as in service.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:00 pm

mercure1 wrote:
QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX.

All of which will be F-equipped. Be interesting to see how QR sells those seats.


blooc350 wrote:
Leasing planes from their 5 star competitor…..so much for being the Best Airline lol

Um, what does one have to do with the other?
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:49 pm

blooc350 wrote:
mercure1 wrote:
QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX. Shown on schedule starting Feb 2022

https://livefromalounge.com/qatar-airwa ... -aircraft/


Leasing planes from their 5 star competitor…..so much for being the Best Airline lol


Well, CX has limited options and places to fly those 77W's given the restrictive measures in place to enter Hong Kong. There's little to no business demand to HKG at the moment. QR has leased planes to and from airlines in the past. It operated some LATAM A350s for a time, and has leased planes and pilots to BA as well not that long ago. Leasing planes from another airline and being a top rated carrier have nothing to do with each other.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:20 am

TC957 wrote:
mercure1 wrote:
QR leasing 4 77W frames from CX. Shown on schedule starting Feb 2022

https://livefromalounge.com/qatar-airwa ... -aircraft/

Ex CX 77W A7-BOB is already reported on Skyliner as in service.

The following B77W are leaving/have left and being returned to their lessor BOC Aviation, then would go to Qatar Airways:

Registration/ MSN/ Line No.
1. B-KPL 36161 / 818
2. B-KPM 36159 / 835
3. B-KPN 36165 / 839
4. B-KPP 36164 / 845

As what ContinentalEWR has mentioned, Hong Kong currently has one of the strictest COVID19 entry requirement and may get worse due to Omicron variant. Most of the CX flight are being done now by A321neo, A350 and some A333/B77W. 70% of B77W fleet are now stored at ASP. Way too many excess capacity now, hence the early lease return/ lease cancellation. Demand or HKG flight literally tanked.....
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:36 pm

Qatar and BA expand their joint business agreement covering additional markets.

https://menafn.com/1103377187/British-A ... t-business
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:23 am

Qatar Executive took delivery of it's eighth G650ER in November, followed by a triple delivery this month and with one more to go before the end of the year, taking the fleet to 12 G650ER.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/qata ... m-g650ers/
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:22 pm

Rumor: Qatar Airways will lease Etihad’s A350s. This has to be confirmed.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:49 am

Are there plans to update the existing business class seats on the A350-900 to the current 787-9 ones?
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:03 am

xwb777 wrote:
Rumor: Qatar Airways will lease Etihad’s A350s. This has to be confirmed.

Interesting, as EY showed off the A350 at the airshow recently.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:00 pm

myki wrote:
xwb777 wrote:
Rumor: Qatar Airways will lease Etihad’s A350s. This has to be confirmed.

Interesting, as EY showed off the A350 at the airshow recently.


It doesn’t really make sense IMO. Etihad only has 5 350s that they would want to use soon. And given Qatar are complaining about 350s I’d assume they’d want some unwanted aircraft from Etihad like their 777s or 330s. But I could be wrong as I have no knowledge.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:26 pm

Gar1G wrote:
myki wrote:
xwb777 wrote:
Rumor: Qatar Airways will lease Etihad’s A350s. This has to be confirmed.

Interesting, as EY showed off the A350 at the airshow recently.


It doesn’t really make sense IMO. Etihad only has 5 350s that they would want to use soon. And given Qatar are complaining about 350s I’d assume they’d want some unwanted aircraft from Etihad like their 777s or 330s. But I could be wrong as I have no knowledge.

Not saying it will happen, but makes sense to me. Remember leasing out the A350s means EY can delay entering them into service…which means delaying training and induction costs. If the price is right might be worth it. It’s not like EY desperately needs the planes at the moment-leasing them out might be more profitable than actually using them in service, especially with the Omicron setbacks.
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Sun Dec 26, 2021 9:09 pm

There are some thoughts (only rumored so far) that Qatar Airways may let their two 748 freighters fly for a European cargo operator. This arose as a result of Air Belgium announcing a search for 748 pilots for three freighters to be acquired in early 2022. Would QR lease or sell outright to CMA CGM to be operated by Air Belgium (similar to the four former A330Fs of Qatar Airways that went to CMA CGM) or lease or sell outright to Air Belgium . Would QR do that or keep the two freighters to be chartered only? Mystery where a third freighter would be sourced (eg possibly one of the ex-Saudia freighters sold to Hongyuan?)
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Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:57 am

Please stick to the topic, the topic is about Qatar Airways and not Etihad
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