Qatar Airways announces winter schedule
Qatar Airways has announced its winter schedule in line with passenger and cargo demand and the continued relaxation of entry restrictions around the world. Having become the largest international carrier during this crisis, the airline has applied its unrivalled knowledge of global passenger flows and booking trends to load a reliable winter schedule passengers can […]
Kirsten de Bruijn joins Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Kirsten de Bruijn in the capacity of senior vice president, cargo sales and network planning. An air cargo veteran with 13 years of experience in management in the air cargo industry, she shares Qatar Airways’s belief that the pace of change brought about by recent global events demands value centred […]
Qatar Airways releases 2019-20 annual report
Qatar Airways has published its Annual Report for 2019-20, highlighting the airline group’s resilience in the face of the continued “illegal” airspace blockade against the State of Qatar and the most challenging period in global aviation’s history. Qatar Airways is familiar with facing exceptional challenges; however, 2019-20 has been one of the most difficult years […]
Qatar Airways resumes flights to London Gatwick
Qatar Airways continues to maintain its position as the leading international carrier providing global connectivity to the UK with the resumption of daily flights to London Gatwick starting August 20 2020. The flights will be operated by the airline’s modern fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The resumption of London Gatwick services will see the airline’s UK […]
Menzies Aviation and Qatar Airways Cargo announce agreement
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, and Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading cargo carrier, announce a new long-term agreement to provide cargo handling, freighter aircraft handling and cargo transportation to/from aircraft at London Heathrow Airport. The move is part of a joint approach to develop Qatar Airways Cargo’s global network handling partnership programme. Menzies […]
Qatar Airways statement on International Court of Justice judgment
“Qatar Airways welcomes the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirming that the ICAO Council has the jurisdiction to hear any disagreement relating to the interpretation and implementation of the Chicago Convention 1944 and the International Air Services Transit Agreement. “We look forward to observing the return of the State of Qatar to […]
First international airline to resume flights to the Maldives
Qatar Airways is the first international airline to resume flights to the Maldives, with the first daily service touching down at Velana International Airport marked with a water cannon salute. With the airline’s network never falling below 30 destinations throughout this crisis, Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of international air travel. By the […]
Qatar Airways launches three weekly flights to Toronto
QATAR Airways has started to operate three weekly flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport from July 4. The flights are operated by an Airbus A350-900 offering around 18 tonnes of cargo capacity. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “In these difficult times, customers are looking for an airline they can rely on […]
Qatar returns to La Serenissima
Qatar Airways will be resuming services to Venice, Italy starting from July 15. The popular tourist destination and major arts and cultural centre will become the airline’s third destination in Italy to resume flights, marking a significant step in the resumption of global travel. The national carrier of the State of Qatar will also increase […]
Qatar Airways and UNHCR join to deliver aid supplies for the displaced globally
Qatar Airways has announced a two-year partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to deliver on its purpose of providing humanitarian relief and assistance to the displaced globally. The partnership, which is a first between both organisations, will involve a strategic collaboration whereby Qatar Airways will support with the delivery of crucial aid supplies to […]
Qatar Airways Cargo transports vaccines to India
Qatar Airways Cargo transported 56 SkyCell containers with vaccines from one of the largest vaccine manufacturers worldwide on its scheduled freighter and belly-hold cargo flights for its customer, CEVA Logistics. The 54-tonne shipment consisting of pneumococcal and varicella vaccines were flown from Brussels to Mumbai via the carrier’s hub in Doha on two separate flights. […]
Qatar Airways Cargo introduces additional belly-hold capacity to and from Scandinavia
Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced additional flights to and from Scandinavian cities Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, offering freight capacity for local exports amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Five additional Airbus A350 freight-only passenger aircraft have been introduced each week to the carrier’s existing thrice-weekly belly-hold passenger flights in Copenhagen, Denmark, bringing the total weekly cargo capacity […]
Qatar Airways Cargo prioritises essential medical supplies and aid relief
Qatar Airways Cargo has increased services around the world, operating freighters and freight-only passenger aircraft to ensure the continuity of global trade and transportation of essential supplies to where they are needed during this critical time. In the past month, the airline has transported over 50,000,000kg of medical and aid supplies to impacted regions around […]
Qatar Cargo increases frequencies to The Netherlands
Qatar Airways Cargo has increased its freighter frequency to The Netherlands from nine weekly flights to 34 flights a week, making cargo capacity over 7,500 tonnes. Pharmaceuticals and perishables form the majority of exports, whilst imports mainly consist of medical equipment, vegetables, fruits and flowers. “In these tough and trying times, it’s important to support […]
Qatar Airways lays on repatriation flights
Qatar Airways will expand operations to Australia to help get many stranded people home. From March 29, the airline will provide a daily service to Brisbane, a double daily service to Perth, a double daily service to Melbourne and a triple daily service to Sydney. “We are thankful to the Australian Government, airports and staff […]
Qatar contributes to coronavirus relief efforts
Five Qatar Airways Cargo freighters, two Boeing 747Fs and three Boeing 777Fs, have departed to China, 21 February, carrying around 300 tonnes of medical supplies that have been donated by the airline to support Coronavirus relief efforts. The flights which are headed to Beijing, Shangahi and Guangzhou, are part of the airlines voluntary offer of […]
Qatar Airways Cargo to add South American flights
Qatar Airways Cargo will expand South American services with new flights to Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia from 16 January. The flights will use Boeing 777 freighters, with twice-weekly services Bogota from Doha operating via Luxembourg and Miami, with the return operating via Liege. Twice-weekly flights to Campinas from Doha will go via Luxembourg, returning […]
Qatar Airways ends Maastricht to Liege flights
Qatar Airways Cargo will stop operating flights between Maastricht and Liege airports, according Belgian minister Jean-Luc Crucke. The flight covering 38 kilometres and lasting nine minutes was part of a flight route from China via Doha to Mexico. The contract reportedly stated the cargo must be sent to Maastricht but the Dutch airport’s runway was […]
Liege Airport signs deals at WeCargo event
The WeCargo event on 12-14 November gave Liege Airport the opportunity to sign three partnership agreements with Orange Belgium, Alibaba Cloud and Qatar Airways Cargo. The agreement with Qatar Airways Cargo extends the airline’s contract at the airport and confirms plans to expand operations. Guillaume Halleux, chief officer of cargo at Qatar Airways says: “We […]
Qatar Airways adds Changi to freighter network
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Singapore as the newest freighter destination on its transpacific freighter route, with two Boeing 777 Freighter flights a week. The flights arrive into Singapore from Chicago, and from Singapore depart for Macau on Tuesdays and Saturdays onward to Los Angeles, Mexico City and Guadalajara before arriving in Doha via Liege. […]
The Donald ducks into Qatar Airways signing
Qatar Airways and Boeing finalised a significant order for five Boeing 777 freighters during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday 9 July 2019 in the company of The Donald. His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar and President Donald Trump saw a signing ceremony between Akbar Ali Baker, Qatar […]
EFL launches weekly charter flight to Pittsburgh
EFL has launched a weekly charter flight to Pittsburgh International Airport to move cargo from Asia, using a Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 Freighter. The service offers customers a transit time of 72 hours to get cargo from Asia and move it out the same day to regional distribution centres and retail stores in the […]
Qatar Airways Cargo connects Doha with Almaty
Qatar Airways Cargo operated its first cargo flight to Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan on 17 January using a Boeing 777-200 Freighter. The airport operator says flights between Doha and Almaty is another step in the development of the regional aviation hub and the expansion of economic cooperation between Qatar and Kazakhstan. Qatar Airways will […]
Qatar Airways Cargo adds Guadalajara to network
Qatar Airways Cargo has started freighter services to Guadalajara, Mexico expanding its network in the Americas, serving the destination with a Boeing 777 Freighter. Guadalajara services started on 6 January, with twice-weekly freighters departing from Macau to Los Angeles and onward to Mexico City then to Guadalajara, before departing for Doha via Liege. Guadalajara is […]
Qatar Airways rolls out mail management system
Qatar Airways Cargo has rolled out an automated mail management system at more than 50 stations, supporting ever-growing volumes of e-commerce. The cargo carrier also signed an agreement with Descartes and integrated its Descartes vMail product with its in-house cargo management information system Cargo Reservations, Operations, Accounting and Management Information System (CROAMIS) for electronic data […]
Qatar Airways Cargo gains QEP accreditation at 10 more stations
Qatar Airways Cargo has extended its Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) network to another 10 stations, bringing the total to 15. The QEP accreditation recognises that carriers operate Envirotainer containers in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) throughout their network, demonstrating proper management of active pharma shipments. The 10 new stations are […]
Qatar Airways Cargo flies to Brasilia to fight HIV epidemic
Qatar Airways Cargo flew 100 tonnes of medication from Mumbai to Brasilia on a charter flight for its customer, Hermes Travel and Cargo. The pallets were loaded on a Boeing 777 Freighter in Mumbai, and the life-saving Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medications were dispatched to support Brazil’s Ministry of Health’s response to the HIV epidemic. The […]
FIA 2018: Qatar Airways confirms order for five 777 Freighters
Qatar Airways has finalised an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters in a deal signed at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. The deal is worth $1.7 billion at list prices, and will add to Qatar Airways’ existing Boeing freighter fleet of 13 777s and two 747-8s. The announcement was attended by the state of Qatar’s […]
Emirates SkyCargo’s Henrik Ambak elected Cargo iQ vice chairman
Emirates SkyCargo’s Henrik Ambak has been elected vice chairman of Cargo iQ, and the group has also welcomed board members from Qatar Airways Cargo and Swissport for the first time. Ambak brings over three decades of air cargo experience with him, having started his career in freight forwarding, moving to ground handling, before joining Cargolux […]
Qatar Airways to fly Bangladeshi garments to New York
Qatar Airways Cargo and Expo Freight Logistics have signed an agreement for weekly scheduled charter services flying a Boeing 777 Freighter between Dhaka and New York loaded with garments. Through the QR Charter service, Qatar Airways commenced services with more than 100 tonnes of cargo capacity on 13 May and will continue for a period […]
