Airline industry - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com Monthly in print | Daily on the web Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:15:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dteurope.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-dt_favicon-32x32.png Airline industry - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com 32 32 Qatar Airways 'Airline of the Year' for the 7th Time https://dteurope.com/news/qatar-airways-airline-of-the-year-for-the-seventh-time/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:17:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=55999 Qatar Airways, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2022, has been named ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organization, Skytrax, for an unprecedented seventh time (in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022). Qatar Airways also took home three additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class […]

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]]> Sustainable Fuel and Fleet Modernization https://dteurope.com/transport/sustainable-fuel-and-fleet-modernization/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:32:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=46675 The Air France Group has recently announced that it commits to setting science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets with the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The use of sustainable fuel and fleet modernization are two of the elements used to achieve the targets. The Air France-KLM Group has signed a letter of commitment with the independent […]

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]]> Qatar Airways, ‘Airline of the Year’ for the 6th Time https://dteurope.com/business/qatar-airways-airline-of-the-year-for-the-6th-time/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:30:06 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=43789 Qatar Airways has been announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax, in addition to securing five additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge, World’s Best Business Class Airline Seat, World’s Best Business Class Onboard Catering and Best Airline in the Middle […]

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]]> Wizz Air Makes Vaccination Compulsory for Employees https://dteurope.com/travel/wizz-air-makes-vaccination-compulsory-for-employees/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:51:06 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=43040 From December 1 this year, vaccination will be compulsory for all on-board staff on the airline's aircraft, but regular PCR and antigen tests will also be accepted in exceptional cases, Wizz Air said. As the business news site napi.hu reports, in a spirit of corporate social responsibility, the airline is introducing the new rules to […]

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]]> Qatar Airways, Airline of the Year 2021 at AirlineRatings https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-the-airline-of-the-year-2021-at-airlineratings/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:11:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=42297 A press statement by the aitlines says it has also clinched the Best Middle East Airline, Best Catering, and the Best Business Class awards. This marks the third year in a row Qatar Airways has achieved the Best Business Class accolade, recognising its patented Qsuite product. The AirlineRatings ‘Airline of the Year’ award acknowledges the […]

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]]> Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Saudi Destinations https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-resumes-flights-to-saudi-destinations/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:55:40 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=30496 With the ending a week ago of Qatar’s blockade, introduced in 2017 by several Arab states, Qatar Airways is allowed to use Saudi airspace again and it resumed daily flights from Doha to Saudi Arabia earlier this week. A plane operated by the national carrier of the State of Qatar landed in Riyadh earlier this […]

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]]> Qatar Airways: Additional Flights and Aircraft Upgrades https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-additional-flights-and-aircraft-upgrades/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:26:32 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=27437 The airline says its fleet of modern, fuel-efficient aircraft has enabled it to continue flying throughout the pandemic and lead the industry in offering global connectivity with more than 700 weekly flights to over 100 destinations. According to a statement by Qatar Airways, the airline will increase services and upgrade aircraft to several destinations, including […]

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]]> Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Seven Destinations https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-resumes-flights-to-seven-destinations/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:48:23 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=26666 Qatar Airways says its fleet of modern fuel-efficient aircraft has enabled it to continue flying throughout the pandemic and sustainably rebuild its network maintaining its position as the leading international carrier providing global connectivity. The seven destinations include Algiers, Kiev, Miami, Phuket, Seychelles, Tbilisi and Warsaw. The national carrier of the State of Qatar will […]

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]]> Qatar Airways Further Expands Network https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-further-expands-network/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:46:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=24552 The airline’s young fleet of sustainable aircraft has enabled it to maintain its position as the leading airline providing global connectivity with over 650 weekly flights to more than 90 destinations. A pres release by Qatar Airways says the airline continues to lead the aviation industry offering more global connectivity than any other airline. With […]

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]]> Qatar Airways Restarts Flights to Budapest https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-restarts-flights-to-budapest/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:04:08 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=20327 Qatar Airways has announced that it is resuming services to Budapest from June 15, 2020. Hungary’s capital resumes scheduled services with three weekly flights operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. As one of the only global airlines to have maintained a significant schedule throughout this crisis, Qatar Airways is uniquely positioned to monitor trends in […]

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]]> Singapore Airlines: SGD 10 Billion in Fresh Liquidity https://dteurope.com/travel/singapore-airlines-secures-sgd-10-billion-in-fresh-liquidity/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 20:59:56 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=20121 Singapore Airlines (SIA) has raised SGD 10 Billion of liquidity through its recent Rights Issue, as well as a mix of secured and unsecured credit facilities. This puts SIA on a steady footing as it tackles the challenges posed by the global Covid-19 outbreak. A SIA statement says the airline secured SGD 8.8 billion in […]

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]]> Qatar Airways Becomes Largest Carrier https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-becomes-largest-carrier/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:25:08 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=19864 The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for the global aviation industry. Qatar Airways has led the industry during these challenging times taking people home safely and reliably on more flights to more destinations than any other airline, becoming the largest airline in the world over the past three months, a press release by the […]

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]]> Tax Relief for Hungarian Air Companies https://dteurope.com/business/tax-relief-for-hungarian-air-companies/ Sat, 16 May 2020 15:14:55 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=19241 Hungarian airlines will receive a tax credit, according to the Hungarian Gazette published Friday night. According to this, the tax credit is available to companies with at least 10 employees whose main activity is one of the following: manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft; aircraft, spaceship repair; or air passenger transport - and sales fell by […]

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]]> Qatar Airways Thanks Healthcare Professionals with Free Tickets https://dteurope.com/travel/qatar-airways-thanks-healthcare-professionals-with-free-tickets/ Mon, 11 May 2020 17:20:06 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=19053 Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say thank you for their heroic work looking after people during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The giveaway will open at 00.01 AM on 12 May and close at 23:59 on 18 May (Doha time). Healthcare professionals can register for this exclusive offer […]

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]]> IATA: Airlines Facing Rapid Cash Burn https://dteurope.com/news/iata-airlines-facing-rapid-cash-burn/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:15:49 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=17962 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published a new analysis showing that airlines may burn through USD 61 billion of their cash reserves during the second quarter ending June 30, 2020, while posting a quarterly net loss of USD 39 billion, ftnnews reports. This analysis is based on the impact assessment IATA released last week, […]

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