A year later, in May, Qatar withdrew from Gulf Air to ensure the development of its national airline. Also that year, the airline resumed services to Jakarta. The airline became the Airbus A380 's ninth customer in 2001 when two aircraft of the type were ordered, plus two options. In October 2000 ( 2000-10), Qatar Airways ordered an International Aero Engines V2500-powered Airbus A319CJ and took an option for another aircraft of the type. Ī fourth A300-600R on lease from AWAS joined the fleet in April 2000 ( 2000-04). The airline became a customer for the type in 2003. The airline took delivery of the first A320 powered by Aero Engines V2500 on lease from SALE in February 1999 ( 1999-02). Also in 1998, the carrier struck a deal with Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) for the lease of four Airbus A320s, with deliveries scheduled between February and April 1999 ( 1999-04) these latter four aircraft were aimed at replacing the Boeing 727-200 Advanced fleet and to fill the capacity gap before the hand over of the first A320 from Airbus. In July 1998 ( 1998-07) the carrier placed a firm order with Airbus for six Airbus A320s, slated for delivery between 20 it also took options for five more aircraft of the type. A third A300-600R joined the fleet shortly afterwards, also on lease from AWAS. The entering of these two A300s into the fleet also marked the introduction of a new logo. The airline also took delivery of two second-hand 231-seater Airbus A300-600R aircraft on lease from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) during the year they replaced two Boeing 747s. Flights to London were launched during 1997. Services to Athens, Istanbul, Madras and Tunis were suspended in late 1996, whereas Calcutta and Muscat were removed from the route network in January and September 1997 ( 1997-09), respectively. Ī Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200 in old livery. The airline acquired a second-hand Boeing 747SP from Air Mauritius in 1996. During 1995, two ex- All Nippon Airways Boeing 747s were bought from Boeing. By this time the fleet consisted of two Airbus A310s that served a route network including Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Cairo, Dubai, Khartoum, Kuwait, London, Madras, Manila, Muscat, Osaka, Sharjah, Taipei, Tokyo and Trivandrum. In April 1995 ( 1995-04), the airline's CEO was the Sheikh Hamad Bin Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani who employed a staff of 75. Qatar Airways was established by the government of Qatar on November 22, 1993 ( ) operations started on January 20, 1994 ( ). It became the first country among the three to withdraw from the Airline to solely focus on its own airline Qatar Airways, although it remained a member of the airline for six months after the government announced its complete withdrawal. The State of Qatar was a joint-owner member of Gulf Air along with Oman, The UAE (only the Emirate of Abu Dhabi), and Kingdom of Bahrain, until May 2002, following its withdrawal. The carrier has been a member of the Oneworld alliance since October 2013 ( 2013-10).Ī Qatar Airways 727-200 at Dubai International Airport in 1996. Qatar Airways Group employs more than 43,000 people. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 150 international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. ( Arabic: القطرية, al-Qaṭariya), operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Qatar.
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