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Qatar airways
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2. o QATAR AIRWAYS COMPANY OPERATING AS QATAR AIRWAYS, IS THE STATE-OWNED FLAG
CARRIER OF QATAR.
o HEADQUARTERED
QATAR AIRWAYS TOWER IN DOHA
3. • FOUNDEDNOVEMBER 22, 1993
• COMMENCED OPERATIONSJANUARY 20, 1994
• HUBS :HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTFREQUENT-FLYER PROGRAMQATAR AIRWAYS PRIVILEGE
CLUB (QMILES)
4. • FLEET SIZE196
• DESTINATIONS151
• COMPANY SLOGAN GOING PLACES TOGETHER[
• PARENT COMPANY:GOVERNMENT OF QATAR
• HEADQURTERSQATAR :AIRWAYS TOWERS,DOHA,QATAR
• KEY PEOPLEAKBAR AL BAKER(CEO)
• EMPLOYEES24,000
5. HISTORY
• QATAR AIRWAYS WAS ESTABLISHED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1993
• IT’S OPERATIONS STARTED ON JANUARY 20, 1994.
• CURRENT LOGO WAS INTRODUCED IN THE YEAR 2004.
• IN JUNE 2003, A QATAR AIRWAYS AIRBUS A320 WAS THE FIRST AIRCRAFT THAT RESUMED THE
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES TO IRAQ WHEN IT FLEW THE DOHA–BASRA ROUTE.
6. • ON OCTOBER 12, 2009, THE COMPANY COMPLETED THE WORLD’S FIRST COMMERCIAL
PASSENGER FLIGHT POWERED BY A FUEL MADE FROM NATURAL GAS.
• THE AIRLINE HAS WON THE "WORLD'S BEST AIRLINE" AWARDS FOUR TIMES
7. CORPORATE AFFAIRS
• KEY PEOPLE
• AS AT JUNE 2017 THE QATAR AIRWAYS' CEO IS AKBAR AL BAKER, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING IN
THIS POSITION SINCE NOVEMBER 1996. BAKER IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HEATHROW AIRPORT
BOARD.
• OWNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
QATAR AIRWAYS HAS BEEN FULLY CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT SINCE JULY 2013
8. SPONSORSHIPS
• QATAR AIRWAYS HAS SPONSORED WEATHER FORECASTS ON SKY NEWS SINCE AUGUST 2005.
• IN JULY 2013, QATAR AIRWAYS BECAME FC BARCELONA'S PRIMARY SHIRT SPONSOR.
• IN AUGUST 2016, QATAR AIRWAYS BECAME OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE SPONSOR
FOR SYDNEY SWANS
• IN MAY 2017, QATAR AIRWAYS BECAME FIFA PARTNER AND 2018 AND 2022 FIFA WORLD
CUPS OFFICIAL SPONSOR.
9. CABIN
• BUSINESS CLASS
• QATAR AIRWAYS OFFERS BUSINESS CLASS PASSENGERS FULLY FLAT HORIZONTAL BEDS IN A 2-2-2
CONFIGURATION ON BOARD ITS BOEING 777 AIRCRAFT.
10. • ECONOMY CLASS
• QATAR AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS WAS NAMED BEST IN THE WORLD IN THE 2009 AND
2010 SKYTRAX AWARDS.
• QATAR AIRWAYS OFFERS ECONOMY CLASS PASSENGERS A SEAT PITCH OF UP TO 34 INCHES.