The dispute has led to the grounding of 21 planes out of 53 A350s operated by Qatar Airways and cast a pall over the airline's preparations for the World Cup later this year.
Airbus and one of its biggest customers, Qatar Airways, are embroiled in a legal dispute over the grounding of the larger twin-aisle A350 plane
Delhi's first patient of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a 37-year-old man, has been discharged from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital.
Qatar Airways says it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s over degradation of the plane's fuselage
'Things will get worse for the Indian aviation industry before they get better,' says industry official
Qatar Airways on Sunday reported revenue losses of USD 1.9 billion for the past year, blaming the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing boycott of Doha by four Arab nations for the drop.
The airline also disclosed it had received a 7.3 billion riyal advance from its owner, the government of Qatar, after March that has since been converted into new shares
Last week, PIA grounded 150 pilots with "dubious licenses" after the preliminary probe report of the Karachi plane crash on May 22 blamed pilots and and air traffic control for the tragedy
The Doha-based carrier offered no figures for the number of employees who will be laid off.
"No! We are not interested in Air India," Akbar Al-Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, replied to a question on the airline's interest in Air India
The agreement will enable Qatar Airways to place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha and Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, the companies said
IndiGo, which has about 40% share of the domestic Indian market, is planning an aggressive push into more international destinations
The blockade on Qatar and withdrawal of 28 weekly between Doha and cities of New Delhi and Mumbai has increased the pressure on available seat capacity in Qatar-India routes, the airline said
The grounding of the Jet Airways has led to reduction in capacity and higher fares on international routes
Qatar Airways does not want to invest in an Indian airline just because it needs funds
India now allows 100% ownership of India-based airlines, up from 49%
The airline is pinning its hopes on the country's hyper-competitive domestic aviation market to see off global rivals Etihad and Emirates
The comments contrast with efforts by some rivals to push up female representation at the upper echelons
Deal would help it gain a foothold in the world's second-biggest aviation market
Qatar Airways will order all 60 of the Boeing 737 airplanes for which it signed a letter of intent last year