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Qatar Airways was established by the government of Qatar on November 22, 1993; operations began on January 20, 1994. [ 11][ 12] Amman was the airline's first destination in May 1994. [ 13] In April 1995, the airline's CEO was Sheikh Hamad Bin Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani, who employed a staff of 75. By this time the fleet consisted of two Airbus ...
Retrieved 23 May 2009. ^ "Qatar Airways to Launch Direct Services to Lisbon, Malta, Rabat, Langkawi, Davao, Izmir and Mogadishu". aviationtribune. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
On 19 December 2005, Air India flight 136, a Boeing 747-400M (registered as VT-AIM) flying from Los Angeles to Delhi via Frankfurt, suffered a tire blowout after take-off. [272] The plane dumped fuel and returned to Los Angeles after conducting an emergency landing.
Later in November 2007, Qatar Airways ordered the Boeing 787-8, [ 42] as well as the Boeing 777. The airline ordered three variants: the -300ER, the -200LR, and the 777F. The newest addition to the fleet is the Boeing 737 MAX 8, which Qatar Airways began operations with in 2023.
Cargo airline. A Boeing 777 F of FedEx Express, which is the largest cargo airline in the world. A Boeing 747-400 F of Cargolux. Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines .
The largest airlines in the world can be defined in several ways. As of 2023, Delta Air Lines was the largest by revenue, assets, market capitalization and brand value; American Airlines Group by passengers carried, fleet size and employees; FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers; Southwest Airlines by routes; and Turkish Airlines by ...
Abidjan Air Cargo: ABICAR Côte d'Ivoire defunct ABP ABS Jets: BAIR Czech Republic Named changed from Aba Air: M3 TUS ABSA Cargo: Turismo Brazil TTN Absolute Flight Services: TITANIUM South Africa GB ABX ABX Air: ABEX United States August 15, 2003 Air operations of former Airborne Express: IAE AC Insat-Aero: Russia defunct NCL ACA (Ancargo Air ...
Cathay Pacific was founded on 24 September 1946 by Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow and American Roy C. Farrell. The airline celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2016. As of March 2024, its major shareholders are Swire Pacific with a 45% stake, Air China with 30% and Qatar Airways with 9.9%.