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Qatar becomes first carrier to enable B787-8 with Starlink

Posted on January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways has launched the world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 787 and completed Airbus A350 Starlink rollout, connecting over 11 million passengers with the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky. The carrier has now officially become the first airline in the world to equip and certify the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with Starlink. The airline set an unprecedented pace for fleet upgrades, completing massive installations in record time. Three Dreamliners are already operational with Starlink, and the carrier…

NCAA threatens sanctions against Qatar Airways, Air Maroc, Saudi Air

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Wole Shadare

NCAA threatens sanctions as Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Air snub directive over ill-treatment of passengers The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to sanction Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc and Saudi Air for failing to comply with its directives and determinations on passenger complaints. Spokesman for the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, who posted this on his verified X handle @mikeachimugu01 on Friday, detailed infractions committed by the airlines. He said: ‘The airline @qatarairways…

Travel chaos as Qatar, UAE close airspace, Nigerian travellers on edge

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Flights to Doha, Dubai diverted Nigerians planning to travel around the world through Doha, Qatar, Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates are on edge as the closure of UAE and Qatar airspace late Monday night, as missiles were fired from Iran towards US bases in Qatar and Iraq, threw commercial air traffic completely out of gear. Within an hour, the UAE airspace was also closed. That threw flights completely out of gear….

Qatar: Aviation’s role in helping Africa become an economic superpower

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by Wole Shadare

At home to the world’s youngest workforce, paired with evolving legislation and massive capacity for expansion of airline services, Africa has unprecedented potential for development, writes Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial, Thierry Antinori With the world’s youngest and fastest-growing workforce and rich natural resources, it is well documented that Africa has vast potential for socio-economic development. Much has been said and written about how to unleash that potential. Still, the continent’s people, business and political leaders…

Qatar transforms skies into first ever competitive gaming arena

Posted on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways has set a new benchmark with the launch of a pioneering e-sports competition, ‘Gaming in the Sky’, onboard a commercial aircraft. The ground-breaking event was powered by next-generation Starlink connectivity and took place on 11 May 2025 during a flight from Doha to London. The tournament brought together a global roster of top gaming and entertainment talent, including Tfue, Castro1021, Lisa Zimouche, Alodia Gosiengfiao, Dantic, SV2, AJ3, Aameghessib, Danny Aarons, Ffearfful, MattHDGamer, and…

Qatar enhances Business class menu to key destinations

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, Qatar Airways has announced a further enhancement to its business class service by introducing caviar service on its menu offering. The Doha-based carrier is the only airline in the world to have won the Skytrax World’s Best Business class 11 times. The carrier announced further enhancement starting with 13 routes from August 15, as caviar lovers can experience the luxurious service onboard Qatar Airways business class between Doha and Boston, Dallas, Hong Kong,…

Qatar reports $22.2 billion revenue, $1.7 billion profit, strongest performance in 27 years

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Annual profits 39% higher than previous year Qatar Airways Group has reported the strongest financial performance in its 27-year history, announcing record profits of QAR6.1 billion (US$1.7 billion) in its Annual Report for the 2023/24 financial year. The multiple award-winning airline group reported historic net profits of QAR6.1 billion (US$1.7 billion) during the 2023/24 fiscal, with a total revenue of QAR81 billion (US$22.2 billion), representing an increase of QAR4.7 billion (US$1.3 billion) – up…

Qatar inches close to 49% stake in RwandAir, says Yvonne Makolo

Posted on June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways and RwandAir are set to finalise a deal that will see the Doha-based airline take up a 49 percent stake in the Kigali-based airline. Ms. Yvonne Makolo, RwandAir’s CEO and the outgoing Chair of the IATA Board of Governors, speaking to Aviation Metric on the sidelines of the just-ended 80th IATA AGM and Word Air Transport Summit held in Dubai and hosted by Emirates Airlines, said: “We just are about finalising [the agreement]…

Qatar’s destinations in Africa rise to 29 with DRC operations

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Mega carrier, Qatar Airways is expanding rapidly into the African aviation market as the carrier began flight operations, connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo with Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The inaugural flight from Doha to Kinshasa landed at N’djili International Airport on Saturday, 01 June 2024, bringing the total number of African destinations served by the airline to 29. The new route promises to connect Kinshasa to the world via Qatar Airways’ Doha…

Qatar Airways, Access Bank ink deal on discounted fares

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways, the unprecedented seven-time winner of the Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Access Bank to offer the bank’s customers across Africa exclusive discounts on flights – embodying its commitment to enhancing air transport accessibility and convenience. In efforts to ease financial barriers to air travel, the multiple award-winning airline will offer a 12 per cent discount on both business and economy class tickets to Access Bank customers who…