Brief summary about fast growing airlines, Qatar Airways.

1. Presentation on Qatar Airways
PRESENTED BY :
RAJU LAMA
BTTM 2ND SEM

2. INTRODUCTION
 Qatar Airways Company operating as Qatar Airways.
 Established in 1994 with wet-leased fleet B767-200(ER) from Kuwait
Airways.
 50% stake hold by government and rest belong to various private
sectors.
 Got 5-star rating by SKYTRAX (The world’s largest airline review site).
 Akbar Al Baker is CEO since 1996.

3. SERVICE AREA/NETWORK
 Qatar Airways has established a key transportation hub linking East to
West.
 Operates in more that 98 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and
America.
 Divided in three Catagories
a. CODESHARE AGREEMENTS
b. CARGO
c. AIRLINES LINKS & DIVISIONS

4. a. CODESHARE AGREEMENTS
Qatar Airways has code share agreements with following
airlines :
• Nippon Airways
• Garuda Indonesia
• Lufthansa
• Malaysia Airlines
• Middle East Airlines
• Philippine Airlines
• United Airways (USA)
• US Airways
• BMI (UK)

5. b. CARGO
 Qatar Airways provide cargo service with three Boeing 777f.
 It can handle 750,000 tones cargo per annum.
 Operates service to Chicago, Amsterdam, Kolkata, Milan……..

6. PASSENGER AND FLIGHT DESTINATIONS

7. c. AIRLINES LINKS & DIVISIONS
Qatar Airways/airline group is associated with many companies.
Such as :
• Qatar Aviation Services
• Qatar Duty free company
• Qatar Airways Holidays
• Qatar distribution Company
• United Media International Company
• Doha International Airport
• Qatar Aircraft Catering Company
• Qatar Executive

8. TECHNICAL APPROACH/ASPECTS
Divided into 5 categories
I. QATAR AIRWAYS FLEETS/AIRCRAFTS
II. QATAR AIRWAYS CURRENT FLEETS
III. CLASS OF SERVICES
IV. FUTURE AIRCRAFT
V. CABIN CREWS

9. i. QATAR AIRWAYS FLEETS/AIRCRAFTS
• Q.A started its operation with just 4 fleets. 28 aircraft by
2003 and reached 50 in 2006.
• Q.A now have 98 aircrafts and will reach 120 by 2013.
• Q.A has fleets with average aircraft age under four years
old.

10. AIRCRAFT TOTAL ORDERS
PASSENGERS
(FIRST/BUSINESS
/ECONOMY)
Airbus A319-100LR 2 0 110 (0/8/102)
Airbus A320-200 17 0 144 (0/12/132)
Airbus A321-200 12 6 177 (0/12/165)
Airbus A330-200 16 0
228 (12/24/192)
238 (12/18/208)
260 (0/24/236)
272 (0/24/248)
Airbus A330-300 13 0
259 (12/24/223)
305 (0/30/275)
Airbus A340-600 4 0 306 (8/42/256)
Boeing 777-200LR 8 2 259 (0/42/217)
Boeing 777-300ER 13 10 335 (0/42/293)
Airbus A300-600RF 3 0 Cargo
Boeing 777F 2 1 Cargo
Airbus A319-100CJ 2 0 36 (16/20/0)
Bombardier
Challenger 300
1 0 7 (7/0/0)
Bombardier
Challenger 500
1 0 13 (13/0/0)
Bombardier
Challenger 605
2 0 11 (11/0/0)
Total 96 17
II. QATAR AIRWAYS CURRENT FLEETS

11. III. FUTURE AIRCRAFTS
AIRCRAFT ORDERS OPTIONS
PASSENGER
(FIRST/BUSINESS/
ECONOMY)
ENTRY
IN SERVICE
Boeing 787-8 30 30 TBD 2011
Airbus A380-800 5 2 TBD 2012
Airbus A350-800 20 – TBD 2014
Airbus A350-900 40 – TBD 2013
Airbus A350-1000 20 – TBD 2015
Total 117 32

12. iV. CLASS OF SERVICE
 First Class
A service with 6.5 feet room and seats that fold into flat beds.
Seats equipped with massage functions and an entertainment system.
 Business Class
A service with fully flat 180-degree horizontal
beds with massage functions. Customers can
choose fine wines and champagnes, including
vintages exclusive.
 Economy Class
Q.A offers a seat pitch of up to 34 inches and
individual seat-back touch screen TV screens.
Q.A Economy Class was named best in the
world in the 2009 and 2010.

13. V. CABIN CREWS
Q.A employs more than 19,000 people.
• 13,000 works for the airline directly.
• 6,000 works in the airline's subsidiaries.
• Q.A cabin crew was voted Best Cabin Crew in the Middle East for the
seventh consecutive year at the 2009.

14. PASSENGER TRAFFIC
YEAR PASSENGER CARRIED
2003/04 3.3 millions
2004/05 4.6 millions
2005/06 6 millions
2006/07 8 millions
2007/08 10 millions
2008/09 12 millions
2009/10 14 millions
2010/11 Estimated 16 millions
Fig : No. of passenger travelled through Qatar Airways

15. • To handle the airline’s growth capacity, more than
US$1 billion is being invested in infrastructure
improvements at Doha International Airport.
• Construction includes a new transit terminal,
extension of the existing Premium Terminal for
Qatar Airways’ First and Business Class
passengers, new arrivals terminal, new terminal
for foreign airlines and additional aircraft parking
bays.

16. NEW DOHA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• It is located four kilometers from the existing airport and is to be
scheduled to open by 2012.
• Construction work began in January 2005, at a cost of US $14.5
billion.
• It’s initial capacity will be 24 million passengers a year.
Upon fully developed beyond 2015, airport is expected to handle
up to 50 million passengers a year.
• This airport will help to shape Doha as a key regional and global
aviation hub.

17. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF QATAR
AIRWAYS
1. HELPING HANDS
Supports a number of social projects worldwide. It helps children with special needs providing education for young
people in deprived areas.
2. FUEL EFFICIENCY
Initiatives to help to reduce fuel consumption. It’s FUEL OPTIMIZATION DEPARTMENT does research focusing on
reducing the dependence on fossil fuel and carbon footprints.
3. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
– Works with IATA to develop a global carbon offset trading scheme designed to help fund global environmental
Projects.
– It has ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT that looks at ways to reduce usage of water, paper and with that reduce
waste.
– It recycles all onboard and airport waste.
3. CLEANER ALTERNATIVE FUEL
Qatar airways has commitment to the research and development of projects to benefit the environment and increase
energy efficiency. To reduce impact of aviation on local and global air quality, Qatar airways have been doing research
for commercial use of jet fuel derived from natural gas.

18. ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Qatar Airways was named Airline of the Year 2011 in the annual Skytrax World Airline
Awards, a leading global airline industry audit. Over 18 million travelers worldwide cast
their votes in the survey.
• Skytrax, 2011 - Airline of the Year
• Skytrax, 2010 - World's Best Business Class
• Skytrax, 2010 - Best Airline in the Middle East
• Skytrax, 2010 - Staff Service Excellence Award for the Middle East
• World Travel Awards, 2010 - Leading Business Class Airline in the Middle East
• World Travel Awards, 2010 - Leading Airport Lounge in the Middle East
• Business Traveller Magazine, 2010 - Best Economy Class in the Middle East
• TTG (UK) - 2009 - Airline of the Year
• Business Traveller Magazine, 2008 - Rated 2nd best airline worldwide
• Skytrax, 2008 - Rated 5-star for service excellence; best Economy Class in the World
• World Travel Awards, 2008 - Best Business Class Airline in Middle East
• World Travel Awards, 2009 - World's Leading Airline Business Class
• Skytrax, 2009 - Best Economy Class; Best Airline in the Middle East; Best cabin crew in
Middle East

19. THANK YOU !