Qatar Airways

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We profile Qatar Airways, the Oneworld alliance member and attendee at Routes Africa 2019.

Senior network planners will discuss new route opportunities at the longest-standing and most established route development forum dedicated to the African region.

This week: Qatar Airways is to resume service to Osaka; IndiGo to open second route to China; and SAS shifts Los Angeles from Stockholm to Copenhagen.

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This week: Qatar Airways is to launch a new service to Gaborone in Botswana; Wizz Air is adding a third destination in Russia; and Air Belgium is to resume scheduled flights.

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This week: Tributes paid to Niki Lauda; China and EU strike aviation agreements; Finnair and China Southern agree codeshare and more.

Norwegian, Delta Air Lines and Hainan Airlines are among the carriers to have registered for World Routes 2019.

The ME3 will be joining the world in Adelaide this September to further increase market share and explore new opportunities.

This week: Virgin Australia defers first 737 MAX deliveries; Qatar expands Royal Air Maroc agreement; Ryanair to grow presence in Jordan and more.

Over 85 of the region’s leading and fastest-growing airlines are now planning their meeting diaries for the event.

A “comprehensive air services agreement” has been negotiated between the European Union and Qatar following talks in Doha.

Delegates are able to request meetings with their key airline targets, including Air China, Qatar Airways and AirAsia.

This week: Qatar Airways converts ten A321neos; AirAsia commits to new Lombok hub; Cebu Pacific to add 12 aircraft; Norwegian to cut routes after fundraising and more.

This week: Tributes paid to Southwest Airlines founder; Qatar Airways takes stake in China Southern; Neeleman’s latest venture firms up A220 order; VINCI Airports to make £2.9bn Gatwick investment and more.

The second part of our review of 2018 features World Routes taking place in Guangzhou; the failure of European leisure operator Primera Air; Singapore Airlines regaining the crown as the operator of the world’s longest flight; and Routesonline reveals the busiest passenger air routes in the world. Plus the return of Routes Africa and Brexit uncertainty rumbles on.

Airline registrations have been flooding in for the 14th European Route Development Forum, taking place in Hannover next April.

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Senior decision makers from the largest airlines in the world by ASKs will be at the event in Guangzhou, China.

Our top five stories this week: Diplomatic crisis 'will not block Qatar Airways' growth'; World Routes 2018 Marketing Awards; Ryanair's Dublin cuts; Italy in focus; SAA targets partnerships and more.

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al Baker lifts the lid on the impact of the year-long blockade by four neighbouring states, saying the International Civil Aviation Organisation must do more to reopen the skies. But he remains hopeful the airline will hit its target of operating 250 routes by 2022.

This week: Cathay Pacific to add tenth destination in North America; Qatar Airways increases Scandinavian focus; and Vietjet set for second link to Japan.

Senior network planners from more than 100 of the world’s leading carriers are now accepting meeting requests.

Senior delegates from the world’s leading airports, airlines and tourism boards have confirmed their attendance at World Routes 2018 in Guangzhou, China.