Qatar Airways to receive 11 new aircraft
DOHA, October 23, 2015
Qatar Airways (QA) is set to get 11 new aircraft in the next two months, which will include the Airbus’ new generation A350s, A320 Neos, Boeing 787s and Boeing 777s, said a report.
Two of the aircraft will be delivered next week and another two in December, said Akhar Al Baker, group chief executive officer in The Peninsula report.
"We are the launch customer of A320 Neos, and we will be the first recipient of it. Hopefully, we will receive them by the end of this year," Al Baker was quoted as saying.
"When oil prices were high, we were losing money, because 43 per cent of our cost structure is based on fuel price. Now it has gone down to 39 per cent. We hope it will add to our profitability," he said.
