Qatar Airways celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art engine facility as part of its vision to streamline the cost of its technical maintenance operations by more than $2.2 million per year, further supporting the airline’s growth despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Located in the Qatar Airways Technical Maintenance complex, the new 9,000 sq. ft. engine facility was officially opened by the Minister of Transport and Communications His Excellency Mr. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, in the presence of the President of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Nasser Turki Al Subaey, and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, along with other senior officials and VIPs.
Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mowasalat (Karwa) to train its Karwa staff in service excellence and enhance their knowledge of the destination’s offerings. The MoU marks the first phase of the newly launched Service Excellence programme, which forms a core part of QNTC’s tourism strategy. QNTC is working with key stakeholders to elevate customer-facing experiences.
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QNTC outlines achievements and way forward at annual staff meeting
07 Apr 2021 - 9:03
QNTC Secretary-General and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker; QNTC Chief Operations Officer, Berthold Trenkel; and Director of Shared Services Omar Al Jaber, at the annual QNTC staff meeting at the drive-in cinema in Lusail.
The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) has held its annual staff meeting at the drive-in cinema in Lusail which included an overview of the entity’s achievements over the past year.
Despite the challenges brought about by the suspension of travel and tourism globally, QNTC adapted, focusing on building its digital marketing capabilities, and engaging stakeholders both external and internal in capacity building initiatives.
07 Apr 2021 - 11:00
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker
By Lani Rose R Dizon I The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar Airways is now positioned to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic extremely strong, and has set its sights to emerge as one of the top airlines in the world post-pandemic, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker said yesterday.
Addressing a webinar organised by the US Chamber’s US-Qatar Business Program, Al Baker said that the airline, which expects to receive its first three Boeing 777X passenger jets in 2023, has already surpassed the number of destinations in its pre-COVID US network. After launching flights to Seattle and San Francisco recently, Qatar Airways will resume its flights to Atlanta in June, bringing its US network reach to 12 destinations. Qatar’s national carrier plans to expand its global weekly flights to over 140 destinations during the summer.