Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service from Doha to Colombo from 1 August, 2017. In addition, two of the four daily flights will be serviced by the B777-300ER aircraft to accommodate the increased travel demand to and from Sri Lanka.

The increased frequency and aircraft upgauge will boost overall capacity to and from Colombo by 3,136 seats weekly, a 20 percent increase from current weekly capacity.

The Public Works Authority, ‘Ashghal’, is in the finishing stages of road works to upgrade a section of Al Rayyan Road and deliver an underpass that will connect Jasim Bin Hamad Street to Al Rayyan Road as part of the Al Rayyan Road Upgrade Phase Two project.
In order to complete the necessary works, Ashghal has announced that it will temporarily close Al Rayyan Flyover connecting 22 February Road and Al Rayyan Road.
The proposed road closure has been designed in coordination with the General Directorate"...

Qatar Airways has reaffirmed its status as one of the world's safest airlines, acing its 2017 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

The Doha-based carrier announced Monday that it once again achieved 100 percent compliance.

Qatar Airways was the first airline to complete the IOSA audit with 100 percent compliance in 2003 and"...

The first batch of the Pakistani primary trainer aircraft (Super Mushshak) has arrived in Doha, the moral guidance directorate of the Defence Ministry announced yesterday.
On this occasion, Qatar Armed Forces held a launch event at Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Atiyyah Air College under the patronage of HE the Chief of Staff, Major General Ghanim bin Shaheen al-Ghanim, Major-General Ahmed bin Ibrahim al-Malki, Deputy Commander of the Emiri Air Force and a high-level delegation from Pakistan which included Officers"...

The first Qatar Airways non-stop flight from Doha to Skopje touched down yesterday at Alexander the Great Airport. The new route to the capital of the Republic of Macedonia will be served four times per week with an Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 120 seats in Economy Class.

Skopje provides a gateway to a country of dramatic scenery, including beautiful lakes, mountains, and charming historic towns. Visitors to Skopje"...

Qatar Airways Cargo has confirmed it will transport more than 4,000 cattle as part of a project to set up a dairy farm in Qatar and bypass the blockade set up by some of the state’s neighbours.

In a statement sent out today, the airline confirmed it had won the deal to transport the Holstein cows and added that it had already completed the first two shipments, totalling 230 cows, utilising its Boeing"...

(ME NewsWire)-- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) (“FedEx”) today filed its annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing includes additional information regarding the June 2017 cyber-attack on the worldwide information systems of TNT Express B.V. (“TNT”), the international express transportation, small-package ground delivery and freight transportation company FedEx acquired in May 2016.

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In honour of the tenth anniversary of serving the US, and as part of Qatar Airways’ commitment to the local communities in which the airline serves, Qatar Airways has distributed 10,000 books to New York City children.
The books are part of the ‘Qatar Airways Summer Reading Program’ with First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new, high-quality books and resources to children in need.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is pleased to"...

American Airlines is ending its codeshare agreements with Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways over an ongoing dispute about Gulf states’ support for the carriers. The airline said last week that the decision would not have a material financial impact and “is an extension of our stance against the illegal subsidies that these carriers receive from their governments.”

American and two other US carriers argue that Gulf states are unfairly"...

Pilot representatives from the European Cockpit Association (ECA) and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have voiced concerns about British Airways’ (BA) use of aircraft and crews from Qatar Airways to fill gaps in BA’s schedule caused by a long-running industrial dispute at the UK national carrier.

Since late 2016, BA has been embroiled with some of its cabin crew in a row over pay and, recently, allegations of sanctions against"...