Tag: Qatar Airlines

• Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 06:35 UTC

  Qatar planes banned from Saudi, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain air space

  

  Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens large-scale air disruption. Several countries have cut ties with the tiny Gulf state over accusations of supporting extremism in the region.

• Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 07:46 UTC

  Latam modifies ownership structure before the entrance of Qatar airlines

  

  The Amaro family from Brazil, one of the main controllers of LATAM Airlines, sold a 6.47% stake in the regional carrier on Friday on the Santiago stock exchange for some US$296 million, as part of a strategy to modify the company's ownership structure.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:57 UTC

  ITUC appeal to FC Barcelona voting members to end Qatar Airways sponsorship

  

  The ITUC has called on FC Barcelona “socios” (voting members) and fans to end the club’s Qatar Airways sponsorship, saying that the airline is the very worst sponsor for a club with a 100-year tradition of democracy and universality.

• Friday, June 19th 2015 - 23:58 UTC

  Middle East carriers among the top ten 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards

  

  Middle East carriers again outranked US airlines this year in the 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Qatar Airways took the top honor, up from second place in 2014. But the other Gulf airlines from the so-called Middle East Three group, Emirates and Etihad, were not far behind, in fifth and sixth place, respectively.