Air Canada reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue, as Canada’s decision to open its borders to fully-vaccinated travellers and improving Covid-19 inoculation rates drove bookings at the country’s largest carrier. North American airlines have reported upbeat results this quarter as vaccinated travellers, who have not seen friends and family for over

Japan Airlines (JAL) reported a narrower first-half loss before interest and tax from a year ago, helped by cost cuts the carrier undertook during the pandemic, but it flagged a wider-than-expected annual loss. The company posted a first-half loss of 151.8 billion yen ($1.34 billion). In the prior year, Japan’s

Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 has taken to the skies again after being grounded during the Covid-19 pandemic, as air travel recovers all over the world from the impact of the pandemic. The first A380, under flight number QR3254, carried out a 25-minute positioning flight from the old Doha International

Airport revenues, which are a direct reflection of passenger traffic, are forecasted to decline by approximately $11bn in the Middle East by end-2021, according to Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific. ACI Asia-Pacific urged more governments to reopen borders and relax quarantine requirements especially in countries which have reached satisfactory vaccination

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Urban Planning Department, has held a press conference on Sunday morning. It announced that the 57th ISOCARP Congress will launch in Doha during 8th ? 11th November 2021. The press conference was attended by Eng. Fahad Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Assistant Undersecretary for

Municipalities are proceeding with the events of Qatar Sustainability Week 2021 to raise the awareness of all society segments, especially school students, on the importance of sustainability. These events target planting trees/ plants and adopting practices for supporting preservation of environment and public health of the society. Al Wakrah Municipality

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Rental Disputes Settlement Committee Office, has announced that the current deposit disbursement mechanism was changed from cheques to bank wire transfer. The Ministry requested the beneficiaries of the depoists to address the Rental Disputes Settlement Committee Office in Al-Handasa St., Bin

Last Friday, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the General Cleanliness Department (Beaches and Islands section) and the Public Relation Departments (Awareness), organized a cleaning up campaign. It targeted cleaning Al-Jameel Beach in Al-Ruwais area, with the participation of 70 employees from the Storage Department at Power International

In its first tweet on its new official Twitter account, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) launched its social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter), and the ministry has defined the competencies assigned to it in accordance with the Amiri Decision No. 57 of 2021, setting the competencies of the ministries,

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met Wednesday in Sarajevo with HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Bisera Turkovic. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries.   Source: Ministry

The United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom have affirmed their countries’ stance with the people of Sudan and emphasise the importance of supporting their aspirations for a democratic and peaceful nation. The QUAD for Sudan said that the protests of

Airbus, in collaboration with a number of other companies and organizations, completed an A319neo test flight using unblended, 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The fuel, provided by Total Energies, was primarily composed of used cooking oil as well as other waste fats. Currently, the aviation industry’s typical use of SAF

Some analysts read recent comments by Boeing officials as suggesting that 737 Max deliveries are progressing slower than predicted and that Boeing will retain a large inventory of undelivered jets into 2024. “It became clear during [the third quarter] that Boeing’s plan to eliminate the bulk of its Max inventory

The Public Parks Department, in cooperation with Qatar Charity (QC Center for Community Development ? Al-Khor), has organized a campaign to plant trees in QC headquarter in Lusail. The campaign was launched to celebrate Qatar Sustainability Week.   During the event, the participants planted various trees, shrubs, and seasonal flowers

The Ministry of Labor announced the amendment of public review days for its specialized departments, namely departments of employment, inspection and labor relations, and in this context, it allocated Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays of every week to receive the public at its headquarters from 8 am to 12 pm. The

The Shura Council held its second ordinary session of the first legislative term, corresponding to the Shura Council’s 50th annual session, headed by HE Speaker of the Shura Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanem. At the outset of the session, members of the Shura Council hailed the speech of HH

The UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C., has launched a new campaign “50 Years | 50 Faces,” honouring the country’s 50th anniversary and telling the story of the UAE’s friendship with the US across five decades. The groundbreaking campaign is part of the UAE’s “Year of the 50th” celebration, which is

The Asia Pacific Group of nations today endorsed the UAE’s bid to host the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in 2023, at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, which brings nation states together to accelerate action on the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate

Deputy Minister of Education and science of Kyrgyzstan: We appreciate the continuous support of the people of Qatar to the Kyrgyz people. Hundreds of orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity in Kyrgyzstan received gifts from their sponsors from the State of Qatar at a ceremony hosted by the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education

More than 2.4 million beneficiaries of the ‘Warmth and Peace’ campaign during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 winter seasons 320 trucks of aid under ‘Qatar Relief Convoys’ for Syrian IDPs and refugees during the 2020-2021 winter season ‘Warmth and Peace’ focuses on countries in crises and exceptional circumstances ‘Warmth and Peace’, the

Travel in a post-Covid world is going to be very different. With regulations different in every country, and coronavirus outbreaks still putting places into lockdown, airlines have had to go back to the drawing board to ensure travelling is still easy and safe. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has

Japan’s biggest airline, ANA Holdings,, said it expected to report an operating loss in the current financial year, down from an earlier prediction of a profit, and that it would reduce staff numbers by 20 per cent within five years. The airline announced the plans to eliminate 9,000 roles through

Minister of Transport HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti today witnessed the test operation of level 4 fully autonomous electric minibuses conducted by Mowasalat (Karwa) in cooperation with Yutong- a Chinese manufacturer of electric buses. He also took a tour at Karwa and was briefed on the company’s operational plan

ISLAMABAD — China has reactivated a direct air trade link with Afghanistan in a bid to assist the war-ravaged neighbor’s new Taliban rulers in dealing with a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis. A cargo plane carrying 45 tons of pine nuts Sunday flew out of Kabul for Chinese markets, marking the

With so much talk about Boeing’s next commercial aircraft over the past few years, it can sometimes feel like the 797/NMA will never become a reality. Updating employees on the company’s third-quarter results, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun made a small mention of Boeing’s next commercial aircraft, saying that the foundation