Source: Reuters Author: Neil Chatterjee 06/08/2009
Subject Concerned: Aircraft Airlines
Qatar Airways, which has about US$27 billion worth of planes on order, wants deliveries speeded up, its chief executive said on June 8.
Akbar al-Baker told reporters on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual meeting that the state-owned airline expected to make a profit of at least US$100 million this financial year.
Qatar has about 200 planes on order from Boeing and European rival Airbus. It has previously said it will make more purchases at the Paris Air Show later this month.