Qatar Airways on Wednesday welcomed its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on to home turf in Doha.
The 787 will spend a few days positioned at Doha International Airport giving staff an opportunity to tour the aircraft before it enters commercial service for a few weeks on selected Doha–Dubai flights from November 20.
It will then be deployed long-haul on one of the five daily London Heathrow services.
Qatar Airways is the region’s 787 launch customer with 60 aircraft on order for delivery in phases over the next few years.
CEO Akbar Al Baker was on board the delivery flight from Seattle, the US home of Boeing.
Seats on the 787 Doha – Dubai flights are now bookable online at qatarairways.com, the airline said.
As more 787s join the fleet over the next few weeks, the aircraft will be inducted on other long-haul routes including Zurich, Frankfurt and Delhi, it added.
Al Baker said: “This truly is an historic moment for our country, our people and our airline and on behalf of Qatar Airways, a great privilege to be standing here having flown our newest aircraft."
He added: “The 787s are next generation aircraft that allow us to maximise long-haul route opportunities with greater fuel and cost efficiency and, importantly offer our passengers a different travel experience with new levels of space and comfort.
“For the men and women at Qatar Airways who have been part of this wonderful 787 project, this is a moment to cherish, having devoted their energy to make today the historic moment it is, and recognising this wonderful engineering masterpiece.
“I am delighted that tickets on our 787 flights are now bookable on selected commercial services between Doha and Dubai, as it flies short sectors to familiarise our crew with the aircraft.”
Boeing Commercial Vice-President International Sales Middle East, Marty Bentrott, said: “Boeing and Qatar Airways once again demonstrate a close working partnership between the two companies that is clearly reflected in the 787 programme.
“This aircraft has already shifted the goalposts in the industry in terms of comfort and operating efficiency and I am delighted to see Qatar Airways will continue to live up to its high service standards with their new 787s and continue to be an industry leader promoting excellence in everything it does.”
The new aircraft has 254 seats in a two-class layout of 22 seats in Business Class and 232 in Economy Class.
The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is also complemented with a recently-introduced new inflight culinary menu being rolled out across all services.
Four award-winning culinary ambassadors - Ramzi Chwayri, Vineet Bhatia, Tom Aitkens and Nobu Matsushisa – have joined forces with the Doha-based airline to create a new range of signature dishes.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-air-s-first-787-dreamliner-arrives-in-doha-479594.html
The 787 will spend a few days positioned at Doha International Airport giving staff an opportunity to tour the aircraft before it enters commercial service for a few weeks on selected Doha–Dubai flights from November 20.
It will then be deployed long-haul on one of the five daily London Heathrow services.
Qatar Airways is the region’s 787 launch customer with 60 aircraft on order for delivery in phases over the next few years.
CEO Akbar Al Baker was on board the delivery flight from Seattle, the US home of Boeing.
Seats on the 787 Doha – Dubai flights are now bookable online at qatarairways.com, the airline said.
As more 787s join the fleet over the next few weeks, the aircraft will be inducted on other long-haul routes including Zurich, Frankfurt and Delhi, it added.
Al Baker said: “This truly is an historic moment for our country, our people and our airline and on behalf of Qatar Airways, a great privilege to be standing here having flown our newest aircraft."
He added: “The 787s are next generation aircraft that allow us to maximise long-haul route opportunities with greater fuel and cost efficiency and, importantly offer our passengers a different travel experience with new levels of space and comfort.
“For the men and women at Qatar Airways who have been part of this wonderful 787 project, this is a moment to cherish, having devoted their energy to make today the historic moment it is, and recognising this wonderful engineering masterpiece.
“I am delighted that tickets on our 787 flights are now bookable on selected commercial services between Doha and Dubai, as it flies short sectors to familiarise our crew with the aircraft.”
Boeing Commercial Vice-President International Sales Middle East, Marty Bentrott, said: “Boeing and Qatar Airways once again demonstrate a close working partnership between the two companies that is clearly reflected in the 787 programme.
“This aircraft has already shifted the goalposts in the industry in terms of comfort and operating efficiency and I am delighted to see Qatar Airways will continue to live up to its high service standards with their new 787s and continue to be an industry leader promoting excellence in everything it does.”
The new aircraft has 254 seats in a two-class layout of 22 seats in Business Class and 232 in Economy Class.
The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is also complemented with a recently-introduced new inflight culinary menu being rolled out across all services.
Four award-winning culinary ambassadors - Ramzi Chwayri, Vineet Bhatia, Tom Aitkens and Nobu Matsushisa – have joined forces with the Doha-based airline to create a new range of signature dishes.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-air-s-first-787-dreamliner-arrives-in-doha-479594.html
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