Qatar Airways Expands Fleet With Three New Aircraft

11/16/2014 10:24:35 PM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Doha November 05 (QNA) - Two Boeing 787 Dreamliners and one Boeing 777 have joined Qatar Airways (QA) expanding fleet.

Receiving deliveries of three new aircraft in one day is a historic first the State carrier said Wednesday.

The deliveries in Seattle on October 27 increases QA's fleet count to 139 passenger and cargo aircraft. The three custom-designed aircraft then departed from Seattle and reached Hamad International Airport October 29.

The airline now has 17 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 37 Boeing 777s made up of a combination of 777-300ERs and 777-200LRs among its fleet.

QA Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said "We are very happy to receive three more of our most popular aircraft from Boeing all on the same day reinforcing the fact that this is the 'year of the fleet'.

"The addition of the two 787s and one 777 ensures that we are able to continue with our commitment to offer our passengers the most comfortable experience in the sky when travelling with us.

"We are very pleased to work so closely with Boeing to ensure that our aircraft provide our passengers with the best possible on-board experience." The 787 Dreamliner has proven to be one of the most popular aircraft in the airline’s fleet with Qatar Airways working closely with Boeing to ensure attention was focused on the details including on the 254 custom-made seats across its 787 Business and Economy Class cabins and the specially designed interiors.

Business Class is configured in a 1–2–1 format with 22 seats while Economy has a 232 seating capacity in a 3–3–3 layout. All seats in Business Class can be fully reclined QA said. (QNA)

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