Qatar Airways chief executive says 'sorry' for commentsQatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has issued a statement apologising for his recent remarks which compared Qatar Airways cabin crew with cabin crew on US carriers. "I should like to apologise unreservedly to More… |
Baker & McKenzie elects 16 new EMEA partnersGlobal law firm Baker & McKenzie recently announced the election of 16 new partners from the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, out of a combined 85 new partners elected this year. This latest investment in the firm's More… |
Qatar Airways now fully government owned: CEOQatar Airways' chief executive officer said on Monday that the airline was now fully government owned after the country's sovereign fund bought a 50-percent stake from Qatar's former prime minister and other shareholders. More… |
Baker Hughes suspends Iraq operationsBaker Hughes, a leading oilfield services company, has suspended operations in Iraq and issued a force majeure notice to its customers. The suspension of operations followed a protest incident by local residents recently at a subs More… |
Miliband, Baker to attend NBAD forumDavid Miliband, British shadow foreign secretary and former secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, and James Baker, former US secretary of state and secretary of the treasury, wi More… |
Qatar backs Airbus, Boeing over delaysThe head of Qatar Airways, usually one of the aircraft industry's fiercest critics, expressed confidence that Airbus and Boeing would resolve a series of high-profile glitches but warned against further production delays. The endorseme More… |
Qatar Airways targets Europe acquisitionsQatar Airways is eyeing more investment in Europe and has identified an acquisition target, the Gulf carrier's chief executive said on Thursday, while declining to comment about Spanish airline Spanair. There has been speculation Qatar More… |
Qatar Air slams Boeing, may buy more AirbusThe head of Qatar Airways criticised Boeing and Canada's Bombardier over problems with plane developments on Thursday and threatened to shift extra business to European group Airbus. Chief executive Akbar Al Baker said Boeing had ' More… |