Qatar Airways already has a stake in Air Italy (49%), IAG (20%), LATAM (10%) and Cathay Pacific (9.99%). They have now bought a 5% stake in China Southern Airlines.
Breaking: Qatar Airways buys stake in China Southern
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Qatar Airways moves to all A350-1000 service on Doha – New York & Singapore
Qatar Airways is upgrading the second Doha-New York JFK frequency to an A350-1000 from March 31. They will also upgrade Doha-Singapore frequency to 3x daily A350K. With this, all Qatar Airways flights to New York and Singapore will be operated by A350-1000.
Mumbai Airport’s runway closure in February & March 2019
Every year, Mumbai airport has some sort of runway closure for maintenance. Mumbai airport will close both the runways for three days a week from February 7 to March 30, 2019.
Philippine Airlines launches New Delhi – Manila route
Philippine airlines will launch a new nonstop flight on New Delhi-Manila route. The flight will be operated by an Airbus A321neo.
IndiGo codeshares with Turkish Airlines and launching flights to Turkey?
IndiGo is planning to launch flights to Europe and has entered into a codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines. All the news hints at IndiGo launching flights to Turkey.
AirAsia India finally forays into Mumbai
AirAsia India inducted the twentieth A320 in its fleet. They will start a red-eye flight on Mumbai-Bengaluru route from January 15, 2019, a day after closing down Surat station.
India In-flight Wifi: All you need to know so far
Department of Telecom has given the final go-ahead for in-flight connectivity a few days back. Airlines are gearing up to launch in-flight wifi. Some are already equipped to offer wifi while some may have to start from scratch.
NokScoot makes India debut with Delhi – Bangkok flights
NokScoot, a Thai LCC is launching 4x weekly flights on New Delhi-Bangkok route. NokScoot is currently offering some great introductory fares and combining it with free Visa on arrival makes a great deal.
Air Malta wishes to fly to Mumbai?
Malta’s tourism minister recently outlined an ambitious dream for Air Malta. Air Malta is considering ordering the A321LR for launching routes to Mumbai, New York and Toronto.
WOW Air axes Delhi, Chicago and Los Angeles routes
WOW is in a deep financial crisis and is downsizing its operation. WOW Air shutting down New Delhi, Los Angles and Chicago routes from January.
United will launch Delhi to San Francisco non-stop flights
United Airlines made a huge announcement today. They will expand massively out of San Francisco in 2019. United Airlines will be operating a daily New Delhi to San Francisco flight in 2019.
