Qatar Airways (QR) has gradually scaled back the deployment of its Airbus A380 fleet as the airline reshapes its long-haul network and modernizes operations.
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Flights operated by Emirates and Qatar Airways are seeing unusually low passenger numbers as regional tensions reduce travel demand, leaving some travelers with entire premium cabins to themselves.
Virgin Australia (VA) has paused its Qatar Airways (QR) secondment program as Australian pilots and cabin crew stationed in Doha reassess whether to remain in the Middle East or return home.
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Qatar Airways (QR) operates from Hamad International Airport (DOH) and is repositioning its fleet strategy under new Chief Executive Hamad Al-Khater, 40.
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