Ciao a tutti sto svolgendo una tesi sul trasporto aereo. Al momento sto cercando un dato sull'evoluzione della flotta di Qatar Airways nel corso degli ultimi anni. A differenza delle altre compagnie del golfo non l'ho trovato sul sito della compagnia. Qualcuno sa dove posso trovarlo?
Evoluzione flotta Qatar Airways
- Autore Discussione GiacomoF
- Data d'inizio
Ciao,
Come suggerito da Asterix, siti come planespotters oppure airfleets sono quelli in cui puoi reperire più dettagli possibili in materia di flotte aeronautiche, con date di entrata e di uscita dal servizio ed eventuali lessor
Come suggerito da Asterix, siti come planespotters oppure airfleets sono quelli in cui puoi reperire più dettagli possibili in materia di flotte aeronautiche, con date di entrata e di uscita dal servizio ed eventuali lessor
Io proverei airfleets, sebbene non sempre aggiornato, mi pare un po' piu' "omogeneo" di ch-aviation
Grazie a tutti. Alla fine ho usato planespotters, gli altri siti non davano la flotta storica gratis.
e perche' mai un utente dovrebbe pagare per avere un'informazione di questo genere?!
Occhio che planespotters è un po' impreciso, per esempio dalla flotta storica mancano tutti i 727
[h=2]Qatar Airways receives its first A350. East Coast US, Europe and Asia are planned markets[/h]Qatar received its first A350 on 22-Dec-2014 and flew it to Doha on 23-Dec-2014. This was after a last-minute delay that CEO Akbar Al Baker confirmed was not due to Airbus but rather an unspecified BFE supplier. Qatar will place the aircraft into service on 15-Jan-2015 on the Doha-Frankfurt route. Qatar in Dec-2014 serves this route double daily with a 777-300ER and 787-8.
There will be a number of schedule variations once the A350 arrives, including double daily A350 service, but from late-Feb-2015 Qatar plans to have a daily A350 and daily 787 service, according to its schedule. This will see Frankfurt, which has become overly competitive for many carriers especially in the Gulf, having Qatar's latest premium product. Qatar's A350 business class seat is similar to its A380 and 787s in that every seat has direct aisle access and large personal stowage space.
Etihad A380/787 and Qatar A350/A380 entry into service details: 27-Dec-2014
[TD="align: center"] Airline [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Aircraft [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] First Revenue Flight [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] First Flight [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Additional Destinations [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Delivered [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] On Order [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and companies
Qatar had initially planned to launch A350 service to New York; the reasons for this change have not been announced. Possible reasons include early A350s not having full capability or commercial factors; or it could be to emphasise the symbolic aspect of flying Europe's newest aircraft, partially built with German labour, into the commercial heart of Germany, which has been prominently unyielding in restricting traffic rights to Gulf airlines.
Qatar Airways may also vividly remember Frankfurt-based Lufthansa ending their partnership some years back, a dissolution that saw Qatar enter the fray with oneworld and ultimately join the alliance (and not Lufthansa's Star).
Qatar has not yet announced other A350 destinations but Mr Al Baker said the aircraft would be used to the East Coast of the US in addition to Europe and Asia.
As of Dec-2014, only Qatar and Finnair have disclosed their A350 configurations. Qatar's two-class 283 seat A350 is not as dense as Finnair's 297 configuration. Compared to Qatar, Finnair will have more business seats (46 vs 36) and more economy/premium economy seats (251 vs 247). Both will offer nine abreast in economy.
Public A350 configurations: Dec-2014
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]208[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]297[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]247[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]283[/TD]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and companies
[h=2]Qatar Airways will offer first class only on the A380[/h]Qatar's A350 was its third new widebody type in two years, following its earlier 787 delivery and more recent A380 delivery. Qatar is beginning the transition to a long-haul fleet of 777/787/A350/A380 (with A330s and A340s to be gradually replaced). Qatar has only committed to offering first class on its A380s, with the A350 and 787 delivered without the cabin.
The 777s do not have first class and there is no known retrofit programme, although the 777s have Qatar's older product. Mr Al Baker has repeatedly referenced what he sees as the superiority of Qatar's business class, which precludes the need for first class on all but a handful ofroutes.
Etihad has wider use of first class although its long-haul business class always offers direct aisle access. This is unlike Emirates, whose 777s do not offer direct aisle access in business class, but Emirates flagged new premium products in the wake of Etihad's May-2014 product announcements. Mr Al Baker in May-2014 flagged a new premium product that would be ready in around two years, an announcement also made after Etihad's new product unveiling.
The share of premium seats across Qatar's forthcoming long-haul fleet is generally around 9-13%. The exception is a high-density version of the 777-300ER that carries only a 6% share of premium seats, and the 777-200LR with a 16% share as the aircraft keeps the same number (42) of business class seats as on the longer 777-300ER but with fewer economy seats. Emirates also has the same number of business class seats on its 777-200LR as the -300ER.
The 787-8 is on the low end with premium seats having a 9% share, and A350 on the higher end (alongside Qatar's main 777-300ER configuration) with 13%. The A380 is in the middle with 11% of seats in premium cabins.
Qatar Airways long-haul aircraft configurations: Dec-2014
[TABLE="width: 455"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Aircraft[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]First[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Business[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Economy[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Total[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Premium Share[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Economy Share[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]A350[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]247[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]283[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]13%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]87%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]A380[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]461[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]517[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]89%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]787-8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]232[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]254[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]9%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]91%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]777-200LR[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]217[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]259[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]777-300ER (1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]356[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]380[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]6%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]94%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]777-300ER (2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]293[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]335[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]13%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]87%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and company
Qatar's A380 has the lowest number of premium seats (56) to date and lowest premium seat share (11%) on the A380. The next lowest is 72 seats (Thai Airways and one version of Singapore Airlines' A380). The average across all configurations is 83 premium seats and 485 total seats for an average premium share of 17%. While Qatar is below average on premium seat count, it is above average on total seat count with its A380 having 517 seats, reflecting an economy-heavy configuration.
A380 Configurations: Dec-2014
[TABLE="width: 585"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Airline[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Residence[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]First[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Business[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, width: 65"]Premium
Economy[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Economy[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Total Seats[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Premium Share[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Economy Share[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Air France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]80[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]38[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]389[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]516[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]17%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]83%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Asiana[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]417[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]495[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl68"]China Southern[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]428[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]506[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Emirates (1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]399[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]489[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]18%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]82%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl68"]Emirates (2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]427[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]517[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]17%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]83%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Etihad Airways[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]415[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]496[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Korean Air[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]94[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]301[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]407[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]26%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]74%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Lufthansa[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]92[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]52[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]336[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]488[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]20%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]80%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Malaysia Airlines[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]66[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]420[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]494[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl67"]Qantas[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]64[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]35[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]371[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]484[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl68"]Qatar Airways[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]461[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]517[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]89%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl67"]Singapore Airlines (1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]86[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]311[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]409[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]24%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]76%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Singapore Airlines (2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]399[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]471[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Thai Airways[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]435[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]507[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]14%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]86%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and companies
Emirates in 2015 expects to launch a two-class A380, making it the first A380 operator to have a variant without first class.
Qatar Airways Fleet Summary: as at 27-Dec-2014
[TABLE="class: tablesort, width: 887"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]Aircraft[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]In Service[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]In Storage[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]On Order*[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total:[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]146[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]214[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A319-100LR[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A320-200[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]31[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A320-200neo[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]35[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A321-200[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A321-200neo[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A330-200[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A330-200F[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A330-300[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A340-600(HGW)[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A350-1000XWB[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A350-900XWB[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]42[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A380-800[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Boeing 777-200LR[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Boeing 777-300ER[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]28[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Boeing 777-9X[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Boeing 777F[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Boeing 787-8[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: CAPA Fleet Database
Firm orders include those placed directly by the operator and by lessors assigned to the operator, from 22-Dec-2014 onwards.
There will be a number of schedule variations once the A350 arrives, including double daily A350 service, but from late-Feb-2015 Qatar plans to have a daily A350 and daily 787 service, according to its schedule. This will see Frankfurt, which has become overly competitive for many carriers especially in the Gulf, having Qatar's latest premium product. Qatar's A350 business class seat is similar to its A380 and 787s in that every seat has direct aisle access and large personal stowage space.
Etihad A380/787 and Qatar A350/A380 entry into service details: 27-Dec-2014
| Etihad | A380 | 27-Dec-2014 | Abu Dhabi-London Heathrow | New York JFK and Sydney (both still to be launched) |
| Etihad | 787-9 | 01-Feb-2015 | Abu Dhabi-Dusseldorf | Brisbane, Doha, Moscow, Mumbai and Washington DC (all to be launched) |
| Qatar | A350-900 | 15-Jan-2015 | Doha-Frankfurt | TBA |
| Qatar | A380 | 10-Oct-2014 | Doha-LondonHeathrow | Bangkok and Paris (both already launched) |
[TD="align: center"] Airline [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Aircraft [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] First Revenue Flight [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] First Flight [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Additional Destinations [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Delivered [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] On Order [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and companies
Qatar had initially planned to launch A350 service to New York; the reasons for this change have not been announced. Possible reasons include early A350s not having full capability or commercial factors; or it could be to emphasise the symbolic aspect of flying Europe's newest aircraft, partially built with German labour, into the commercial heart of Germany, which has been prominently unyielding in restricting traffic rights to Gulf airlines.
Qatar Airways may also vividly remember Frankfurt-based Lufthansa ending their partnership some years back, a dissolution that saw Qatar enter the fray with oneworld and ultimately join the alliance (and not Lufthansa's Star).
Qatar has not yet announced other A350 destinations but Mr Al Baker said the aircraft would be used to the East Coast of the US in addition to Europe and Asia.
As of Dec-2014, only Qatar and Finnair have disclosed their A350 configurations. Qatar's two-class 283 seat A350 is not as dense as Finnair's 297 configuration. Compared to Qatar, Finnair will have more business seats (46 vs 36) and more economy/premium economy seats (251 vs 247). Both will offer nine abreast in economy.
Public A350 configurations: Dec-2014
| Airline | First | Business | Premium Economy | Economy | Total |
| Finnair | |||||
| Qatar Airways |
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]208[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]297[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]247[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]283[/TD]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and companies
[h=2]Qatar Airways will offer first class only on the A380[/h]Qatar's A350 was its third new widebody type in two years, following its earlier 787 delivery and more recent A380 delivery. Qatar is beginning the transition to a long-haul fleet of 777/787/A350/A380 (with A330s and A340s to be gradually replaced). Qatar has only committed to offering first class on its A380s, with the A350 and 787 delivered without the cabin.
The 777s do not have first class and there is no known retrofit programme, although the 777s have Qatar's older product. Mr Al Baker has repeatedly referenced what he sees as the superiority of Qatar's business class, which precludes the need for first class on all but a handful ofroutes.
Etihad has wider use of first class although its long-haul business class always offers direct aisle access. This is unlike Emirates, whose 777s do not offer direct aisle access in business class, but Emirates flagged new premium products in the wake of Etihad's May-2014 product announcements. Mr Al Baker in May-2014 flagged a new premium product that would be ready in around two years, an announcement also made after Etihad's new product unveiling.
The share of premium seats across Qatar's forthcoming long-haul fleet is generally around 9-13%. The exception is a high-density version of the 777-300ER that carries only a 6% share of premium seats, and the 777-200LR with a 16% share as the aircraft keeps the same number (42) of business class seats as on the longer 777-300ER but with fewer economy seats. Emirates also has the same number of business class seats on its 777-200LR as the -300ER.
The 787-8 is on the low end with premium seats having a 9% share, and A350 on the higher end (alongside Qatar's main 777-300ER configuration) with 13%. The A380 is in the middle with 11% of seats in premium cabins.
Qatar Airways long-haul aircraft configurations: Dec-2014
[TABLE="width: 455"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Aircraft[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]First[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Business[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Economy[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Total[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Premium Share[/TD]
[TD="width: 65, align: center"]Economy Share[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]A350[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]247[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]283[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]13%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]87%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]A380[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]461[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]517[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]89%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]787-8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]232[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]254[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]9%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]91%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]777-200LR[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]217[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]259[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]777-300ER (1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]356[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]380[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]6%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]94%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]777-300ER (2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]293[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]335[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]13%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: center"]87%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and company
Qatar's A380 has the lowest number of premium seats (56) to date and lowest premium seat share (11%) on the A380. The next lowest is 72 seats (Thai Airways and one version of Singapore Airlines' A380). The average across all configurations is 83 premium seats and 485 total seats for an average premium share of 17%. While Qatar is below average on premium seat count, it is above average on total seat count with its A380 having 517 seats, reflecting an economy-heavy configuration.
A380 Configurations: Dec-2014
[TABLE="width: 585"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Airline[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Residence[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]First[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Business[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, width: 65"]Premium
Economy[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Economy[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Total Seats[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Premium Share[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, width: 65"]Economy Share[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Air France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]80[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]38[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]389[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]516[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]17%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]83%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Asiana[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]417[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]495[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl68"]China Southern[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]428[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]506[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Emirates (1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]399[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]489[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]18%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]82%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl68"]Emirates (2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]427[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]517[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]17%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]83%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Etihad Airways[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]415[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]496[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Korean Air[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]94[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]301[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]407[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]26%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]74%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Lufthansa[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]92[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]52[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]336[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]488[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]20%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]80%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Malaysia Airlines[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]66[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]420[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]494[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl67"]Qantas[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]64[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]35[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]371[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]484[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl68"]Qatar Airways[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]461[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]517[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]89%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl67"]Singapore Airlines (1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]86[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]311[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]409[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]24%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]76%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD="class: xl67"]Singapore Airlines (2)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: center"]399[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]471[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]85%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]Thai Airways[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]435[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: center"]507[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]14%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: center"]86%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and companies
Emirates in 2015 expects to launch a two-class A380, making it the first A380 operator to have a variant without first class.
Qatar Airways Fleet Summary: as at 27-Dec-2014
[TABLE="class: tablesort, width: 887"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]Aircraft[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]In Service[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]In Storage[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #00529F"]On Order*[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total:[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]146[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]214[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A319-100LR[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A320-200[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]31[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A320-200neo[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]35[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A321-200[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A321-200neo[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A330-200[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A330-200F[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A330-300[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A340-600(HGW)[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A350-1000XWB[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airbus A350-900XWB[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]42[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Airbus A380-800[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Boeing 777-200LR[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Boeing 777-300ER[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]28[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Boeing 777-9X[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #BED4E8"]
[TD]Boeing 777F[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Boeing 787-8[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"][/TD]
[TD="class: numbercol"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: CAPA Fleet Database
Firm orders include those placed directly by the operator and by lessors assigned to the operator, from 22-Dec-2014 onwards.
Qatar promises ‘business category bedroom’ for 2016
Qatar Airways will deliver a ‘business category bedroom’ in 2016 that a airline says will be allied to today’s initial class, in a transparent shot during Gulf competitors Etihad and Emirates as good as powerhouse Singapore Airlines.
The all-new pattern will embody “a double bed during a business class fare” Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker told Australian Business Traveller during a launch of a Airbus A350 in Doha.
The airline’s stream business category chair “by 2016 will be obsolete,” Al Baker predicted.
“We are building a new chair to that we will have disdainful rights, and one that will be unrivalled… and when we deliver that product into a aeroplane there is unequivocally not need for initial class.”
Boasting that Qatar Airways always “raises a bar”, Al Baker pronounced that “Now that everybody is introducing bedrooms into their airplanes, we will do it though yield it during a cheaper cost.”
The use of a disdainful pattern rather than ‘off a shelf’ seating will meant a chair will be disdainful to Qatar.
Akbar Al Baker has formerly described a airline’s subsequent era seating as a ‘super business class’ that would represent “a estimable series over a stream business category seat.”
The flagship Airbus A380 will be a usually jet in Qatar’s swift to exaggerate a initial category cabin, as shown below.
“Our reward transport is business travel, mostly, so we will keep a really singular series of initial category seats, usually in a A380, and all a other airplanes will usually have a business category product” Al Baker formerly told Australian Business Traveller at a Arabian Travel Market in mid-2014.
Despite British Airways, Etihad Airways and China Southern all charity initial category cabins in their Boeing 787s, a outspoken Al Baker considers that first category is no longer about high-flying executives though rather a domain of cashed-up oppulance travellers, and “today there is really low direct for initial class.”
“People who used to transport in initial category were high net value people and mostly businessmen, companies that were doing asset increase were creation their executives happy,” Al Baker theorised.
“But after a 2008 pile-up all a companies have reinvented their plan on executive travel, and executive travellers relocating behind to initial category will never happen, we don’t think.”
http://www.qatardailystar.com/qatar-promises-business-class-bedroom-for-2016/
Qatar Airways will deliver a ‘business category bedroom’ in 2016 that a airline says will be allied to today’s initial class, in a transparent shot during Gulf competitors Etihad and Emirates as good as powerhouse Singapore Airlines.
The all-new pattern will embody “a double bed during a business class fare” Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker told Australian Business Traveller during a launch of a Airbus A350 in Doha.
The airline’s stream business category chair “by 2016 will be obsolete,” Al Baker predicted.
“We are building a new chair to that we will have disdainful rights, and one that will be unrivalled… and when we deliver that product into a aeroplane there is unequivocally not need for initial class.”
Boasting that Qatar Airways always “raises a bar”, Al Baker pronounced that “Now that everybody is introducing bedrooms into their airplanes, we will do it though yield it during a cheaper cost.”
The use of a disdainful pattern rather than ‘off a shelf’ seating will meant a chair will be disdainful to Qatar.
Akbar Al Baker has formerly described a airline’s subsequent era seating as a ‘super business class’ that would represent “a estimable series over a stream business category seat.”
The flagship Airbus A380 will be a usually jet in Qatar’s swift to exaggerate a initial category cabin, as shown below.
“Our reward transport is business travel, mostly, so we will keep a really singular series of initial category seats, usually in a A380, and all a other airplanes will usually have a business category product” Al Baker formerly told Australian Business Traveller at a Arabian Travel Market in mid-2014.
Despite British Airways, Etihad Airways and China Southern all charity initial category cabins in their Boeing 787s, a outspoken Al Baker considers that first category is no longer about high-flying executives though rather a domain of cashed-up oppulance travellers, and “today there is really low direct for initial class.”
“People who used to transport in initial category were high net value people and mostly businessmen, companies that were doing asset increase were creation their executives happy,” Al Baker theorised.
“But after a 2008 pile-up all a companies have reinvented their plan on executive travel, and executive travellers relocating behind to initial category will never happen, we don’t think.”
http://www.qatardailystar.com/qatar-promises-business-class-bedroom-for-2016/
Oggi ho ricevuto una email dalla Qatar
"Ancora più comfort e spazio per te con i nuovi Airbus A330 e Boeing 787!
A partire dal 29 marzo da Roma e Milano e dal 16 giugno da Venezia, tutti i voli dall'Italia a Doha (e viceversa) saranno operati da Airbus A330 e Boeing 787"
Non sapevo del Boeing 787 QR in Italia! Sapete su quali tratte sarà inserito?
"Ancora più comfort e spazio per te con i nuovi Airbus A330 e Boeing 787!
A partire dal 29 marzo da Roma e Milano e dal 16 giugno da Venezia, tutti i voli dall'Italia a Doha (e viceversa) saranno operati da Airbus A330 e Boeing 787"
Non sapevo del Boeing 787 QR in Italia! Sapete su quali tratte sarà inserito?
Su FCO.
C'e' un thread apposito sugli incrementi QR in Italia: http://www.aviazionecivile.org/vb/showthread.php/134644-Qatar-Airways-incrementa-i-voli-dall-Italia
Qatar Airways joins the B777 10-across club
For years, Qatar Airways has set itself apart from its Gulf rivals.
Unlike the latter, who have configured their B777 economy cabins with tight 10-across seating for years, Qatar Airways has prided itself on a more comfortable nine-across 3-3-3 layout.
However times are changing and on Monday, Qatar Airways’ newest B777-300ER quietly appeared on the Doha-London route operating flight QR11. And, instead of the 9-across seating they were expecting, economy passengers found themselves sitting in a 10-across 3-4-3 configuration.
At the same time, the airline has installed the new Recaro 3710 slimline seating which made its debut with KLM last November (see news, November 14, 2014) which have already drawn negative comments from KLM passengers.
Why has Qatar Airways adopted slimline seating and this tighter layout?
It’s simply because Doha’s national airline cannot afford to see its Gulf rivals have a cost advantage. By going 10-across, the airline’s B777-300ERs can accommodate an additional 23 economy class passengers per flight. It means that on a busy service to Europe, the carrier can garner many hundreds of pounds in additional revenue.
So while business class retains the same 2-2-2 configuration with 42 seats, the economy seat count increases from 293 to 316 seats.
At this stage, with only a single B777-300ER configured with the new seating, it is unclear whether some or all the carrier’s other B777-300ERs will be retrofitted.
Qatar Airways may decide to retain the 3-3-3 configuration for those longer B777-300ER flights it operates from Doha to Latin America, US and Australia.
In other words, the tighter 10-across layout may be intended for flights to Europe and Asia.
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/qatar-airways-joins-the-b777-10-across-club
For years, Qatar Airways has set itself apart from its Gulf rivals.
Unlike the latter, who have configured their B777 economy cabins with tight 10-across seating for years, Qatar Airways has prided itself on a more comfortable nine-across 3-3-3 layout.
However times are changing and on Monday, Qatar Airways’ newest B777-300ER quietly appeared on the Doha-London route operating flight QR11. And, instead of the 9-across seating they were expecting, economy passengers found themselves sitting in a 10-across 3-4-3 configuration.
At the same time, the airline has installed the new Recaro 3710 slimline seating which made its debut with KLM last November (see news, November 14, 2014) which have already drawn negative comments from KLM passengers.
Why has Qatar Airways adopted slimline seating and this tighter layout?
It’s simply because Doha’s national airline cannot afford to see its Gulf rivals have a cost advantage. By going 10-across, the airline’s B777-300ERs can accommodate an additional 23 economy class passengers per flight. It means that on a busy service to Europe, the carrier can garner many hundreds of pounds in additional revenue.
So while business class retains the same 2-2-2 configuration with 42 seats, the economy seat count increases from 293 to 316 seats.
At this stage, with only a single B777-300ER configured with the new seating, it is unclear whether some or all the carrier’s other B777-300ERs will be retrofitted.
Qatar Airways may decide to retain the 3-3-3 configuration for those longer B777-300ER flights it operates from Doha to Latin America, US and Australia.
In other words, the tighter 10-across layout may be intended for flights to Europe and Asia.
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/qatar-airways-joins-the-b777-10-across-club
Quasi tutte le compagnie sono "obbligate" ad andare sul 10 abreast e le uniche che si possono "salvare" sono forse BA e CX che avendo una forte domanda premium sui rispettivi mercati di riferimento posso probabilmente evitare di percorrere quella strada
Allo stesso tempo, ciò che non mi spiego di QR è il basso numero di posti in J che offre: il loro 380 ad esempio ha appena 48 posti di J, a fronte dei 70 offerti da EK ed EY, per non parlare delle europee che vanno anche a oltre 90 con BA e LH che pure offrono la Y+
Allo stesso tempo, ciò che non mi spiego di QR è il basso numero di posti in J che offre: il loro 380 ad esempio ha appena 48 posti di J, a fronte dei 70 offerti da EK ed EY, per non parlare delle europee che vanno anche a oltre 90 con BA e LH che pure offrono la Y+
Ciao GiacomoF! Anche io ho fatto una tesi sull'evoluzione della flotta aerea negli ultimi mesi. Se non sono indiscreto, è una tesi universitaria? che facoltà frequenti?
Che tristezza..... offrivano uno dei migliori viaggi in economy e adesso si avviano ad essere tra i peggiori
Ormai per viaggiare decentemente in eco restano l'A330 e l'A380
Ripesco questo thread per segnalare un articolo che parla del "Super-Wifi" che verrà installato sui nuovi 350 e 777
Qatar Airways CEO Talks ‘Super Wi-Fi’ on A350s, 777s
http://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/05/30/qatar-airways-ceo-talks-super-wi-fi-a350s-777s/
Qatar Airways CEO Talks ‘Super Wi-Fi’ on A350s, 777s
http://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/05/30/qatar-airways-ceo-talks-super-wi-fi-a350s-777s/
Qatar Airways upgrades part of A350 order to biggest model
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said on Monday it was upgrading five of its Airbus (AIR.PA) A350 jets on order to the largest model, in a boost for the European planemaker’s largest twin-engined jet.
The Gulf airline was the launch customer for both A350 models and said in February it could switch some of its existing order of A350-900s to the bigger A350-1000.
“Since taking delivery of the world’s first A350-1000 in February 2018, we have been extremely pleased with the aircraft’s performance, which has prompted us to update our original order,” Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said in a statement.
State-owned Qatar Airways has upgraded the order amid a political dispute in the Arab region that has forced the airline to increase operational costs by flying longer routes.
Qatar Airways has been banned from the airspace of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain since June 2017 as a result of those countries cutting ties with Qatar.
The upgraded order will come as a relief to Airbus, which is betting on the A350-1000 to contain any market pressure from rival Boeing (BA.N) which is developing its new model 777 twin-engined jet.
The A350-1000 is designed to seat 366 people and competes head-to-head with Boeing’s profitable 777. Airbus says the lightweight A350-1000 is 25 percent more efficient than the most popular current version of the 777, the 777-300ER.
Qatar Airways is the top A350 customer with 76 on order, which now includes 42 A350-1000s with a list price of $367 million. Airbus said that in Qatar Airways’ configuration, the A350-1000 features 44 more seats than the A350-900.
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said on Monday it was upgrading five of its Airbus (AIR.PA) A350 jets on order to the largest model, in a boost for the European planemaker’s largest twin-engined jet.
The Gulf airline was the launch customer for both A350 models and said in February it could switch some of its existing order of A350-900s to the bigger A350-1000.
“Since taking delivery of the world’s first A350-1000 in February 2018, we have been extremely pleased with the aircraft’s performance, which has prompted us to update our original order,” Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said in a statement.
State-owned Qatar Airways has upgraded the order amid a political dispute in the Arab region that has forced the airline to increase operational costs by flying longer routes.
Qatar Airways has been banned from the airspace of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain since June 2017 as a result of those countries cutting ties with Qatar.
The upgraded order will come as a relief to Airbus, which is betting on the A350-1000 to contain any market pressure from rival Boeing (BA.N) which is developing its new model 777 twin-engined jet.
The A350-1000 is designed to seat 366 people and competes head-to-head with Boeing’s profitable 777. Airbus says the lightweight A350-1000 is 25 percent more efficient than the most popular current version of the 777, the 777-300ER.
Qatar Airways is the top A350 customer with 76 on order, which now includes 42 A350-1000s with a list price of $367 million. Airbus said that in Qatar Airways’ configuration, the A350-1000 features 44 more seats than the A350-900.
Qatar converts 10 A321neos to long-range variant
Qatar Airways has converted 10 of the Airbus A321neos it has ordered to the long-range variant, the A321LR.
The Oneworld member says it will use the A321LRs to connect its Doha base to "new growing markets" where demand is not sufficient for larger widebody aircraft or which lie beyond the range of current types.
Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker states that the first of the 10 aircraft will be delivered in 2020. The carrier has 50 A321neos on order.
With a range of 4,000nm (7,400km), the A321LR can carry 206 passengers in a two-class layout or 244 in single-class configuration.
The jet has a maximum take-off weight of 97t, compared with 93.5t for a standard A321neo, and is also differentiated by structural reinforcements to the wing and the centre wing box and by the option of adding a third fuel tank in the cargo compartment.
In November 2018, Israeli carrier Arkia became the first customer to take delivery of an A321LR. FG
Qatar Airways has converted 10 of the Airbus A321neos it has ordered to the long-range variant, the A321LR.
The Oneworld member says it will use the A321LRs to connect its Doha base to "new growing markets" where demand is not sufficient for larger widebody aircraft or which lie beyond the range of current types.
Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker states that the first of the 10 aircraft will be delivered in 2020. The carrier has 50 A321neos on order.
With a range of 4,000nm (7,400km), the A321LR can carry 206 passengers in a two-class layout or 244 in single-class configuration.
The jet has a maximum take-off weight of 97t, compared with 93.5t for a standard A321neo, and is also differentiated by structural reinforcements to the wing and the centre wing box and by the option of adding a third fuel tank in the cargo compartment.
In November 2018, Israeli carrier Arkia became the first customer to take delivery of an A321LR. FG