Air Routes

Qatar Airways Expands Africa Again, With Port Sudan The Most Significant New Link

Qatar Airways is stepping up its African network this summer with a mix of new routes, resumed service, and higher...

May 19, 2026 John Cushma 188

Air Routes

Qatar Airways Adds Bogotá And Caracas In A Bold Push Deeper Into South America

Qatar Airways is preparing to launch three notable long-haul developments this summer: a brand-new linked service to Bogotá and Caracas,...

May 17, 2026 John Cushma 146

Air Routes

Qatar Airways Pushes Deeper Into South America With Bogotá And Caracas Launch

Qatar Airways is expanding its Americas network again, this time with one of its more strategically unusual moves in recent...

May 12, 2026 John Cushma 199

Air Routes

Qatar Airways Cargo Reopens Iraq, Bringing Freighters Back Before Full Passenger Recovery

Qatar Airways Cargo is restoring service to Iraq, bringing back both dedicated freighter lift and belly-hold capacity after nearly two...

May 7, 2026 John Cushma 177

Operations

Qatar Airways A380 Pause Shows How Deep the Network Disruption Still Runs

Qatar Airways has removed its Airbus A380 fleet from scheduled service through April and May, taking all eight active superjumbos...

April 7, 2026 John Cushma 896

Airlines

Emergency Horse Airlift From Qatar To Liège Showed Just How Fragile Elite Sport Logistics Can Be

The emergency evacuation of 147 elite showjumping horses from Doha to Liège this week was not just a dramatic logistics...

March 16, 2026 John Cushma 356

Airlines

Muscat Becomes the Gulf’s Pressure-Relief Valve as British Airways and Qatar Airways Run “Mini-Hub” Airlifts

When a hub carrier loses its hub, the recovery playbook quickly stops looking like aviation and starts looking like logistics....

March 6, 2026 John Cushma 329

Airports

Qatar Airways Grounds Doha (DOH) Hub as Qatari Airspace Closes

Qatar Airways (QR) has temporarily suspended flights to and from Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) after Qatari airspace was closed...

March 1, 2026 John Cushma 5568

Airlines

Single-Runway Season at Doha: Qatar Airways Trims 2Q26 Flying as Hamad Maintenance Begins

Qatar Airways (QR) is preparing for a rare, capacity-constraining maintenance window at its home hub, Hamad International Airport (DOH), confirming...

February 24, 2026 John Cushma 778

Air Routes

Is Qatar Airways About to Add Vancouver? New Canada Traffic Rights Spark Route Speculation

Qatar Airways appears to have secured additional traffic rights to Canada under a newly expanded bilateral agreement—reportedly enough for seven...

January 20, 2026 John Cushma 509