Qatar Air Ready to Buy Boeing (BA:US), Airbus (AIR:FP) Freighters, Urges Launch - Bloomberg
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he’s ready to order wide-body freighter planes from Airbus SE or Boeing Co. within a month or two if a new model is made available.
The Gulf carrier could place a “large customer order” for an A350 freighter planned by European manufacturer Airbus or a new 777F from its U.S. rival before the end of the third quarter, Al Baker told the FlightPlan III webinar.
Al Baker has lobbied for the aircraft before, but neither planemaker has committed to making a freighter version of the passenger jumbo-jets. His urgency highlights how important burgeoning cargo demand has become to airlines whose long-haul passenger markets remain blighted by the coronavirus crisis.
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