Qatar Air Eyes New 747 Deal as Embargo Spurs Cargo Demand
- Blockade provides unexpected boost to carrier’s freight arm
- CEO Al Baker doesn’t plan to defer any Boeing, Airbus orders
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Qatar Airways Ltd. is considering whether to order more Boeing Co. 747 jumbo freighters as global air cargo rebounds and the Persian Gulf carrier responds to a blockade of its home country.
The jets, featuring a hinged nose that flips open to load oversize equipment, would help the Doha-based carrier make good on its ambition to become the largest international cargo operator in the world, Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker told reporters Monday during a visit to Seattle to take delivery of the first of Qatar Air’s two 747-8 freighters.