Qatar, which has the third largest gas reserves in the world, would soon be the first country to use gas to fly its airline. Qatar Airways is edging closer to its dream of being the world's first airline to fly on natural gas and engine trials are likely to start in the next 12 months with commercial flights sometime later. The airline hopes to beat the rising cost of petrol with the switch to natural gas. Qatar Airlines Chairman, Al Baker told Khaleej Times that massive plans are on, on a gas to liquid (GTL) plant."The Royal Dutch Shell is building the largest GTL plant in the world in Qatar, investing nearly US$13 billion. This would catapult Qatar into the GTL capital of the world," he said.
Sourece: The Independent Dated: 29-07-2008
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Qatar launches daily flights to New York from 25-July-2008
Qatar Airways announced on Monday(25-08-2008) it will start daily non-stop flights to New York from its Doha headquarters on October 26. It will be deploying its new Boeing 777-300 Extended Range aircraft to shave close to three hours off the current 17-hour flying time.
Under new operational schedules, the state-owned carrier said on Monday it will switch its existing six-flights-a week between Doha and the gateway hub of Newark Liberty International Airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, stepping up frequency to daily non-stop services to give passengers greater choice.
Source: ArabianBusiness.com Dated: 25-08-2008
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