Qatar Airways is the national airline of the State of Qatar.

Based in Doha, the Airline’s trendsetting on-

board product focuses on: comfort, fine cuisine, the latest in-flight audio & video entertainment, award-
winning service and a modern aircraft fleet averaging around 5 years of age.

Awards by industry audit Skytrax:

- Airline of the Year (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
- World's Best Business Class (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
- Best Business Class Airline Lounge (2014, 2016, 2021)
- Best Airline in the Middle East (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021)
- Best Airline Staff in the Middle East (2016)
- Best Business Class Seat (2015, 2019, 2021)
- Best Business Class onboard Catering (2021)

Qatar Airways serves more than 150 key business and leisure destinations worldwide, with a fleet of over
200 aircraft. The airline flies to Australia, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, North America, and South
America.
Industry
Airlines and Aviation
Company size
10,001+ employees
46,472 on LinkedIn
Includes members with current employer listed as Qatar Airways, including part-time roles. Also includes
employees from subsidiary: Discover Qatar.
Founded
1997
Specialties
Airline, Travel, Business Class, Economy Class, First Class, Air Cargo, Corporate Travel, and Aviation

Locations (4)
Doha
New York
Fort Lauderdale
Sao Paulo

-22 /08/2022 a new Louis Viton store in the qatar airways airport.

- One of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents
- The world’s fastest-growing airline
- We connect more than 140 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft,
and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport
in Doha, the State of Qatar.
- We remain committed to ensuring the highest standards of safety and hygiene on board our aircraft at all
times.
- Qatar Airways is the first global airline in the world to achieve the prestigious 5-Star COVID-19 Airline
Safety rating by international air transport rating organization, Skytrax.
- HIA’s success as the first airport in the Middle East and Asia to be awarded a Skytrax 5-Star COVID-19
Airport Safety Rating.
- Lunched in 1997
- One of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax.
- Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and most recently in 2019, Qatar Airways
has won the confidence of the travelling public.
- Accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience
our airline.
- awarding it the ‘Airline of the Year’ for a record fifth time, ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘Best Business
Class Seat’ and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ at the 2019 World Airline Awards, managed by
international air transport rating organisation Skytrax.

Mr. Akbar Al Baker

- His vision and commitment enabled the ground-breaking development of Qatar Airways from a
small regional carrier into one of the world’s leading global airlines in the span of just 20 years. 

- Today, Qatar Airways flies one of the youngest, most sustainable and state-of-the-art fleets in the
skies serving over 130 destinations across six continents.

- Under his leadership, Qatar Airways has become one of the world’s most highly-respected airlines,
competing on a scale very few airlines achieve.

- Mr. Al Baker introduced the awardwinning Qsuite in March 2017. Featuring the industry’s first-ever
double bed available in Business Class, with privacy panels that stow away, the unique and patented
design allows passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private suites. The Qsuite seat layout
is a 1-2-1 configuration, providing passengers with the most spacious, fully private, comfortable and
social distanced Business Class product in the sky.
- He also ensures Qatar Airways leads the way in showcasing the best possible product, with
the airline being the proud launch customer of the A350-900 in 2014 and A350-1000 in 2018, as
well as being the regional launch customer for the Boeing Dreamliner 787 in 2015.
- In August 2017, H.E. Mr. Al Baker was announced as the Chairman of the Board of
Governors (BoG) of the prestigious global aviation industry body, the International --Air Transport
Association (IATA), which came into effect in June 2018 for a period of one year.

- November 2017 he was proudly named ‘Aviation Executive of the Year’ by the CAPA Centre for Aviation
in recognition of his global influence and visionary approach to the airline industry.
- H.E. Mr. Al Baker is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation
(AACO) and is a non-executive Director of Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH)
- the company responsible for the running and development of the U.K.’s largest airport
- In June 2015, the President of the Republic of France, François Hollande, presented H.E.
- Mr. Al Baker with the Legion of Honour in recognition of his leadership in the aviation industry.
- In 2019 H.E. Mr. Al Baker was appointed Secretary-General of Qatar’s National Tourism Council (NTC).
- graduate in Economics and Commerce and worked at various levels in the Civil Aviation Directorate
before being tasked with creating the world’s best airline in 1997.
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https://www.qatarairways.com/en-bw/press-releases.html

List of sponsorships

Sports
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Qatar Tennis Federation Tournaments: Men's Open and Ladies Open
CHI AL SHAQAB
Sydney Swans
Qatar Squash Federation: Qatar Squash Championships

Culter
Qatar years of culture

Entertainment
Sponsorship criteria
 
1 Tangible impact on the communitySocially responsible events focused on the local community
 
2 Brand enhancementLong-term partnerships with other prestigious brands
 
3 Clearly identifiable benefitsReturn on investment, media exposure and publicity
 
4 Revenue-generating potentialExposure to Qatar Airways' target markets and segments