Aviation Qatar Airways to order large wide-body aircraft soon By Reuters March 5, 2025, 9:15 AM Qatar Airways/X The airline reported above-market growth in passenger numbers from April 2024 until January this year, up 9 percent throughout its network Qatar Airways will soon place a sizeable order for wide-body jets to underpin its longer-term growth plans, the airline’s chief commercial officer told Reuters late on Monday. “To secure the growth of tomorrow by continuing to have a very strong and the best fleet in the industry, our CEO is working on the RFP (request for proposal) with the aircraft manufacturer to place a big order soon,” CCO Thierry Antinori said. He added that the contract would be announced soon, declining to say whether it will be signed with Airbus or Boeing or under a split deal with both. Etihad Airways delays $1bn IPO launch to next month Qatar Airways gets nod to buy 25% of Virgin Australia Emirates explores more China destinations At the Farnborough Air Show in July last year, CEO Badr Al Meer said a large aircraft order was under consideration. Antinori told Reuters that the Qatari airline had recorded above-market growth in passenger numbers from April 2024 until January this year, up 9 percent throughout its network, up 14 percent in Europe and 12 percent in Germany.
