Voted as the Worlds BEST economy Airline by Skytrax and ALSO the Worlds BEST Business Class Airline in the prestigious 2009 World Travel Awards, Qatar Airways is the national airline of the State of Qatar, and is one of the aviation industry’s most highly regarded success stories, especially in todays current recessionary climate. The award-winning airline is also one of the fastest growing carriers in the world with unprecedented expansion averaging almost 40 per cent year on year.

Since its re-launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has achieved enormous growth both in fleet size and passenger numbers. From only four aircraft in 1997, the airline then expanded to a fleet size of 28 aircraft by the end of 2003 and 50 aircraft by October 2006. Today, the airline operates 68 Boeing and Airbus aircraft over 80 routes. By 2013, the fleet size will have almost doubled to 110 aircraft. Qatar Airways currently has more than 200 aircraft on order worth over US$40 billion for delivery over the next 5 years.