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Business Class Travel » Business Class Travel News Business Class Travel NewsFriday, February 19, 2010British Airways CEO:Willie Walsh  Willie Wash ,the former CEO of Aer Lingus is the current CEO of British Airways. Willie Walsh took over as the CEO of British Airways October 2005.He has headed the airline during a time of unparalleled turmoil as well as industrial-relations issues.Qatar Airways CEO: Akbar al-Baker  Akbar Al Baker is the CEO of Qatar Airways from 1997.He had re-launched Qatar Airways in 1997 .He had executed a 10 year strategic plan to expand the airline's route network, construct an up-to-date fleet and create Doha as a chief regional aviation hub. Continental Airlines CEO: Jeffery A. Smisek  Jeffery A. Smisek is the president and chief executive officer of Continental Airlines from January 2010.He had joined the airline as Senior Vice President in March 1995. Over the course of his time at Continental, Smisek has managed airline functions such as flight operations, inflight, airports, catering, cargo, maintenance as well as technical operations. Philippine Airlines CEO: Lucio C. Tan  Lucio C. Tan, the CEO of the airline took over this position in January 1995. After he took over,in April 1996, the centerpiece of the Philippine Airlines program was the acquisition of 36 state-of-the-art aircraft from Airbus and Boeing between 1996 to 1999.Labels: British Airways, CEO, Chief executive Officer, Continental Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways posted by iflybusiness
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Qatar Airways has stated that Copenhagen and Barcelona will shortly be put on its ever-expanding route network during the summer schedule by end of March, 2010.As the airlines is presently serving Stockholm, Sweden's capital, non-stop from Doha, the beginning of four weekly flights to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, would enhance its Scandinavian presence. After Copenhagen, the airline has developed strategies to reinforce its presence in Scandinavia and in Spain with Barcelona being the subsequent city to be connected by Qatar Airlines after Madrid. With six novel routes on the horizon, Qatar Airways will enhance its global portfolio from 85 to 91 diverse business and leisure cities across Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Far East, North America and Australasia. The airline presently operates a contemporary fleet of 76 aircrafts. Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Bakr stated that the airline's business model continues to be flourishing and Qatar Airways is looking towards yet another exciting year, with 2010 turning out to be the busiest. Labels: Barcelona, Copenhagen, Qatar Airways posted by iflybusiness
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009  Qatar Airways has been awarded the Best Business Class Airline in China at the China Travel & Meeting Industry Awards,which was held in Beijing.The airline's Senior Vice President Commercial Operations East Asia & South West Pacific, Marwan Koleilat received the honor from the Vice President of Ctrip.com, Shaw Ding. The Travel & Meeting Industry Awards is prepared by Travel Weekly China, a chief trade journal in the Chinese travel industry. The award had its debut in 2002 and since then the awards have received extensive appreciation among industry people. Nearly 30,000 readers and subscribers of Travel Weekly China as well as 32,000 enterprises and travel buyers, who attended July's China Incentive and Business Travel Meeting Exhibition (CIBTM), participated in the survey.The eminent panel of judges included 20 peak industry specialists from every section of the travel as well as tourism industry. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker stated that it is a great privilege to receive this award for the best levels of service and hospitality offered by Qatar Airways. The airline at the moment operates 21 flights a week within 4 cities in China -, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong - its Doha hub.Inspite of class of travel, every traveler can benefit from a completely interactive in-flight entertainment system with a preference of hundreds of audio and video on demand options. Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of 69 aircraft to 82 chief business and relaxation destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Far East as well as North America. Labels: Business class, Qatar Airways posted by iflybusiness
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