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			<title>Qatar committed to cleaner aviation fuels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Civil Aviation Authority chairman says country is leading projects to cut carbon emissions.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways maintains double digit growth - CEO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Akbar Al-Baker also says load factor has reduced by just 2% during downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>Battle of the skies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's not all bad news for business class passengers: take a closer look at the services on offer.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways to switch to natural gas fuel by 2012</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Akbar al-Baker, CEO, says the airline will start using GTL Jet Fuel in three years time.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways plane first to fly on natural gas fuel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO says aim is to make alternative fuel available to other airlines.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways agrees $700m deal to finance planes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Facility to be used to purchase 4 new Boeing 777s, due for delivery in next few months.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways eyeing daily Tokyo flights in 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Japanese Embassy official says airline could launch flights early next year - report.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar adds to Swiss route as part of Euro expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Additional flights being added to Paris, Madrid, Athens and Stockholm - CEO.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways aiming for IPO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The airline aims to be fully government-owned by the end of the year or by early 2010, its CEO says.]]></description>
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			<title>Boeing delay could hamper Qatar Airways expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carrier will have to seek alternatives if manufacturer delays delivery of 787 Dreamliners - sources.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways plans more Paris flights this winter</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Airline reveals its services to the French capital will go twice daily in October.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways adds 18 flights to Turkey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New deal will see 7 flights to Istanbul, Ankara and four to Antalya - aviation official.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar sets date for Australia flights launch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carrier's CEO says flights to Melbourne will start on Dec 6, in time for Christmas rush.]]></description>
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			<title>Airports in a storm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ME carriers are leading the charge towards a brighter future, unveiling multibillion-dollar deals.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways chief slams Boeing for 787 delays</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO says US plane manufacturer is 'run by bean counters and lawyers'.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways calls for new talks on Bombardier jet order</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Airline operator wants Canadian jet manufacturer to return with better offer.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways announces major A320 order</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: CEO reveals deal to buy 24 A320 aircraft plus $700m worth of engines.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways says upgrading Airbus speed sensors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Airline's decision comes despite Airbus not having formally issued any instructions.]]></description>
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			<title>Mideast carriers wait on Airbus A330-200 verdict</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf Air, Qatar Airways among airlines who use same model as in Air France tragedy.]]></description>
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			<title>The Aviators</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business spoke to the heads of three of the Gulf's leading carriers, to assess the sector's prospects.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways budget airline contingency plan</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=554680&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Carrier has test plane and 90 day action plan for budget airline, reveals CEO.]]></description>
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			<title>QNB launches Qmiles 50% discount deal</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=554144&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Promotion for Qatar Airways loyalty programme aimed at QNB MasterCard customers.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways eyeing Tokyo route - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company source says Japanese capital city is high on agenda for carrier's rapidly expanding network.]]></description>
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			<title>Mideast carriers receive 12 planes in Feb, Mar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar Airways, Middle East Airlines among biggest customers for Boeing, Airbus in Q1.]]></description>
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			<title>Charter airline plans UAE expansion</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=552444&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jordan-based Arab Wings says it is launching business jet sister company in Sharjah.]]></description>
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			<title>Airline expands economy class, cuts 1st class lounges</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Qatar Airways set to remove premier lounges on four aircraft.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Airways voted world's best for economy class</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf carrier also wins best Middle East airline accolade at Skytrax World Awards.]]></description>
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			<title>In-flight net access for Qatar Airways passengers</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=551582&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[New communications solution allows passengers to also send and receive text messages on their mobile phone]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar carrier reveals Australian routes plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar Airways set to launch flights to Sydney, Melbourne plus four other destinations.]]></description>
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			<title>The Obama effect</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  ATN looks at the impact the new US presidency will make on the country's ailing inbound tourism industry.]]></description>
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