alberttky 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2012 Qatar Airways is bringing the Boeing 787 to Australia, with the next-gen jetliner entering service on daily Perth-Doha flights from 1 February 2013. This marks Australia's first scheduled passenger service for the advanced aircraft, with Qatar Airways beating the likes of China Southern and Jetstar for bragging rights to the Dreamliner's down-under debut. Qatar is rapidly rolling out its new Boeing 787s, having taken delivery of the first of 60 Dreamliners -- with a list price of US$207 million -- only last month, with the inaugural flight to London's Heathrow airport this Friday 14 December. "From February we will be able to offer the UK and western Australian markets a single 787 product all the way, giving our passengers a whole new long-haul experience on the world's newest aircraft" said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker. "From Perth, passengers are able to easily connect via Doha to more (than) 80 destinations worldwide, including over 30 in Europe." http://www.ausbt.com.au/australia-s-first-boeing-787-qatar-airways-puts-dreamliner-onto-perth-doha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zamim 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 http://blog.thetravelinsider.info/2013/07/another-787-fire-but-kept-secret-until-now.html#.UfvL8yIV7zk.facebook Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted August 9, 2013 I don't think this incident was hushed up. I remember reading about it on Airliners.net before. Just because Qatar doesn't want to comment to add to the mass hysteria about the 787, doesn't mean they're trying to cover things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zamim 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2013 Yes it was reported but not much detail. I did check with my friend a Qatar B787 rep at Boeing factory in South Carolina but he told me it was still under investigation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
