Qatar Airways receives 4 B787-9 Dreamliner
Out of the 30 B787-9 Dreamliner, Qatar Airways took delivery of its first four aircraft of this type. It will join the existing fleet of 30 B787-8.
December 28, 2019: Out of the 30 B787-9 Dreamliner, Qatar Airways took delivery of its first four aircraft of this type. It will join the existing fleet of 30 B787-8.
The brand new B787-9 jets departed on their joint delivery flights from Boeing's production site in Everett, Washington, on December 26. They arrived at Doha Airport in Qatar on December 27.
Besides the B787 aircraft, the carrier has B777 as well as A330, A350 and A380 widebody jets in its fleet. Qatar Airways has B777-8, B777-9 and 26 more B787-9 aircraft on order. Furthermore, additional A350s are scheduled to join the fleet.
Its subsidiary for freighter operations, Qatar Airways Cargo, ordered five additional B777 freighter aircraft during the Paris Air Show 2019.