Qatar Airways European expansion

[brutale]

Since AOC for QA company "Al Maha Airways" was rejected, Qatari airline started to look for another way of expansion.

Following the example of Etihad, QA is about to buy a stake (well the whole thing basically) in Bosnian Airlines in order to compete with Etihad.

Bosnia was chosen for the simple fact that they are not part of EU making the regulations less strict, followed by cheap labor and pretty good geographical position.

This is just a rumor that leaked out from QA circles. What do you guys think?

http://exyuaviation.********.com/2014/05/qatar-airways-eyes-sarajevo.html

[Airmann]

When was the AOC for Al Maha rejected? This is news to me, there has been no official statement regarding this. Whats your source?

As of the end of March the statements regarding the airline indicate that it will open end of this year.

[Flytdeck]

Traditional delay in startup, though plans still "on track" for Al Maha airways.

Reports: License hold ups could further delay Qatar's Al Maha launch - Doha News (http://dohanews.co/reports-license-hold-ups-delay-qatars-al-maha-launch/)

[goldwing2006]

Not rejected just delayed.
They're looking for trainers and examiners.
Sigma aviation and Latest pilot jobs.

[Zakary]

From QR careers website :


Last date of application:13-Sep-2015
About Your Job:
Al Maha Airways is a new hi-bred service airline, based in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It is a subsidiary of Qatar Airways and will reflect the best operational and technical aspects of that airline. The fleet type will be Airbus A320-216 with CFMI engines, being delivered new from Airbus commencing in December 2014 and growing to eight aircraft by December 2015. The medium term growth is to grow the fleet to thirty aircraft by the end of 2017.

The initial route network will be in domestic KSA, but quickly going to be a regional operation.