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Akbar Al Baker is a very controversial figure in aviation. But don’t take Australian Aviation’s word of it, that’s the opinion of none other than the man himself. Introduced as “His Excellency”, Al Baker fronted journalists and other invited guests at a swanky Sydney hotel on Thursday to talk up the start of Qatar’s new

Qatar Airways plans to upgauge its new Doha-Sydney route to the Airbus A380 from June. The A380 will be used to Sydney on a seasonal basis, just four months after starting the airline’s newest Australian route, Qatar chief executive Akbar Al Baker said during a media conference on Thursday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Emirates has claimed the title of the world’s longest passenger flight from alliance partner Qantas after its nonstop Dubai-Auckland service touched down in New Zealand on Wednesday morning. Flight EK448, operated by Airbus A380 A6-EON, landed just before 1000 local time – after a 14 hour and 40 minute journey – and was met with a water

Charter operator Corporate Air is expanding into regular public transport (RPT) operations from April, with Brisbane-Coffs Harbour the inaugural route. Canberra-based Corporate Air has been operating since 1972 and has established Fly Corporate for its RPT services that will be flown with a fleet of four Saab 340Bs and two 19-seat Metro 23 turboprops. This content