Qatar Airways recently welcomed the Airbus A350 XWB as it made its first-ever landing at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport before departing for its next stop, the Singapore Airshow.
Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker welcomed Didier Evrard, executive vice-president of Airbus A350 XWB Programme, and Phil Harris, senior vice-president (customer business) of Rolls Royce at the special event commemorating the inaugural landing as the launch customer for the family of long-range, two-engined wide-body jet airliners, a news release said.
Following the welcome notes, a delegation of Qatar’s officials including Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, Qatar Tourism Authority’s chairman, Jean-Christophe Peaucelle, ambassador of French to Qatar, Angelikai Storz-Chakarj, ambassador of Germany to Qatar and Maria Del Carmen De Labena, ambassador of Spain to Qatar, visited the A350 XWB displayed on the HIA tarmac, the release said.
-With New Age input
