By Kevin McCauley
Qatar Airways, the 15-year-old carrier that offers direct service from New York, Washington and Houston to its Doha International Airport home base, is rounding up a roster of PR firms interested in handling a U.S. project.
Its contracts and procurement office has sent an “expression of interest” email to selected firms.
QA flies in the shadow of the larger Dubai-based Emirates Airline, which has been extensively advertising in upscale U.S. publications.
The carrier has its own aggressive flight path. It has ordered 250 aircraft (Boeing 787s, 777s; Airbus A350s, A380s and A320s) worth more than $50B to add to its current 108-member fleet. Doha International is being expanded.
Last month, QA added flights to the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Erbil.
Service to Perth (Australia), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya) and Yangon (Burma) is slated over the next four months.
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