Dubai: Qatar Airways is looking to take a 33 per cent stake in European all-cargo airline, Cargolux, Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, said on the opening day of the Arabian Travel Market 2011.
"We are looking to take 33 per cent stake in Cargolux. We are going to sign an agreement with them in the next few weeks," he said, without divulging the investments into the carrier.
Airline to order more A380s
The Doha-based carrier, which currently has 5 Airbus A380s on order, plans to place orders for additional superjumbos, Al Baker said.
"We are in negotiations for purchasing additional A380 aircraft," he said without divulging further details.
The carrier is also the largest customers for Airbus A350 XWB (extra wide body) with 80 aircraft on order, the first one to join the airline's fleet post 2012 when the new Doha International airport opens, Al Baker said.
