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Qatar boss loses patience with Boeing Dreamliner defects
The boss of Qatar Airways has criticised aircraft manufacturer Boeing over faults with its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Speaking as the airline’s first Dreamliner touched down in London Heathrow yesterday, chief executive Akbar Al Baker said the airline would not tolerate any more delays or problems.
He said the continuing delays and technical problems were forcing the airline to fall behind with its expansion plans.
"We are not buying aircraft to put in museums, we’re buying them to fly," he said.
Qatar has been forced to ground one of its 787s due to electrical problems.
The problems were similar to those which recently forced a United Airlines flight to make an emergency landing.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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