Qatar pads order book with Boeing freighters
Gulf carrier Qatar Airways yesterday signed an order for five Boeing 777F cargo aircraft and took options on a further five.

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways yesterday signed an order for five Boeing 777F cargo aircraft and took options on a further five. It also confirmed orders for 22 others previously from unidentified buyers–fourteen 777-300ERs, six -200LRs and two 777F cargo variants.

The first 777-300ER, already flying in Qatar Airways colors, will be delivered shortly with a second before year’s end in time for Doha-Washington, D.C. services from January 1. The airline also was confirmed as the previously unidentified customer for 30 Boeing 787s.