Qatar Airways has committed to sending five of its airplanes to the Paris Air Show, scheduled to take place at Le Bourget Airport from June 15 to 21. A regular exhibitor on the international airshow circuit, Qatar Airways plans to show a Boeing 787 along with four of its Airbus types, namely an A320, an A319, an A380 and an A350. In January Qatar became the first airline in the world to fly the A350 in scheduled service, launching so-called double daily service to Frankfurt. The airline last week announced plans to extend A350 service in the German market in October, when it begins flying the mainly composite-bodied Airbus widebody to Munich alongside a Boeing 787. On May 11, it launched service to Singapore with its third A350, and plans to roll out three-times-daily service to the island nation by August 1 with its fourth and fifth A350. 

Qatar’s A350s hold 283 seats, including with 36 seats in business class in a 1-2-1 configuration, featuring 80-inch fully flat horizontal beds, and 247 seats in economy in a 3-3-3 layout.

Qatar’s 517-seat A380 superjumbo carries first, business and economy class seats over two decks. It currently flies to Bangkok, Paris and London from Doha. The new first-class A380 seat features a 90-inch seat pitch, transforms into a fully flat bed and offers up to 2,000 entertainment options displayed on individual 26-inch television screens.

The airline’s Boeing 787 features a two-cabin configuration, carrying 22 seats in business class and 232 in economy. All economy seats include 10.6-inch television screens.

The A320 on display carries 12 business class seats, 120 economy class seats and on-demand audio-video at every seat. Qatar Airways has launched a major investment program to upgrade its A320s to include 180-degree lie-flat beds, new 15.4-inch smart monitors and touch-screen remote control handsets as well as power, USB ports and connectivity for smart devices in business class.

The Airbus A319 Qatar plans to display now flies from Doha to London Heathrow in an all-business-class cabin configuration. The aircraft features a single-aisle, 2-by-2 seating configuration, including 40 premium business class seats that recline into fully flat beds.

Now in its 18th year of operation, Qatar Airways flies a fleet of 157 aircraft to 146 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.