While the Ford Motor Company is best known for its automobiles, it operated an aviation subsidiary known as the Stout Metal Airplane Division during the interwar period. The company produced the famous Ford Trimotor, a three-engined transport aircraft. Designed in the early 1920s, the aircraft performed its first flight in June 1926 and entered service the same year.
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A Conversation With Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker
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- August 21, 2024
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Take a trip down memory lane as we take a look at our 2021 conversation with then CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker.”Simple Flying’s Joanna Bailey talks with Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker about the airline’s resilience to continue flying throughout the pandemic, and whats in store for the rest of 2021. We discuss fleet plans, past and present, Qatars partnership strategies, its continued focus on sustainability, and much more. A true in-depth look into this Middle Eastern powerhouse. “