Qatar’s state airline’s financial woes force it to slash workforce, defer orders

Qatar’s state airline’s financial woes force it to slash workforce, defer orders

Even before the pandemic, Qatar Airways was requesting government support.. Qatar Airways threatened Boeing and Airbus that it will not do business with them in the future if they refuse its request to postpone pending orders.. Reuters reported last March that the airline was burning through cash and would eventually seek government aid.. Qatar Airways reported a loss of 2.3 billion Qatari riyals ($639 million) for the year ending March 31, a loss ten times higher than the previous year..