And Qatar Airways said Thursday that it was grounding all five of its Dreamliners.
Two airlines, Qatar Airways and Air Arabia, will have limited access to the Stolen and Lost Travel Document database.
On Monday, Qatar Airways revealed its plan to join the Oneworld global airline alliance by 2014.
Today Akbar Al Bakar's Qatar Airways joins oneworld and comes within the fold.
Airlines planning to operate the A380 at Heathrow include Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines.
United Continental, Qatar Airways, Air India, Latam Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines have all halted their Dreamliner operations.
FORBES: Boeing In A Race Against Time As Entire 787 Dreamliner Fleet Grounded On Battery Issue
Qatar Airways also previously grounded one of its 787s due to electrical problems similar to that which affected the UA aircraft.
FORBES: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Public Relations Nightmare: A Battery Of Problems
That could soar to 124 if contracts are signed with Malaysia Airline Systems and Qatar Airways, the company said in a statement.
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways sponsors Manchester City, while Barcelona will have the Qatar Airways name on their shirts in the next season.
Qatar Airways declined to comment on why its store started selling pork.
In December, Qatar Airways grounded one of its 787 Dreamliners after several manufacturing faults caused electrical problems similar to those that affected the United plane.
Qatar Airways is scheduled to announce a deal on Thursday also expected to include Airbus planes such as the A330-200 model which it already operates.
But the recent decision to allow pork sales at the Qatar Airways-owned store popular among expatriates has stirred further controversy with Qataris and led to calls to boycott the airline on social-networking sites.
Last month, the head of Qatar Airways criticised Boeing in an interview with the BBC over several manufacturing faults that have resulted in the grounding of one of its three 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Despite the ban on Pearl island, alcohol can be consumed in Doha's glitzy hotels, and expatriates who have a license can purchase liquor for consumption at home from a store owned by the national airline, Qatar Airways.
The Gulf's "Big Three" carriers -- Dubai-based Emirates, Abu Dhabi's Etihad, and Doha-based Qatar Airways -- have grown dramatically over the last decade, opening new routes and competing with the biggest names in aviation.
And earlier this month, Airbus, in association with Shell, Rolls Royce and Qatar Airways, began a research project to test 'Gas to Liquid' (GTL) technologies that convert lower-emission natural gas and other synthetic fuels into liquid kerosene.
Every flight attendant at American Airlines wields a Samsung Galaxy tablet to access customer information, and the on-ground Qatar Airways concierge crew in Doha is using tablets to identify VIPs or travellers in need of special meals.
United Airlines has one Dreamliner in Tokyo, a Qatar Airways 787 is in London, and LOT Polish Airlines has one stranded in Chicago, after the grounding order was given as the carrier's inaugural Dreamliner flight to the U.S. was airborne.
应用推荐