Qatar Airways is not interested in ordering Boeing’s proposed new 777X wide-body jet, its chief executive said.

On Tuesday, Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker confirmed his airline would be taking the full 60 of the Boeing 777X it has on order. The deliveries of Boeing’s latest version of the widebody jet to Doha will begin in 2022 and stretch through to 2029. Qatar Airways’ CEO says that the airline will take all 60 of the 777Xs it has on order. Qatar Airways was awarded the World’s Best Business Class 2018 accolade by Skytrax. The 2-2-2 seating configuration in our Business Class cabin includes extra-wide seats that recline 180. Current Boeing 777X customers consist of All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. However, throughout the COVID-19 aviation downturn, various customers have held conversations with Boeing about reducing or deferring deliveries, until global travel demand starts to.

Asked whether the Gulf carrier was looking at ordering a proposed revamped version of Boeing’s 777 mini-jumbo, Akbar Al Baker said 'we are not interested in buying.”

Qatar Airways is planning a first class cabin for the highly-anticipated Boeing 777X. This solution won’t be seen on the widebody at launch and will only appear on some of the flag carrier of Qatar’s units. The airline is looking to fill a gap in luxury travel.

Qatar Airways is among several major carriers being courted by Boeing as it finalizes plans for a larger version of its profitable 777 wide-body jet, which is expected to be launched at next month’s Dubai Airshow.

Baker was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Qatar’s capital Doha.

He had earlier said the airline wanted to be a launch customer for the 777X.

The Gulf airline is in competition with other regional airlines Emirates and Etihad Airways to expand its global reach.

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Baker denied media reports that the airline is in talks with Indian budget carrier SpiceJet for a stake in the carrier.

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When asked if interested in a stake in Spicejet, he said:

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“No, that’s not true at all. We are not interested in that,” adding that they are only interested in a code share with the Indian carrier.