Qatar Airways’ 787 Dreamliner returns to service

Qatar Airways has resumed its Boeing 787 services after a worldwide grounding of the aircraft in January. The airline’s first Boeing 787 to be redeployed operated flight QR116 from Doha to Dubai yesterday at 1315 hrs. The aircraft will resume daily services on the London to Doha route effective 15 May 2013. The airline’s fleet of five Dreamliners was grounded earlier this year following a directive from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States and Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker was the first passenger to board the airline’s reinstated Dreamliner