particular and why his job as head of his country's flag carrier couldn't be done by a woman the qatar airways chief executive gave a typically provocative answer to quantize c.e.o. alan joyce seated next to al baca tried to make light of the comments. well you know of course it has to be led by a man because it is it is a very challenging position and i am sure that you know i am sure that. and. i said i said he was going to stop saying controversial to even ask you on it. and it is only going to get i don't know where to. sort of you know i have to put a little bit of. fireworks and i want to motivate people to have more questions. defended his remarks saying that qatar airways was the first airline in the region to have women pilots and for sixty percent of all student pilots at the airline were women the issue of gender imbalance in aviation was a hot topic among over two hundred a aligns represented at the outer meeting joyce who care and pain for marriage equality in australia said ensuring a diverse workforce in general could help drive profits if you're not typing into the first the inclusion you're going to be on at disadvantage you know we're all looki

c.e.o. of qatar airways but i'll back it has apologized after saying his job was too difficult for a woman but the spite that apology his remarks have sparked a new discussion at the international air transport association in the industry widely led by man. wouldn't you think i asked about the issue among middle east airlines in particular and why his job as head of his country's flag carrier couldn't be done by a woman the qatar airways chief executive gave a typically provocative answer to quanta see no alan joyce seated next to al baca tried to make light of the comments. well you know of course it has to be led by a man because it is it is a very challenging position and i'm sure that you know i'm sure that. barack and. i said i said he was going to stop saying controversial to. ask you on it. and it was god we're going to get i don't. want to. sort of you know i have to put a little bit of. fireworks and i want to motivate people to have more questions. defended his remarks saying that qatar airways was the first airline in the region to have women pilots and for sixty percent of all stud

c.e.o. is saying that its losses due to the blockade are substantial there are eight hundred cities qatar airways can no longer fly to as a result of the blockade and it means with restricted airspace that planes are having to fly greater distances but the c.e.o. says that there are additional investments to come he has is saying that the blockade has shown that qatar airways is resilient he actually said that there is going to be an announcement in the coming months were guarding another investment in the last year qatar airways has invested in cathay pacific air italy and jet sweet in the united states and the cargo division intrinsic to the profitability of any big airline has adapted quickly and its chief officer is saying it's thriving. qatar airways seems to be adhering to an arab proverb that says right the bad things in sand the good things on a piece of marble the state owned airline says despite the challenges of the year old blockade it received numerous industry accolades including best airline of twenty seventeen at that impact us that increased a lot of flying time it but pressured on my operational cost but did that

c.e.o. says this is part of a business plan to bring qatar airways in line with its competitors one thing is certain the state owned airline is fighting to mitigate the impact of this blockade . qatar airways seems to be adhering to an arab proverb that says right the bad things in sand the good things on a piece of marble the state owned airline says despite the challenges of the year old blockade it received numerous industry accolades including best airline of twenty seventeen at that impact us that increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on a path of growth qatar airways says it's still auditing its books from last year and can't say exactly how much money the blockade has cost the airline but it says the losses are quote substantial. prior to the blockade its profits were soaring in two thousand and sixteen it earned more than five hundred million dollars a historic high and flew twenty percent more passengers than the year before. qatar airways says it's defeating the blockade by implementing a st

particular and why his job as head of his country's flag carrier couldn't be done by a woman the qatar airways chief executive gave a typically provocative answer to qantas c.e.o. alan joyce seated next to our backer tried to make light of the comments. well you know of course it has to be led by a man because it is it is a very challenging position and i am sure of that i am sure that. and i said i said he was going to stop saying controversial things even ask you this man it's a man it is god we're going to get i don't. want to. sort of you know i have to put a little bit of. fireworks and. motivate people to have more questions. defended his remarks saying that qatar airways was the first airline in the region to have women pilots and that sixty percent of all student pilots at the airline were women the issue of gender imbalance in aviation was a hot topic among over two hundred a aline's represented at the meeting joyce who care and pain for marriage equality in australia said ensuring a diverse workforce in general could help drive profits if you're not tapping into the first the inclusion you're going to be on a disadvantage you know we're all looking f

c.e.o. of qatar airways says the airline can shoulder losses for the foreseeable future and there's no need to ask the government for a bailout but he admits it will be a very different scenario for the company if the blockade becomes a long term reality for qatar. at least sixty five people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a volcanic eruption and guatemala temporary shelters have been set up for about three thousand residents donald trump's former campaign manager has been accused of what this tampering prosecutors say pull the manifold has been indicted by u.s. special counsel robert muller tried to send encrypted messages to former coworkers . a judge to revoke manifolds bail. meanwhile the u.s. president says he has the absolute right to pardon himself for any charges related to alleged russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen election jordan's king abdullah has said that his country is at a crossroads as protests of a proposed tax hikes continue the prime minister has resigned over the protests those are the headlines on al-jazeera al-jazeera world is coming up nex

c.e.o. of qatar airways has apologized after saying his job was too difficult for a woman our borrower backer is known for his controversial statements this time he raised eyebrows at the annual meeting of the international air transport association. i don't think i asked about the issue among middle east airlines in particular and why his job as head of his country's flag carrier couldn't be done by a woman the qatar airways chief executive gave a typically provocative answer to quantize c.e.o. alan joyce seated next to al baca tried to make light of the comments. well you know of course it has to be led by a man because it is it is a very challenging position and i am sure of that i am sure that. and i said i said he was going to stop saying controversial to even ask you on it. and it is that i was going to get i don't know where to. sort of you know i have to put a little bit of. fireworks and i want to motivate people to have more questions. defended his remarks saying that qatar airways was the first airline in the region to have women pilots and that sixty percent of all student pilots

c.e.o. of qatar airways says the airline can shoulder losses for the foreseeable future and there's no need to ask the government for a bailout but he admits it will be a very different scenario for the company if the blockade becomes a long term reality for qatar. just don't. and extensive. coverage continues later on tuesday has come all phantom of viet to tell you what's ahead. it's been quite a year here in qatar ever since the fifth of june twenty seventh seen when all of a sudden the border was shot in the country put on the blockade so we've got a special broadcast for you on tuesday as we look back on this quite extraordinary year not just how it happened and why it happened but how qatar has reacted the new lines of trade the change travel routes even for it cows being flown in to create a new dairy industry not to mention all the while us here at al-jazeera continuing to do our jobs while the four blockading countries called for the network to be closed down so join us later on tuesday will be nine pm here in doha will be live out in about at the qatar a cultural village from home

c.e.o. says this is part of a business plan to bring qatar airways in line with its competitors one thing is certain the state owned airline is fighting to mitigate the impact of this walking . qatar airways seems to be adhering to an arab proverb that says right the bad things in sand the good things on a piece of marble the state owned airline says despite the challenges of the year old blockade it received numerous industry accolades including best airline of twenty seventeen at that impact us that increased a lot of flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but did that not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on a path of growth qatar airways says it's still auditing its books from last year and can't say exactly how much money the blockade has cost the airline but it says the losses are quote substantial. prior to the blockade its profits were soaring in two thousand and sixteen it earned more than five hundred million dollars a historic high and flew twenty percent more passengers than the year before. qatar airways says it's defeating the blockade by implementin

qatar airways has been handling this past year. well there is no doubt about it come out of qatar airways to quote the c.e.o. has suffered substantial losses as a result of the year long blockade the airline has not released earnings or passenger numbers but we do know that prior to the blockade qatar airways was soaring in twenty sixteen it posted historic profits it earned more than five hundred forty one million dollars it flew twenty percent more passengers than the year before the blockade has halted some of that momentum in the dim pact us that increased a lot of flying time it put.

c.e.o. of qatar airways says the airline can shoulder losses for the foreseeable future and there's no need to ask the government for a bailout but he admits it will be a very different scenario for the company if the blockade becomes a long term reality for qatar natasha getting just don't die extensive coverage of the gulf crisis continues its route choose day has come all santa maria to tell you what's ahead. it's been quite the year here in qatar ever since the fifth of june twenty seventh seen when all of a sudden the border was shot and the country put on the blockade so we've got a special broadcast for you on tuesday as we look back on this quite extraordinary year not just how it happened and why it happened but how cutter has reacted the new lines of trade the change travel routes even cals being flown in to create a new dairy industry not to mention all the while us here at al-jazeera continuing to do our jobs while the four blockading countries called for the network to be closed so join us later on tuesday will be nine pm here in doha will be live out in the bowels at the qatar

going to what do you tell us more about how qatar airways has been handling this past year well there's no doubt about it come out of qatar airways to quote the c.e.o. has suffered substantial losses as a result of the year long blockade the airline has not released awnings or passenger numbers but we do know that prior to the blockade qatar airways was soaring in twenty sixteen it posted historic profits it earned more than five hundred forty one million dollars it flew twenty percent more passengers than the year before the blockade has halted some of that momentum at that impact us that increased a lot of flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on our path of growth. there are eighteen cities qatar airways can no longer fly to in saudi arabia the united arab emirates about her and her reign and egypt the countries implementing this blockade and because they have restricted their air space what it means as a passenger is that sometimes you will fly a greater distance so that increases your flight time that means employees are working longer hours and of course these plane

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced catarrh airways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you were expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you in the line do you think that whatever stopped flying we're still flying we are still expanding. and it did impact us that it increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on our path of growth and this year actually. since the blockade we have received the best airline of the year. we have received over thirty aircraft we have added over one thousand destinations and we have continued our investments in both. fake and editor the impact has only been on my bottom line but not on our determination to keep on continuing but let's talk about the bottom line you made a five hundred million dollar profit in twenty sixteen seventeen you've talked about six hundred thirty four million you've talked about a substantial loss for not sure how big is that loss

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced cattle railways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you're expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you in the line do you think that cut over stopped flying we're still flying we are still expanding. and it did impact us that it increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on our path of growth and this year actually since the blockade we have received the best airline of the year. we have received over thirty aircraft we have added over nine thousand destinations and we have continued our investments in both. get a perfect and an editor the impact has only been on my bottom line but not on our determination to keep on continuing but let's talk about the bottom line you made a five hundred million dollar profit in twenty sixteen seventeen you've talked about six hundred thirty four million you've talked about a substantial loss this for now if you wer

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced cattle railways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you're expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you and the one do you think that cut over stopped flying we are still flying we are still expanding. and it did impact us that it increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on our path of growth and this year actually since the blockade we have received the best airline of the year. we have received over thirty aircraft we have added over nine thousand destinations and we have continued our investments in both. get a perfect and. the impact has only been on my bottom line but not on our determination to keep on continuing but let's talk about the bottom line you made a five hundred million dollar profit in twenty sixteen seventeen you've talked about six hundred thirty four million you've talked about a substantial loss this one out sure how big is th

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced cattle railways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you're expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you as an airline do you think that whatever stopped flying we're still flying we're still expanding. and that impact us that increased our flying time that put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of.

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced catarrh airways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you're expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you and ellen do you think that could have ever stopped flying we are still flying we are still expanding. and that impact us that the.

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced cattle railways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you're expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you as an airline do you think that cut over stopped flying we are still flying we are still expanding. and that impact us that increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on our part of growth and this year actually since the blockade we have received the best airline of the year. we have received over thirty aircraft we have added over one thousand destinations and we have continued our investments in both. get a perfect and. the impact has only been on my bottom line but not on our determination to keep on continuing but let's talk about the bottom line you made a five hundred million dollar profit in twenty sixteen seventeen you talked about six hundred thirty four million you've talked about a substantial loss this for not sure how big is that loss

qatar airways c.e.o. akbar in back in sydney this time last year just before the blockade was announced cattle railways was flying in every sense of the word your profits were up you're expanding new routes then the blockade and it's been a different story since how much has that blockade affected you in the line do you think that whatever stopped flying we're still flying we're still expanding. and that impact us that it increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on our part of growth and this year actually since the blockade we have received the best airline of the year. we have received over thirty aircraft we have added over one thousand destinations and we have continued our investments in both. get a perfect and an editor the impact has only been on my bottom line but not on our determination to keep on continuing but let's talk about the bottom line you made a five hundred million dollar profit in twenty sixteen seventeen you've talked about six hundred thirty four million you've talked about a substantial loss this for not sure how big i