and controversial remarks by qatar airways c.e.o. have started a long you debate about the male dominance in the airline industry and how it can get expensive. for business and d.-w. us welcome to the program the e.u. is preparing a harsh response to the new us terror starting in july the bloc will impose import duties on a variety of u.s. products new penalties were announced today and come in response to increased u.s. students on imported steel and aluminum that took effect this month about three point four billion dollars worth of annual u.s. imports are expected to be hit by the new measures ranging from agricultural products to steel bourbon whiskey that list could also be expanded in the future according to e.u. officials. and this doesn't only a fake business of course earlier we spoke to our financial correspondent in frankfurt all the spots and i asked him how these tariffs could impact the average citizen. yeah for example in the united states steel tariffs are used by the steel companies in the car companies to pass the higher

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 not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on a path of growth qatar airways says it's still auditing

qatar airways has not released its twenty seventeen earnings or passenger data but the c.e.o. acknowledges its bottom line has taken a big hit for starters it lost access to eight hundred cities some passengers have grumbled about a rise in ticket prices and a more restrictive frequent flyer program the 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 sixt

have an international airport in doha in our correspondent it's not going to. come out qatar airways has not released its twenty seventeen earnings or passenger data but the c.e.o. acknowledges its bottom line has taken a big hit for starters it lost access to eight hundred cities some passengers have grumbled about a rise in ticket prices and a more restrictive frequent flyer pro. the 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 write 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 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

have lost with the g.c.c. countries we've managed to redeploy the challenges are still to be able to serve us to missions that we used to service the 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

have lost with the g.c.c. countries we've managed to redeploy the challenges are still not to be able to serve eighteen destinations that we used to service the 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

c.e.o. of qatar airways says they can handle the losses in response it's boosting fleet numbers and adding extra destinations so as promised we're off to have an international airport in doha in the township and i want to you tell us more about how 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.

have lost with the g.c.c. countries we've managed to redeploy the challenges are still not to be able to serve eighteen destinations that we used to service the 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

ticket prices have increased in the last year that the frequent flyer program has become more restrictive to that the c.e.o. says that this is part of a business plan that will put qatar airways more in line with its competitors now for the forseeable future the c.e.o. is saying that it can continue to sustain these losses but the c.e.o. says that if this blockade continues in the long term we will be looking at a very different scenario for the airline and of course for qatar and the c.e.o. reminds everyone that this is a state owned airline and it would not be beyond the realm of possibility again if this blockade continues for the airline to ask for a government bailout and tell us a little bit more natasha than just expand on how the company has adapted given that it is a company with pretty much just one business i call business to fly airplanes. exactly look the theme i think spoke to the chief officer of the cargo division we spoke to the c.e.o. yesterday the theme that qatar airways is definitely promoting is one of resilience and there are many things that the airline has done in the last year in the face of this blockade remarkably to expand and grow in fact the c.e

and controversial remarks by qatar airways c.e.o. have started a long you debate about the male dominance in the airline industry and how it can get expensive. for business and d.-w. to get us welcome to the program the e.u. is preparing a harsh response to the new us terror starting in july the block will impose import duties on a variety of u.s. products new penalties were announced today and come in response to increased u.s. do you.