# Boeing Reaffirms Qatar Airways Partnership at ACCO Meeting in Doha > Boeing reaffirmed its partnership with Qatar Airways at the ACCO annual meeting, citing the airline's 2025 wide-body deal. - Published: 2026-11-04T09:07:24+00:00 - Section: Partnerships - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/qatar-airways-boeing-acco-partnership - Source: [The Peninsula Newspaper](https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/04/11/2026/qatar-boeing-cement-ties-as-regional-aviation-faces-headwinds) ## Key takeaways - Boeing's Omar Arekat said the 2025 wide-body agreement with Qatar Airways is the largest in Boeing's history. - Boeing projects 43,625 new jet deliveries over 20 years, with the Middle East and Africa accounting for 10 percent of demand. - Qatar Airways hosted the 59th Arab Air Carriers' Organization Annual General Meeting in Doha, opening on November 2, 2026. Boeing reaffirmed its partnership with Qatar Airways at the 59th Arab Carrier Organization Annual General Meeting in Doha, citing the airline's 2025 wide-body agreement as the largest in Boeing's history. [The Peninsula](https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/04/11/2026/qatar-boeing-cement-ties-as-regional-aviation-faces-headwinds) reported the comments from a media roundtable held alongside the meeting. ## Boeing's Omar Arekat on the Qatar Airways Deal Omar Arekat, Vice President of Boeing's Commercial Sales and Marketing for the Middle East, said the manufacturer remains in constant discussions with [Qatar Airways](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000085e/qatar-airways). "As you are well aware, we managed to sign the largest agreement on wide-body in Boeing's history with Qatar Airways in 2025, and we are very proud of that," Arekat told The Peninsula. Arekat said the two companies also maintain an ongoing dialogue on strategic areas of partnership, including comprehensive support and maintenance services. He described the airline as a global benchmark for aviation excellence, pointing to its rapid ascent and world-class product offering. On the regional backdrop, Arekat said Middle Eastern aviation faces persistent pressure from conflicts, fluctuating jet fuel pricing and airspace restrictions, which have forced airlines to route traffic through alternative connecting hubs. "The airlines in the region, despite the challenges, have, without any exception, supported all their deliveries and remain absolutely committed to their plans to maintain that growth," he said. ## Shahab Matin's 20-Year Delivery Forecast Shahab Matin, Managing Director of Commercial Marketing for the Middle East and Africa at Boeing, presented market data at the roundtable. He said the global aviation market anticipates 43,625 new jet deliveries over the next 20 years, with the Middle East and Africa accounting for 10 percent of that demand. Matin cited a historical average annual growth rate of 4.7 percent between 1990 and 2025 for commercial aviation. He spotlighted the 787 Dreamliner, marking 15 years with over 2,450 orders, and the 777 fleet family. Matin also said aviation creates 4 million jobs in the region and generates $290 billion in revenue. Global air cargo traffic grew more than 5 percent between January and August 2026 compared with the same period last year, Matin said, driven heavily by high-value sectors such as AI-related goods. ## Qatar Airways' Fleet and Network Records Qatar Airways placed a record 210-jet order from Boeing, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), with fleet expansion agreements covering the 777, 787 Dreamliner and 777X. The same records show the airline serves over 160 destinations across six continents as of summer 2026 and transported 41.8 million passengers in fiscal year 2025/26. ## Qatar Airways' Recent Partnership Run Qatar Airways hosted the 59th Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization in Doha, opening on November 2, 2026, The Peninsula reported. On October 26, 2026, the airline announced a codeshare partnership with WestJet, adding its QR code to WestJet flights across Canada, The Peninsula reported. On October 27, 2026, talabat announced a collaboration with Qatar Airways Privilege Club allowing members to earn 3 Avios for every KD 1 spent on the app, with a minimum spend of KD 4.5, Kuwaittimes reported. ## Companies in this story - [Qatar Airways company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000085e/qatar-airways) · website: https://www.qatarairways.com - [The Boeing Company company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000sn5w/the-boeing-company) · website: https://www.boeing.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt