Qatar Airways discussing 60-jet deal with Boeing

To me, it’s kind of like being the groomsman who announces at the rehersal dinner that he’s dating the groom’s ex-girlfriend. Be that as it may, the CEO of Qatar Airways told Dow Jones Tuesday in Tuolouse, during the ceremonies celebrating Airbus’ A380 rollout, that his airline is serious about signing a deal for up to 60 7E7s.

A Boeing spokeswoman had no comment, but here’s the Dow Jones report:

http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=704&feed=dji&section=news&news_id=dji-00026520050118&date=20050118&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw

And in other business — the Houston Business Journal takes a look at the maneuvering going on at Continental Airlines, which must win wage concesssions from its unions before going ahead with plans to order 10 7E7s:

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2005/01/17/story6.html