Qatar Airways formally joined oneworld at ceremonies last October at Doha's new Hamad International Airport, becoming the first of the major Gulf carriers to gain entry to one of the world's three global airline alliances. Oneworld's eagerness to accept Qatar Airways is yet another indication of the region's growing influence in air transport, prompting Akbar Al Baker, the airline's CEO, to state, "Things are changing in the Middle East and in the global aviation industry." Reacting to being offered the welcome mat he said, "When you cannot defeat your competitors, you join them," implying that alliances are finally acknowledging the new world airline power grid.
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机译：卡塔尔航空公司于去年10月在多哈新哈马德国际机场举行的仪式上正式加入oneworld，成为加入世界三大全球航空公司联盟之一的第一批主要海湾航空公司。寰宇一家急于接受卡塔尔航空公司的渴望，再次表明了该地区在航空运输方面的影响力日益增强，促使该航空公司的首席执行官Akbar Al Baker说：“中东和全球航空业的情况正在发生变化。”对于收到欢迎垫的反应，他说：“当您无法击败竞争对手时，您就加入了他们”，这暗示着联盟终于承认了新的世界航空公司电网。
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