Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (Arabic: القطرية‎, al-Qaṭariya),[3] operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar.[4] Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha,[5] the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 150[6] international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. Qatar Airways Group employs more than 43,000 people. The carrier has been a member of the Oneworld alliance since October 2013, the first Persian Gulf carrier to sign with one of the three major airline alliances.