Qatar Airways Sponsors Pilot Light Chefs "Feed Your Mind" Event

CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Qatar Airways was proud to sponsor the third-annual "Feed Your Mind" 2015 Gala and Benefit, a culinary event designed to raise money for the Pilot Light Chefs program, which educates Chicago area students on proper health and nutrition. The event highlighted chefs from across Chicago's diverse culinary landscape and reinforced the need to instill strong dietary habits in the city's youth, and educate on how their food is produced and prepared.

Founded in 2010 by four local Chicago chefs (Jason Hammel, Paul Kahan, Matthias Merges, and Ryan Poli) Pilot Light helps students "learn about where food comes from, how it grows, and how their choices affect their bodies and the environment." The group integrates with local public schools, helping teachers to meet dietary requirements and giving students vital information and valuable classroom experience.

"It is such a pleasure to work with inspiring and innovative educators in the communities we serve," said Qatar Airways Vice President of the Americas, Gunter Saurwein. "Pilot Light has championed a vital component of education, one which is often overlooked, and we support their efforts that give Chicago children the tools they need to live healthier lives."

Qatar Airways has always understood the value of quality food and superior nutrition, especially during world travel. The airline's award-winning menu features dishes by celebrity chefs Nobu Matsuhisa and Vineet Bhatia. The airline also offers a unique "Fly Healthy, Fly Fit" inflight health & wellness guide, developed in tandem with Deepak Chopra, which helps passengers relieve inflight stress and discomfort through self-massage and basic meditation techniques.

"Young or old, in the air or on the ground, Qatar Airways believes that you are what you eat," continued Mr. Saurwein. "We will continue to offer our world travelers the best options for health and wellness on every flight in our network of over 150 destinations."

Notes to Editors:

Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is one of the fastest growing airlines operating one of the youngest fleets in the world. Now in its 18th year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 166 aircraft flying to 152 key business and leisure destinations across six continents. Qatar Airways won Airline of the Year, Best Business Class Airline Seat and Best Airline in the Middle East at the 2015 Skytrax Awards. This is the third time the airline has won the accolade of Airline of the Year.

Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld global alliance. The award-winning alliance was named the World's Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third year running. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance, oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.

Qatar Airways recently launched Oryx One, an enhanced interface for its inflight entertainment system, increasing the number of movies and TV shows on board from 950 to up to 2,000. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 and select A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the five-star airline's on-board Wifi and GSM service.

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