Qatar Amiri Flight

Qatar Amiri Flight
IATA ICAO Call sign
- QAF AMIRI
Founded1977
HubsDoha International Airport
Fleet size13
DestinationsWorldwide, on-demand
Parent companyGovernment of Qatar
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Websitehttp://www.amiriflight.gov.qa/
Qatar Amiri's only Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIJ, owned on behalf of Qatar Emiri Air Force.

Qatar Amiri Flight is a VVIP airline owned and operated by the government of Qatar. It operates on-demand, worldwide charters and caters almost exclusively to the royal family of Qatar and government officials. The majority of its fleet is painted in the standard livery of Qatari flag carrier Qatar Airways.

Qatar Amiri Flight Airbus A340-500 on final approach to Beijing Capital International Airport in Qatar Airways' current livery
Qatar Amiri Flight Airbus A340-200 on final approach to Zurich Airport, older livery
A Qatar Amiri Flight A320, prior to delivery at Toulouse Airport
A Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8 in Qatar Airways livery arriving at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in 2016.

Current fleet

The Qatar Amiri Flight fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of 03 August 2024):

Qatar Amiri Flight Fleet
Aircraft In
Service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100/ACJ 3 — VIP
Airbus A320-200 1 —
Airbus A320-200/ACJ 1 —
Airbus A330-200 2 —
Airbus A340-200 1 —
Airbus A340-300 1 —
Airbus A340-500 1 —
Boeing 747-8/BBJ 2 —
Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIJ 1 — Military Operated on behalf of the Qatar Emiri Air Force
Total 13 —

Previously operated aircraft

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A310-300 2 1998 2017 One gifted to Pakistan Air Force
Boeing 707-320 2 1977 1999 One sold to Israeli Air Force
Boeing 727-200 1 1979 1997 A7-AAB, sold as N727MJ
Boeing 737-800/BBJ2 1 2008 2010 Sold to the Moroccan Government
Boeing 747SP 1 1996 2000 Sold to the Yemeni Government
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express 1 2004 2019 A7-AAM - serial 9126
Bombardier Challenger 300 1 2005 2010 A7-AAN - serial 20042
Dassault Falcon 900 2 1991 2000 A7-AAD, A7-AAE

Though not part of the Amiri fleet, a Boeing 747SP and fourth Boeing 747-8i were operated for the Qatari elite till 2016 and 2018 respectively. Both were registered in Bermuda through the company Worldwide Aircraft Holding.

The 747SP had previously flown for United and Pan American. It was acquired by CSDS Aircraft and is currently stored at Pinal Airpark. The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gifted the Boeing 747-8 to Türkiye in September 2018.[1] This proved controversial in Türkiye due the sheer cost of the plane.[2]

The BBJ 747-8i was the first aircraft of its type to be delivered. The 747-8 BBJ is the largest VIP aircraft ever built.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Qatar's emir 'gives Boeing 747 private jet to Turkey'". BBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. ^ "Turkey's Erdogan defends gift of luxury plane from Emir of Qatar".
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