Dubai Royal Air Wing
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| Operating bases | Dubai International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||
Dubai Air Wing is the paramilitary airline of the government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The airline is used by the Dubai Royal Family, namely the Emir of Dubai, as well as government officials.
The airline provided Emirates with their first aircraft but are not affiliated beyond both having ties with the government of Dubai.
Its main base is in the southeastern corner of the Dubai International Airport.[1]
Fleet
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Boeing 747-400 of the Dubai Air Wing parked at London Heathrow Airport in 2014
The Dubai Air Wing fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[2]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro RJ85 | 2 | — | |
| Boeing 737-700/BBJ1 | 1 | — | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | |
| Boeing 737-800/BBJ2 | 3 | — | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 2 | — | |
| Boeing 747-400M | 1 | — | |
| Boeing 747-400F | 1 | — | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 1 | — | |
| Total | 12 | - |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
- Boeing 727-200 Adv - 2 transferred to Emirates in 1985
- 1 further Boeing 737-700 BBJ[3]
References
- ↑ "Dubai Air-Wing - Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects". Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 36.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Dubai-Air-Wing-Royal-Flight
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