Qatar Amiri Flight

Qatar Amiri Flight
IATA ICAO Callsign
- QAF AMIRI
Founded 1977
Hubs Doha International Airport
Fleet size 14
Destinations Worldwide on demand
Parent company Government of Qatar
Headquarters Doha, Qatar
Website http://www.amiriflight.gov.qa/

Qatar Amiri Flight is a VIP airline owned and operated by the government of Qatar. It operates worldwide charters on demand and caters exclusively to the royal family of Qatar and other VIP government staff. The vast majority of its fleet is painted in the standard livery of the commercial flag carrier of Qatar, Qatar Airways.

Qatar's emir gifted a Boeing 747-8 private jet to Turkey in September 2018.[1]

Qatar Amiri Flight Airbus A340-200 landing in Zurich
A Qatar Amiri Flight A320, prior to delivery at Toulouse Airport.

Fleet

The Qatar Amiri Flight fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[2]

Qatar Amiri Flight Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100/ACJ 3 —
Airbus A320-200 1 —
Airbus A320-200/ACJ 2 —
Airbus A330-200 2 —
Airbus A340-200 1 —
Airbus A340-300 1 —
Airbus A340-500 1 —
Boeing 747-8/BBJ 2 1[3]
Total 13 1

Other aircraft operated on behalf of Amiri flight, but not part of the fleet, are one Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express and a Qatar Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Both aircraft are in Qatar Airways livery.

Previously operated aircraft

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A310-300 2 1998 2018 One disposed to Pakistan Air Force
Boeing 707-320 Unknown 1977 1999
Boeing 737-800/BBJ2 1 2008 2010 Disposed to Morocco Government
Boeing 747SP 1 1996 2000 Disposed to Yemen Government

Though not part of Amiri fleet, a Boeing 747SP and 747-8i were operated for Qatar's former ruler till 2017 and sold in 2018, both were registered in the Caribbean. The 747-8i was also the first to be delivered to a customer and is now in service with the Turkish Government.

References

  1. ↑ "Qatar's emir 'gives Boeing 747 private jet to Turkey'". BBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 29. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ https://m.planespotters.net/production-list/search?fleet=Qatar-Amiri-Flight&manufacturer=Boeing&type=747&fleetStatus=future


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