{{Short description|Qatari VIP air transport operator}} {{Infobox Airline | airline = Qatar Amiri Flight | IATA = - | ICAO = QAF | callsign = AMIRI | lounge = | founded = {{Start date and age|1977}} | frequent_flyer = | company_slogan = | headquarters = [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] | key_people = | hubs = [[Doha International Airport]] | fleet_size = 10 | destinations = Worldwide, on-demand | parent = [[Government of Qatar]] | alliance = | website = http://www.amiriflight.gov.qa/ }} [[File:A7-MAB@PEK (20200522164729).jpg|thumb|Qatar Amiri's only Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIJ, owned on behalf of Qatar Emiri Air Force]]{{More citations needed|date=May 2026}} '''Qatar Amiri Flight''' is a [[Very_important_person|VVIP]] air transport operator owned and operated by the [[Politics of Qatar|government of Qatar]]. It operates on-demand, worldwide charters and caters almost exclusively to the [[House of Thani|royal family of Qatar]] and government officials. The majority of its fleet is painted in the standard [[aircraft livery|livery]] of Qatari [[flag carrier]] [[Qatar Airways]].
While commercial flights of Qatar Airways operate at [[Hamad International Airport]] since 2014, the Qatar Amiri Flight remains based in the [[Doha International Airport|old Doha International Airport.]]
[[File:A7-HHH@PEK (20220204145504).jpg|thumb|Qatar Amiri Flight [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-500]] on final approach to [[Beijing Capital International Airport]] in [[Qatar Airways]]' current livery]] [[File:Qatar Amiri Flight landing in Zurich.jpg|thumb|Qatar Amiri Flight [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-200]] on final approach to [[Zurich Airport]] in Qatar Airways' older livery]] [[File:QAF A320 A7-HSJ 24jul14 LFBO.jpg|thumb|Qatar Amiri Flight [[A320-200|Airbus A320-200]], prior to delivery at [[Toulouse Airport]]]] [[File:Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8KB BBJ at Ataturk.jpg|thumb|Qatar Amiri Flight [[Boeing 747-8]] in [[Qatar Airways]] livery arriving at [[Istanbul Ataturk Airport]] in 2016]]
==Current fleet== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2026}} {{As of|2025|8}}, the Qatar Amiri Flight fleet comprises the following aircraft: {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto;text-align:center;" |+ '''Qatar Amiri Flight fleet''' |- style="color:white;" ! Aircraft ! In<br>service ! Orders ! Passengers ! Notes |- |[[Airbus Corporate Jets|Airbus A319-100/ACJ]] |1 |— |<abbr title="VIP Transport Configuration">VIP</abbr> | |- |[[Airbus Corporate Jets|Airbus A320-200/ACJ]] |2 |— |<abbr title="VIP Transport Configuration">VIP</abbr> | |- |[[Airbus A330-200]] |2 |— |<abbr title="VIP Transport Configuration">VIP</abbr> | |-
|[[Airbus A340-500]] |1 |— |<abbr title="VIP Transport Configuration">VIP</abbr> | |- |[[Boeing 747-8|Boeing 747-8/BBJ]] |2 |— |<abbr title="VIP Transport Configuration">VIP</abbr> | |- |[[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIJ]] |1 |— |<abbr title="Military">Military</abbr> |Operated on behalf of the [[Qatar Emiri Air Force]] |- |[[Gulfstream G700]] |1 |— |<abbr title="VIP Transport Configuration">VIP</abbr> | |- !Total !10 !— ! colspan="2" | |}
==Previously operated aircraft== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto;text-align:center" |- style="color:white;" ! Aircraft ! Total ! Introduced ! Retired ! Notes |- |[[Airbus A310-300]] |2 |1998 |2017 |One gifted to the [[Pakistan Air Force]] |- |[[Airbus Corporate Jets|Airbus A319-100/ACJ]] |3 |2001 |2016 |Sold to [[Qatar Executive]] |- |[[Airbus A340-300]] |1 |2007 |2016 |Sold to [[Qatar Executive]] |- |[[Airbus A340-200]] |1 |1993 |2016 |Sold to [[Qatar Executive]] |- |[[Boeing 707-320]] |2 |1977 |1999 |One sold to the [[Israeli Air Force]] |- |[[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-200]] |1 |1979 |1997 |A7-AAB, sold as N727MJ |- |[[Boeing Business Jet|Boeing 737-800/BBJ2]] |1 |2008 |2010 |Sold to the Moroccan Government |- ||[[Boeing 747SP]] |1 |1996 |2000 |Sold to the Yemeni Government |- |[[Boeing 747-8|Boeing 747-8/BBJ]] |1 |2015 |2023 |One gifted to the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] |- |[[Bombardier Global Express|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 747-8]] were operated for the Qatari elite until 2016 and 2018, respectively. Both were registered in [[Bermuda]] through the company Worldwide Aircraft Holding.
The 747SP had previously flown for [[United Airlines|United]] and [[Pan American Airways (1996–1998)|Pan American]]. It was acquired by [[CSDS Aircraft Sales and Leasing|CSDS Aircraft]] and is currently stored at [[Pinal Airpark]]. The [[Emir of Qatar]] [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani]] gifted the [[Boeing 747-8]] to [[Turkey]] in September 2018.<ref name="bbcturkeygift">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45550537 |title=Qatar's emir 'gives Boeing 747 private jet to Turkey' |date=17 September 2018 |website=BBC News |access-date=2018-09-18}}</ref> This proved controversial in Turkey due to the sheer cost of the plane.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey's Erdogan defends gift of luxury plane from Emir of Qatar |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1LX0YR/}}</ref>
The BBJ 747-8 registered as A7-HHE was the first aircraft of its type to be delivered, on 28 February 2012. The BBJ 747-8 is the largest VIP aircraft ever built.<ref name="bbcturkeygift" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Qatar Amiri Flight}} * {{official website|http://www.amiriflight.gov.qa/}}
[[Category:Airlines of Qatar]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1977]] [[Category:Charter airlines]] [[Category:Government-owned airlines]] [[Category:Companies based in Doha]] [[Category:Qatari companies established in 1977]]