# Qatar Amiri Flight

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Qatari VIP air transport operator

Qatar Amiri Flight IATA ICAO Call sign - QAF AMIRI Founded 1977; 49 years ago (1977) Hubs Doha International Airport Fleet size 10 Destinations Worldwide, on-demand Parent company Government of Qatar Headquarters Doha, Qatar Website http://www.amiriflight.gov.qa/

Qatar Amiri's only Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIJ, owned on behalf of Qatar Emiri Air Force

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**Qatar Amiri Flight** is a [VVIP](/source/Very_important_person) air transport operator owned and operated by the [government of Qatar](/source/Politics_of_Qatar). It operates on-demand, worldwide charters and caters almost exclusively to the [royal family of Qatar](/source/House_of_Thani) and government officials. The majority of its fleet is painted in the standard [livery](/source/Aircraft_livery) of Qatari [flag carrier](/source/Flag_carrier) [Qatar Airways](/source/Qatar_Airways).

While commercial flights of Qatar Airways operate at [Hamad International Airport](/source/Hamad_International_Airport) since 2014, the Qatar Amiri Flight remains based in the [old Doha International Airport.](/source/Doha_International_Airport)

Qatar Amiri Flight [Airbus A340-500](/source/Airbus_A340) on final approach to [Beijing Capital International Airport](/source/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport) in [Qatar Airways](/source/Qatar_Airways)' current livery

Qatar Amiri Flight [Airbus A340-200](/source/Airbus_A340) on final approach to [Zurich Airport](/source/Zurich_Airport) in Qatar Airways' older livery

Qatar Amiri Flight [Airbus A320-200](/source/A320-200), prior to delivery at [Toulouse Airport](/source/Toulouse_Airport)

Qatar Amiri Flight [Boeing 747-8](/source/Boeing_747-8) in [Qatar Airways](/source/Qatar_Airways) livery arriving at [Istanbul Ataturk Airport](/source/Istanbul_Ataturk_Airport) in 2016

## Current fleet

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As of August 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qatar_Amiri_Flight&action=edit), the Qatar Amiri Flight fleet comprises the following aircraft:

Qatar Amiri Flight fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes Airbus A319-100/ACJ 1 — VIP Airbus A320-200/ACJ 2 — VIP Airbus A330-200 2 — VIP Airbus A340-500 1 — VIP Boeing 747-8/BBJ 2 — VIP Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIJ 1 — Military Operated on behalf of the Qatar Emiri Air Force Gulfstream G700 1 — VIP Total 10 —

## Previously operated aircraft

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Airbus A310-300 2 1998 2017 One gifted to the Pakistan Air Force 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 727-200 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 Boeing 747-8/BBJ 1 2015 2023 One gifted to the US Air Force 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](/source/Boeing_747SP) and fourth [Boeing 747-8](/source/Boeing_747-8) were operated for the Qatari elite until 2016 and 2018, respectively. Both were registered in [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda) through the company Worldwide Aircraft Holding.

The 747SP had previously flown for [United](/source/United_Airlines) and [Pan American](/source/Pan_American_Airways_(1996%E2%80%931998)). It was acquired by [CSDS Aircraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CSDS_Aircraft_Sales_and_Leasing&action=edit&redlink=1) and is currently stored at [Pinal Airpark](/source/Pinal_Airpark). The [Emir of Qatar](/source/Emir_of_Qatar) [Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani](/source/Tamim_bin_Hamad_Al_Thani) gifted the [Boeing 747-8](/source/Boeing_747-8) to [Turkey](/source/Turkey) in September 2018.[1] This proved controversial in Turkey due to the sheer cost of the plane.[2]

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.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bbcturkeygift_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bbcturkeygift_1-1) ["Qatar's emir 'gives Boeing 747 private jet to Turkey'"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45550537). *BBC News*. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Turkey's Erdogan defends gift of luxury plane from Emir of Qatar"](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1LX0YR/). *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*.

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