Qatar Amiri Flight is a VIP airline owned and operated by the

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. It operates worldwide charters on demand and caters exclusively to the royal family of

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and other VIP government staff. The vast majority of its fleet is painted in the standard

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of the commercial

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of Qatar,

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Fleet

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

Previously operated aircraft

Though not part of Amiri fleet, a Boeing 747SP and 747-8i were operated for Qatar's former ruler till 2016 and sold in 2018, both were registered in the

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. The 747SP was an ex-

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N539PA (1979-1986) / ex-

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N148UA (1986-1995) registered as VR-BAT then as VP-BAT, stored at

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until late 2019 then flown to

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as N7477S to perform C Check for new owner CSDS Asset Management. While Qatar's emir gifted the

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private jet to

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in September 2018. The 747-8i was also the first aircraft of the model type to be delivered by Boeing to a customer.

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.amiriflight.gov.qa/ Airlines of Qatar Airlines established in 1977 Charter airlines Government-owned airlines Companies based in Doha Qatari companies established in 1977