
Qatar Executive the business jet division of Qatar Airways attended the Farnborough International Air show 2016 proudly displaying a Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER.
This proud display is a signal of time ahead of the business jet operator.
At the air show Qatar Executive announced it is ordering more Gulfstream business jets in favour of its existing Bombardier fleet.
On the first day of Farnborough the Doha based operator placed an order for three additional G650ERs of the air show.
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker says that operator will phase out its Bombardier Global fleet, and covert it’s remaining Challenger 605s from passenger usage to air ambulance roles.
The three Gulfstream G650ER aircraft are due to be delivered in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Once delivered, Qatar Executive will be the largest G650 operator globally.