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Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of First G650ER
Qatar Executive, the private jet division of Qatar Airways, has ordered up to 30 G650ERs, G500s and G600s.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker (left) takes delivery of the company's first G650ER from Gulfstream president Mark Burns. Immediately following, the jet flew nonstop from Savannah, Ga., to Doha, Qatar. Photo: Matt Thurber
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker (left) takes delivery of the company's first G650ER from Gulfstream president Mark Burns. Immediately following, the jet flew nonstop from Savannah, Ga., to Doha, Qatar. Photo: Matt Thurber

During a ceremony at Gulfstream's headquarters in Savannah, Ga., on Friday, Qatar Airways group CEO Akbar Al Baker took delivery of the airline’s first Gulfstream, a G650ER that is part of an order for up to 30 G650ERs, G500s and G600s. Qatar Airways' charter, management, FBO and maintenance division, Qatar Executive, will operate the new Gulfstreams, joining a fleet that includes the Bombardier Challenger 605, Global 5000 and XRS and Airbus A319. 


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