Qatar Airways is one of the most recognizable airlines in the world. The carrier has been named the "World's Best Airline" by Skytrax eight times - something no other carrier has been able to achieve. It is also " the first airline globally to be certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation ".
A brief glimpse into the fleet of Qatar Airways The airline operates to 170 destinations around the world. According to data from ch-aviation , Qatar Airways has a fleet of more than 250 aircraft. Let's take a look at some of the aircraft types in its fleet: Airbus A380 Airbus A320 Airbus A330 Airbus A350 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Boeing 777 Boeing 787 Dreamliner You can read more about the fleet of the Middle East giant in our guide below: Qatar Airways has a diverse fleet of widebodies and narrow bodies today.
Qatar operates 92 Boeing 777s, the highest number of any aircraft type in its fleet. But it also has a sizable number of Airbus widebodies and several narrowbody planes for shorter international routes. But which aircraft operated by the carrier are the oldest? Let's find out.
The A330s are 18 years old (on average) The oldest aircraft in Qatar Airways' fleet is the Airbus A330. According to data from ch-aviation , Qatar's Airbus A330-300, registered A7-AED, is 19.26 years old, and is the only passenger aircraft in the carrier's fleet that is over 19 years of age.
Planespotters.net noted that Qatar received this aircraft in August 2005.
