With 235 aircraft listed as being part of the Qatar Airways fleet, the airline continues to take delivery of new Boeing aircraft in the form of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. But which aircraft are on the opposite end of the age-spectrum and are the airline’s oldest active jets? Let’s take a look!
The oldest aircraft (and sub-fleet)
The single oldest airframe still active with Qatar Airways is an Airbus A330-300 registered A7-AED (MSN 680). According to Planespotters.net, this aircraft is now 17-and-a-half years old, having been delivered to the airline in August 2005. Powered by two GE CF6 engines, this aircraft is configured to seat a total of 305 passengers: 30 in business class, and another 275 in economy.
According to data from ch-aviation.com, this aircraft is owned not by the airline, but by JP Lease Products & Services, and managed by Arena Aviation Capital. With a current estimated market value of $16.53 million, the airframe has accumulated 76,365 flight hours across 15,792 cycles, as of October 31st, 2022.
A7-AED is the airline’s very oldest aircraft but the remainder of Qatar Airways’ Airbus A330 fleet is also nearly as old. The A330 fleet, which includes both -300s and -200s, has an overall average age of nearly 16-and-a-half years. The airline operates five A330-200s and another seven A330-300s. At the time of this article’s publication, all 12 aircraft are listed as active.
