Presidential Flight
IATA ICAO Callsign
MO AUH SULTAN
Founded1975 (1975)
Operating basesAbu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)
Fleet size8
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Websitehttp://pf.govu.ae

Presidential Flight (originally known as “Royal Flight[1]) is the organization responsible for air transport of the government of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was first established in 1975 under the Private Department of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The airline previously operated under the name Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight and changed its name to Presidential Flight on 16 February 2009.[2]

Fleet

Boeing 787-9 of the Presidential Flight at Beijing Capital International Airport in 2022
Airbus A300-600R of the Presidential Flight at Perth Airport, Australia, in 1990s.
Amiri Flight Boeing 747SP

Fleet

The Presidential Flight fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January, 2021):[3]

Presidential Flight Current Fleet
Aircraft Total Config Aircraft Name
Airbus A320-200 1 VIP Delma / دلما
Boeing 737-800/BBJ2 1 VIP Al Wathba / الوثبة
Boeing 777-200 1 VIP Al Ain / العين
Boeing 777-300ER 1 VIP Al Sila / السلع
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner 1 VIP Al Dhafra / الظفرة
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 3 VIP Abu Dhabi / أبو ظبي
Total 8

Historic fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following known aircraft:[4]

Presidential Flight Historic Fleet
Aircraft Total Config Retired Aircraft Name
Boeing 737-700 BBJ 1 VIP Jun 2010 -
Boeing 747-400M 1 VIP Dec 2015 -
Boeing 747-400 1 VIP Oct 2015 Abu Dhabi / أبو ظبي
Boeing 747-8 1 VIP Oct 2017 Al Emarat / الإمارات
Boeing 767-300 1 VIP Jul 2010 -
BAE Systems Avro RJ100 1 VIP Mar 2016 -
British Aerospace Avro RJ70 1 VIP Mar 2015 -
Total 7

References

  1. "طيــران الرئـاســة" [Presidential Flight - Abu Dhabi]. pf.govu.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  2. "Presidential Flight". pf.govu.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Presidential Flight Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. "Presidential Flight". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2023-07-22.


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