Qatar Executive in Doha has taken delivery of a Gulfstream G650ER. The aircraft is the first of up to 30 Gulfstreams that the operator has agreed to purchase. The sale, a combination of firm orders and options, includes the G650ER as well as the clean-sheet, wide cabin G500 and G600.

“It is an honour to be the first Gulfstream G650ER air charter operator in the Middle East,” says group chief executive Akbar Al Baker. “We believe in giving our passengers a memorable experience every time they travel with us, which is why we have chosen this new-generation aircraft with its unprecedented levels of comfort and technology to make travelling a real pleasure.

“The G650ER will take our passengers further, faster and in more luxury than ever before.”

Since 2009 Qatar Executive has provided air charter services with a fleet of Bombardier business aircraft and it also runs FBO and MRO facilities.

The G650ER can travel 7,500 nm at Mach 0.85 and 6,400 nm at Mach 0.90. Gulfstream announced the type in May 2014, and it received type certification from the FAA five months later. Its cabin shares the same features and amenities as the G650, with wider seats, more aisle room, a low cabin altitude and climate and entertainment control via a smart device.