What Are The Oldest Active Aircraft In Qatar Airways’ Fleet?

Qatar Airways, which was the first airline in the world to be “certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation”, operates a fleet of 235 aircraft. These aircraft include the Airbus A380 – one of the largest aircraft to have ever been made, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (the type that shocked the Indian aviation after crashing and killing hundreds), the Airbus A350 – the type that is operated in one of the longest one-stop flights around the world, just to name a few. [Note: Qatar’s A380 offer some of the largest in-flight entertainment screens in the world].

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Qatar used to operate aircraft such as the Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Airbus A340, but these are now only a part of the carrier’s historical fleet. But what are the details of Qatar’s current fleet? And what are some of the oldest aircraft this carrier, voted as the “World’s Best Airline” by Skytrax eight times, operates? Let’s find out. 

A brief glimpse of Qatar Airways’ Fleet

The flag carrier of Qatar flies to 170 destinations around the world. According to data from planespotters.net, 223 aircraft operated by this carrier are in service, whereas 12 (One Boeing 787 Dreamliner, two Boeing 777, three Boeing 737s, and six Airbus A330s) of them are parked. 

 

Aircraft type	Total
Airbus A380	8
Airbus A320	27
Airbus A330	14
Airbus A350	58
Boeing 737 MAX8	9
Boeing 777	64
Boeing 787 Dreamliner	55

[Note: Qatar’s historic fleet comprises og 86 aircraft. A sizable chunk of this is the Airbus A330 (21 historical ones) and the Airbus A320s (18 of these). Qatar also used to operate a solitary Boeing 757-200 and a single Boeing 767-200 respectively.] 

Qatar’s oldest planes are the A330s: 17.8 years old (on average)

Qatar operates ten Airbus A330-300s and four Airbus A330-200s. The oldest of these is registered A7-AED, which is 20 years old, making it the oldest in the Middle Eastern giant’s fleet. It is, at the time of writing, in maintenance. Qatar’s Airbus A330-300, registered A7-AEE, A7-AEF, A7-AEG, and A7-ACS*, are over 19 years old, and besides the A7-AED, these three are the only ones that inch past nineteen (19.6, 19.5, 19.4 years, and 19 years, respectively). 

[* At the time of writing, the A7-ACS is in maintenance]. 

Qatar has configured its Airbus A330 in two different ways:

• 30J 275M
• 24J 265M

30J 275M	24J 265M
Business class features 30 Collins Aerospace Diamond seats arranged in pairs in a 2-2-2 layout	Business class features 24 Collins Aerospace Apex suites configured 2-2-2
Economy class features 275 Recaro CL3620 seats typically arranged in a 2-4-2 configuration	Economy class features 265 Weber 5751 seats

The youngest A330 operated by Qatar is registered A7-AER and is 10.5 years old. 

Where do Qatar’s oldest aircraft operate in handout of?

Data from FlightRadar24 reveals that some of the places to which the A7-AEE operates from its base at Doha airport includes:

• Chengdu (TFU)
• Damascus (DAM)
• Cochin (COK)
• Dubai (DXB)
• Chongqing (CKG)

Next in line: the Airbus A320s [thirteen years on average]

On average, the Airbus A320s operated by Qatar are 13 years old, making these the second oldest aircraft operated by Qatar (in terms of average age). Three of these, registered A7-AHA, A7-AHB, and A7-AHC, are over 15 years old. These three aircraft were delivered to the carrier between December 2009 and February 2010. The Airbus A320 is also the smallest aircraft operated by Qatar. 

The youngest of Qatar’s A320 family is registered A7-LAH, and is a little under ten years old. All the A320 operated by Qatar are of the A320-200 type, though the carrier is set to receive its A320neo. Here’s how Qatar’s A320 are configured:

• Qatar Airways Airbus A320 type 320L is configured with twelve business class seats and 120 economy class seats. This is also Qatar’s lowest passenger capacity plane.
• Qatar Airways Airbus A320 type 320H features twelve business class seats and 120 economy class seats. 

What are the other oldest aircraft in Qatar’s Airbus family? 

The Airbus A380

Qatar has eight Airbus A380s (all of which are the Airbus A380-800 type), averaging 9.6 years. The oldest of these is registered A7-APC is 11.4 years old. Qatar received it in December 2014. This is the same time when it received its second-oldest A380 that is 11.2 years old. 

 

First Class	Business Class	Economy
Eight suites, each of which has seats that convert to an 78″ long flat bed	Forty-eight Collins Aerospace Super Diamond seats, configured 1-2-1	405 Recaro CL3710 seats located on the main deck configured 3-4-3 [ augmented by an additional 56 located at the rear of the upper deck configured 2-4-2]
Seat width: 23″	Seat width: 22″	Seat width: 18″
26″ HD touchscreen display	17″ HD touchscreen display	10.6″ HD touchscreen display

The A350-900s are among the older of the A350 XWB family

While carriers such as Singapore Airlines operate the A350s on ultra-long-range flights that rank among the longest non-stop flights in the world, this is not the case for the A350s operated by Qatar. The carrier’s 24 Airbus A350-1000 are 5.1 years old (on average), while its 34 A50-900s are 8.2 years old. Qatar’s A350 registered A7-ALA is 10.7 years old, the oldest in this family. 

How old are Qatar’s Boeing aircraft?

A brief look at Qatar’s triple sevens

Qatar operates seven Boeing 777-200s and 57 Boeing 777-300ERs. In terms of average age, the 777-200s are by far, the older of two aircraft types (average age of 15.4 years vs 12.2 years). All of Qatar’s oldest Airbus aircraft are almost three years older than the carrier’s oldest Boeings. Let’s catch a glimpse at the oldest Boeing operated by this carrier:

Aircraft type	Registration	Delivery	Age
Boeing 777-300ER	A7-BAA	November 2007	17.7 years
Boeing 777-300ER	A7-BAB	December 2007	17.6 years
Boeing 777-300ER	A7-BAC	August 2008	17 years

 

The oldest Boeing 777-200 is registered A7-BBA and was delivered to the carrier on February 2009. Boeing has placed an order of the Boeing 777-9 type. Some routes operated by the Boeing 777-300ER include the route between Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) (one of the busiest airports in 2024) – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BOK), DOH- Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVD), etc. 

Qatar’s Dreamliner

Qatar’s 32 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners have an average age of 8.9 years. The oldest of this aircraft type is registered A7-BCL and was delivered to the carrier in November 2012. Let’s have a look at how Qatar configures its 787-8s:

	Business Class	Economy Class
Number of seats	22	232
Row pitch	48″	31″
Seat Width	22″	10.6″
In-flight entertainment	17″ HD touchscreen display	10.6″ HD touchscreen display

On the other hand, the oldest 787-9s operated by Qatar are 5.8 years old. 

A look at the youngest aircraft in Qatar’s fleet

The youngest aircraft of the Boeing family

On average, the youngest aircraft in Qatar’s fleet are the 787-9s it operates. These are merely 3.7 years old. The ones registered A7-BHV and A7-BHW were delivered in May 2025. Tucked behind the 787-9s are the nine Boeing 737 MAX 8 averaging 4.7 years. Six of Qatar’s MAX8s were previously operated by the largest airline in India- IndiGo.

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Qatar Airways Boeing 737-MAX 8 is configured with eight business class seats, arranged in a 2-2 configuration, and 168 economy class seats arranged in a 3-3 configuration. 

 

Qatar’s youngest aircraft of the Airbus family

The average age of the 58 Airbus A350XWB operated by Qatar Airways is 7.1 years, making it the youngest (in terms of average age) aircraft. The youngest Airbus A350-900 is registered A7-AML and is six years old. The youngest Airbus A350-1000 is registered A7-AOP and was delivered to the carrier in July 2023. The 281 Recaro 3710 slimline seats of Qatar’s A350-1000s are arranged nine abreast (3-3-3), while there are forty-six Qsuites. Three A350-1000 of the carrier registered A7-AOE, A7-AOF, and A7-AOG are on order.