Dubai Royal Air Wing

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Dubai Royal Air Wing
Dubai Royal Airwing Coat of Arms.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
-DUBDUBAI
Operating bases Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Fleet size11
Headquarters Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employees201-500
Website http://airwing.govu.ae/

Dubai Royal Air Wing (otherwise simply known as the "Royal Airwing" [1] ) is the paramilitary airline of the government of the United Arab Emirates.

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Dubai Royal Air Wing, located on the southeast side of Dubai International Airport (DXB), consists of a VIP terminal dedicated to the UAE Royal family and special interest flights [1] and is primarily used by the Emir of Dubai, the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, members of the Dubai Royal family, as well as other influential government officials based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The airline provided Emirates with their first aircraft but the two are not affiliated beyond both having ties with the government of Dubai.

Fleet

Current fleet

Boeing 747-400 of the Dubai Air Wing at Domodedovo International Airport, Russia in 2009. Dubai Air Wing Boeing 747-400 Naumenko.jpg
Boeing 747-400 of the Dubai Air Wing at Domodedovo International Airport, Russia in 2009.

The Dubai Air Wing fleet consists of the following known aircraft (as of July 2023):[ citation needed ]

Dubai Air Wing Current Fleet
AircraftTotalOrderConfigurationNotes
Boeing 737-700/BBJ 1VIP
Boeing 737-800 2VIP
Boeing 737-800/BBJ2 3VIP
Boeing 747-400 2VIP
Boeing 747-400M 1VIP
Boeing 747-400F 1Cargo
Boeing 777-200ER 1VIP
Total11
Boeing 747-400 of the Dubai Air Wing, used by the members of the UAE Royal family. A6-HRM B747-400 UAE (4937632603) (2).jpg
Boeing 747-400 of the Dubai Air Wing, used by the members of the UAE Royal family.

Historic fleet

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

Dubai Air Wing Historic Fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Boeing 727-200/Adv 21985Un­knownTransferred to Emirates
Boeing 747-200F 120002010
Boeing 747-400M 120192022
Boeing 747SP 219942004
British Aerospace Avro RJ85 220082021

References

  1. 1 2 "Royal Airwing". daep.gov.ae. Retrieved 2023-07-05.