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Gulf Air
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
GF
GFA
072
 Gulf Air

Gulf Air Airbus A320-214
Gulf Air
PO Box 138
Manama
BAHRAIN 		Tel.: +973 17 322 200
Fax: +973 17 320 933
SITA:
Email:
Website: www.gulfair.com
Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Government of Bahrain (100%)
Base: Bahrain (BAH)
Hubs: -
Start of ops: July 1950
Gulf Air operates this equipment: Executives:
  • 2 x Airbus A319-100
  • 10 x Airbus A320-200 (15 on order)
  • 2 x Airbus A321-200
  • 10 x Airbus A330-200
  • Airbus A330-300 (20 on order)
  • 5 x Airbus A340-300
  • Boeing 787-8 (24 on order)
  • 2 x Embraer 175
CEO: Samer Majali
Deputy CEO: Maher Salman Al Musallham
CFO: Saher Ataei
COO: Nassar Al Salmi
Chief Commercial Officer: Kyle Haywood
Director Corporate Affairs: Mohammed Hulaiwah
Director Maintenance: Ahmed Shareef Moosa
Director Commercial Planning: Hashim Mahmood
Director Technical QA Jamal Hashim

Manufacturer Type
Current
Active
Current
Leased
-out
Current
Inactive
Planned
Current
or
Planned
Historical
Total
all times
Avg Age
Active
Boeing
B.747-200B
         1 1 -
Boeing
B.747-200B(SCD)
         2 2 -
Airbus
A340-300
 4       4 16 20 12.1 years
Lockheed
L-1011 (Classic)
         19 19 -
Boeing
B.787-8
       16 16   16 -
Airbus
A330-200
 10       10 8 18 10.3 years
Airbus
A330-300
       20 20   20 -
Boeing
B.777-300(ER)
         4 4 -
Boeing
B.767-200(ER)
         1 1 -
Boeing
B.767-300(ER)
         28 28 -
Boeing
B.707-320C
         2 2 -
Boeing
B.720-020B
         1 1 -
BAC
VC-10-1100
         6 6 -
Boeing
B.757-200(PF)
         1 1 -
Airbus
A319-100
 2       2   2 9.0 years
Airbus
A320-200
 14   1 2 17 31 48 1.5 year
Airbus
A321-200
       6 6 2 8 -
Boeing
B.737 BBJ
 1       1   1 12.1 years
Boeing
B.737-200
         13 13 -
Boeing
B.737-800
         2 2 -
BAC
BAC 111-400
         5 5 -
Embraer
ERJ-190
 2       2   2 1.3 year
Embraer
ERJ-170
 2       2   2 1.9 year
Fokker
F.27-500
         1 1 -
Fokker
F.27-600
         8 8 -
Handley Page
Herald series 200
         2 2 -
Handley Page
Herald series 400
         1 1 -
Douglas
C-47 (DC-3)
         2 2 -
Douglas
C-47A
         3 3 -
Douglas
C-47B
         5 5 -
 
 TOTAL:
 35   1 44 80 164 244 6.0 years

Gulf Air is the main flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. Gulf Air's most popular destinations include London, Paris, Dubai and Mumbai. The airline is not part of an airline alliance but is part of the oneworld global explorer fare. It has extensive codeshare services with other airlines and special partnerships with Jet Airways and Oman Air's Frequent Flyer Programs.

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