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User currently offlineQatarA340 From Qatar, joined May 2006, 1600 posts, RR: 7
Posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 9915 times:

When I was looking at the pictures in flickr, I noticed this white looking plane in Doha International Airport. It seems to be an A330-200 with RR engines (if Im not mistaken). Does anybody know whats the regesteration and what company is it from?




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User currently offlineOly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6182 posts, RR: 11
Reply 1, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 9894 times:

It's A7-HHM, a Royal Flight aircraft.


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User currently offlineQatarA340 From Qatar, joined May 2006, 1600 posts, RR: 7
Reply 2, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 9859 times:

Thanks! But, do you know why this aircraft wasnt painted in the QR livery? How come it is incomplete?


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User currently offlineKU747 From Kuwait, joined Mar 2008, 368 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 9671 times:



Quoting QatarA340 (Thread starter):
It seems to be an A330-200 with RR engines

It is not RR engines. They are GE or PW for sure.

RR engines looks very ugly on the A330's but GE and PW looks much nicer.


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User currently offlineSeemyseems From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2009, 955 posts, RR: 7
Reply 4, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 9630 times:



Quoting KU747 (Reply 3):
RR engines looks very ugly on the A330's but GE and PW looks much nicer.

Now, I COMPLETELY agree with you!

They look too long!

These aircraft are used for the royal families, unlike our royal family(!) (who do not seem to have their own aircraft)!!

Sam


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User currently offlineAJO From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 575 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 9347 times:



Quoting Seemyseems (Reply 4):
These aircraft are used for the royal families, unlike our royal family(!) (who do not seem to have their own aircraft)!!

Well, actually they do have their own aircraft, it's just not as impressive as an A330:

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User currently offlineAA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5337 posts, RR: 11
Reply 6, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 9269 times:

They're GE engines, on a A332.
Definitely GE CF6-80s.

User currently offlineSeemyseems From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2009, 955 posts, RR: 7
Reply 7, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 9173 times:



Quoting AJO (Reply 5):
Well, actually they do have their own aircraft, it's just not as impressive as an A330:

Wasn't there talks about them upgrading for a better aircraft?

The Emperor of Japan has a whole B747-400 to himself!

I know the Dutch Royal family have a Fokker 28 or 70.


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User currently offlineOldtimer From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2006, 191 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 9119 times:



Quoting AJO (Reply 5):
Well, actually they do have their own aircraft, it's just not as impressive as an A330:

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This is incorrect, the Royal Family rarely use these a/c as they seem to spend most of there time shuttling lower status MP's around. Its not even called Queens Flight or Royal flight anymore. They are there primarely for goverment use.


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User currently offlineDanfearn77 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2008, 1780 posts, RR: 9
Reply 9, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 9107 times:

Imagine the public outcry (from environmentalists mainly) if the UK bought the royal family and government 767's or 777's. Never mind a 747! Thats what we need, not a shity avro and an occasional A319 BA charter!


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User currently offlineSKGSJULAX From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 78 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 6337 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!



Quoting Danfearn77 (Reply 9):
Imagine the public outcry (from environmentalists mainly) if the UK bought the royal family and government 767's or 777's. Never mind a 747!

Nobody complains in the US when the new (environmentally friendly) President flies his 747 to Chicago for Valentine's Day dinner....


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User currently offlineAirproxx From France, joined Jun 2008, 553 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 5718 times:



Quoting SKGSJULAX (Reply 10):

Nobody complains in the US when the new (environmentally friendly) President flies his 747 to Chicago for Valentine's Day dinner....

And nobody complains in France neither when a government VIP decides to travel with an A310, A342... They even decided that an A330 would better fit their needs...!
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User currently offlineTJCAB From Canada, joined Oct 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 5438 times:



Quoting KU747 (Reply 3):
RR engines looks very ugly on the A330's but GE and PW looks much nicer.

COMPLETELY disagree. IMO, they're the best looking 330's are The Trent powered ones. So sleek so elegant. I love to see everything disguised and covered up.


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User currently offlineFlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7312 posts, RR: 61
Reply 13, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3982 times:



Quoting QatarA340 (Thread starter):
It seems to be an A330-200 with RR engines



Quoting KU747 (Reply 3):
It is not RR engines. They are GE or PW for sure.



Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 6):
They're GE engines, on a A332.

This is an A330-203 so they are CF6-80E1A3 engines.

User currently offlineDEVILFISH From Philippines, joined Jan 2006, 4424 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3722 times:



Quoting Seemyseems (Reply 7):
Wasn't there talks about them upgrading for a better aircraft?

Alas, it seems those would remain as they were - mere talk.

Quoting Danfearn77 (Reply 9):
Imagine the public outcry (from environmentalists mainly) if the UK bought the royal family and government 767's or 777's. Never mind a 747! Thats what we need, not a shity avro and an occasional A319 BA charter!

Something around the 767's size might not be too repulsive. May I suggest the 787 slot a likely former subject is giving up?  Wink

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/aerospace/archives/162337.asp

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/fl...oeing-787-final-assembly-line.html


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