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Gulf Air

Gulf Air
Airline
AirlineGulf Air
IATAGF
ICAOGFA
CallsignGULF AIR
Founded1950
Airline hubBahrain International Airport
Frequent-flyer programGulf Air Frequent Flyer Programme
Member loungeFalcon Gold Lounge
Fleet size35
Destinations48
Company sloganGuaranteed To Make You Smile
HeadquartersMuharraq, Bahrain
Key people
* Samer Majali (CEO) * Talal Al-Zain (Chairman)

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Gulf Air ( Ṭayarān al-Khalīj) is the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. and major destinations include London, Paris, Dubai and Mumbai.

The airline is part of the Oneworld global explorer fare. It has extensive codeshare agreements with other airlines and special partnerships with Jet Airways and Oman Air's Frequent Flyer Programs.

Gulf Air Video

1991 Gulf War
1.90 min. | 4.77 user rating		 Heart stopping video footage from the hud of an American F-16, as it uses evasive manuevers to dodge Surface-to-air missiles over Baghdad in the 1991 Gulf War.
2.45 min. | 4.86 user rating		 Sorry for the "bad angle" and the window-frame, it was quite hard to film the wing and the engine. Mention the short-leased Gulf Air Boeing 737-800 from XL Airways Germany (D-AXLD)
6.88 min. | 4.82 user rating		 One of my favourite videos, presenting Boeing 747s (Air France, British Airways, Air Transat and 767 Gulf Air, Airbus A340 Star Alliance, Ilyushin IL-62M Vim Airlines, IL-96-300 Aeroflot and McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 KLM taking off from various airports, like Heathrow (EGLL), Venizelos Athens (LGAV), Kingsford Smith Sydney (YSSY), Dubai Intl (OMDB)and Bahrain Intl (OBBI)! Music by Pet Shop Boys, "Being Boring"! ENJOY!!!
4.90 min. | 4.07 user rating		 Gulf Air All New Boeing 777 Aircraft: The new Gulf Air's 777 aircraft First Class comes with a private suite with bespoke furnishing and a fully flat bed complete with a personal wardrobe, while the 'herring-bone' design Business Class offers a lie-flat bed with 180 degree recline, a privacy wall for personal space and world-class linens. Economy Class passengers will not be disappointed as the seats come with more leg space to stretch out, a 130-degree recline and an adjustable hammock headrest. The new Gulf Air Boeing 777 aircraft, leased from Jet Airways, will be used on a number of routes including London, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and intra Gulf Routes, gradually replacing the Airbus 340s. The wide body B777-300ER is the largest long-range twin-engine commercial airplane in the world.
3.58 min. | 4.56 user rating
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It was developed for the United States Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. The F-15E Strike Eagle derivative is an all-weather strike fighter that entered service in 1989. The F-15's versatile pulse-Doppler radar system can look up at high-flying targets and down at low-flying targets without being confused by ground clutter. It can detect and track aircraft and small high-speed targets at distances beyond visual range down to close range, and at altitudes down to treetop level. The radar feeds target information into the central computer for effective weapons delivery. For close-in dogfights, the radar automatically acquires enemy aircraft, and this information is projected on the head-up display. The F-15's electronic warfare system provides both threat warning and automatic countermeasures against selected threats. Because of the advanced electronics deployed on the F-15, the aircraft was given the nickname "Starship" by users. The Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles or AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced medium range air-to-air missiles on its lower fuselage corners, AIM-9L/M Sidewinder or AIM-120 missiles on two pylons under the wings, and an internal M61A-1 20 mm Gatling gun in the right wing root. The first kill in an F-15 was by IAF ace Moshe Melnik in 1979. In 1979 <b>...</b>
4.05 min. | 4.05 user rating		 In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Air New Zealand's Rico enjoys a romantic day on a boat in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
2.87 min. | 4.75 user rating		 As Hurricane Alex is sweeping towards the American coastline, it has already disrupted the oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico ...and drawn the crude to environmentally sensitive regions. Meanwhile further inland, people are starting to complain about strange symptoms and illnesses that could be related to the clean-up work.
5.27 min. | 4.94 user rating		 This is the first commercial of Gulf Air Virtual. Enjoy it ! www.gulfairvirtual.org
2.20 min. | 4.24 user rating		 Muscat to London Heathrow on Gulf Air Flight GF005 Landing during sunset on Airbus A340
1.13 min. | 4.66 user rating

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Gulf Air gets $1 billion injection from Bahrain - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek---Gulf Air- says the government of Bahrain is pumping more than $1 billion into the struggling carrier. The Bahrain-based airline said in an e-mailed statement ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:31:49 GMT+00:00
Bombardier details Gulf Air CSeries pitch - Flightglobal Tweet this news
Flightglobal--At October's Arab Air Carriers Organisation event in Cairo, -Gulf Air's- chief Samer Majali said it was "down to the finishing line" in its evaluation, ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:29:22 GMT+00:00
Gulf air forces have role to play in coalition ops - ArabianBusiness.com Tweet this news
ArabianBusiness.com--Military -air- forces in the -Gulf- have a growing role to play in border security and peacekeeping operations in partnership with Western ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:12:34 GMT+00:00
Al-Baker hits out at restrictive policies - Gulf Times Tweet this news
Gulf Times--Earlier, -Gulf Air- was not successful with multiple hubs,” al-Baker said. On escalating passenger security at airports, he said: “Technology must be ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:16:18 GMT+00:00
Academy to provide world-class training - Gulf Daily News Tweet this news
Gulf Daily News--MANAMA: The award of accreditation to -Gulf Air- Academy (GAA) was a landmark for the young ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:50:00 GMT+00:00
Gulf Air strives to overcome gripes with regional fleet - Flightglobal Tweet this news
Flightglobal---Gulf Air- admits that its experimentation with regional jets has thrown up operational issues with engines in the harsh environment. ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:10:42 GMT+00:00
EPA: Moderate health concerns with Gulf air - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--The agency says anyone unusually sensitive to low-quality -air- should avoid "prolonged or heavy exertion." EPA's warning comes as concerns grow that the -Gulf- ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:11:06 GMT+00:00
Gulf Air reduces fleet age with Airbus A320 - Arabian Supply Chain Tweet this news
Arabian Supply Chain---Gulf Air's- fleet renewal strategy has been reinforced with the delivery of a new Airbus A320-200 last month. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:54:35 GMT+00:00
Gulf Air cuts ticket prices for illegal workers - Trade Arabia Tweet this news
Trade Arabia---Gulf Air- is offering cut-price, one-way flights out of Bahrain for illegal workers who leave under the 'Easy Exit' amnesty. It has signed an agreement with ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:57:28 GMT+00:00
Jobs4Bahrainis.com portal launched - Zawya (press release) Tweet this news
Zawya (press release)---Gulf- AirGulf -Air- CEO Samer Al Majali said: "As one of the Kingdom's largest employers, -Gulf- AirGulf -Air- is committed to supporting projects that help ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:39:18 GMT+00:00

Gulf Air Fleet
Codeshare agreements :
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 2 0 16 108 124
Airbus A320-200 12 0 16 120 136
Airbus A321-200 2 0 20 150 170
Airbus A330-200 10 0 32 183 215
Airbus A330-300 0 20 TBA Entry into service: 2014 � 15
Airbus A340-300 4 0 32 217 249
Boeing 737-700 BBJ 1 0 VIP
Boeing 787-8 0 24 TBA Entry into service: 2018 � 19
Embraer 170LR 2 0 7 60 67
Embraer E-190 2 0 12 84 96
Total 35 44

Air Berlin Fleet Development
Fleet development :
Aircraft > Introduced > Retired >
Airbus A319 2008
Airbus A320 1992
Airbus A321 2008
Airbus A330-200 1999
Airbus A340-300 1994
Boeing 737-200 1977 1995
Boeing 737-800 2007 2008
Boeing 747-200 1984 1987
Boeing 757-200 1993 1996
Boeing 767-300 2009 2010
Boeing 777-300 2009 2010
Embraer 170 2010
Embraer 190 2010
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1976 1998

Members of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)

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