SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp has delivered a fourth G650ER business jet to Qatar Airways for its Qatar Executive commercial charter service. With the delivery, Qatar Executive becomes the world's largest owner/operator of G650ERs.

Gulfstream established a partnership with Qatar Airways in 2014 when the carrier became the international launch customer for the new G500 business jet. Since then, Qatar Airways has entered into an agreement for up to 30 Gulfstream aircraft, including a combination of firm orders and options for the G650ER, the G500, and the G600.

"Gulfstream delivered the first G650ER for air charter operations in the Middle East to Qatar Executive in 2015," said Gulfstream president Mark Burns. "At that time, Qatar was interested in introducing a new and enhanced level of service to its customers and determined that Gulfstream aircraft were the ideal choice to do so. We are proud to continue that relationship with this milestone and value the confidence Qatar Airways has in Gulfstream and our employees who design, manufacture, service, and support these aircraft."

"The demand from our customers for longer-range private air travel continues to grow," said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker. "Taking delivery of our fourth Gulfstream G650ER executive jet, making Qatar Executive the largest single owner and operator of G650ER luxury private jets in the world, means we can continue to meet this demand."

The G650ER has a range of 13,890 kilometers (7,500 nautical miles) at Mach 0.85. The aircraft has a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.925.

Source: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp