Private Boeing 747

He wears an uncommon colouring with the Qatar badge - two crossing blades, a show dog and a dam. In 1995, the plane was bought from United Airlines by the Qatari reigning families. The Al Thani familiy, after purchasing it two years ago, began to convert the inside of the jets from the default cabin design to the latest V.I.P. kit.

Advertisement said the airplane will also be available with two replacement thrusters, four replacement bikes, WLAN and custom DVDs. Brokers who sell the airplane, Book A Jet, said that the airplane was "carefully maintained" by its present owner and that the purchase would be a "unique opportunity" as V.I.P. planes like this seldom come onto the airfield.

There is no rate quoted in the ad, and due to the uncommon indoor space and relatively low flight hour for old ages, it is hard to assess the value of VP-BAT. A 1992 Boeing 747 is also currently quoted by Controller. com is being promoted for 26 million US dollars. VP-BAT Head of State configurations include 12 First Class seating, 18 Business Class seating and 31 Tourist Class seating.

Pictures of the plane's interior: Roomy golden-blue full bath, full lounge chair; Chromed helical stairs that lead to the top decks of the plane with convenient business-class seating. Even though the plane is lacquered in Qatar colours, VP-BAT does not seem to be a full member of Qatar's Amiri Flight, the private Amiri Divan carrier.

The most Amiri planes are lacquered with the Qatar Airways default color, and their registry numbers start with Qatar registry number 7 and not with VP-BAT's in Bermuda. On-line data show that the plane has been stationed in Bournemouth in the southern UK for 10 years.

Even though the precise possession of the airplane cannot be verified, it is widely rumoured that it was used by the former Emir Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, the former emir of the present Qatar head. Sheik Khalifa was taken off by his father Emir in the same year that the airplane was bought. Although the Kataran kingdom says farewell to VP-BAT, it still operates two private Boeing 747s - both new 747-800s, the latest embodiment of the double-decker.

Boeing supplied the first of these in 2012.