query: instance_of qatar executive
supports: Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. ("Al Qatariyah"), operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, linking over 150 international destinations across Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Far East, South Asia, Middle East, North America, South America and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 180 aircraft. Qatar (, or ; ' ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar ('), is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain, as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran. Qatar Executive ( Arabic :      ) is a business jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways , based in Doha . It was launched on June 16 , 2009 at the Paris Air Show . Apart from its core business of aircraft charters , Qatar Executive 's service portfolio also includes aircraft management , maintenance and a full range of Fixed Based operation ( FBO ) services at Doha international Airport . As part of the Qatar Airways Group , Qatar Executive is also responsible for Qatar Airways Charter requests . With a new hangar opened in March 2011 , Qatar Executive has entered the FBO and maintenance service for Business Jets coming to Doha . Bombardier recently appointed Qatar Executive as its Authorized Service Facility for Challenger and Global aircraft in the Middle East . A flag carrier is a transportation company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations. The term also refers to any carrier that is or was owned by a government, even long after their privatization when preferential rights or privileges continue. The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. The corresponding adjective is "Middle-Eastern" and the derived noun is "Middle-Easterner". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to Far East) beginning in the early 20th century. Hamad International Airport ("") is the international airport of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. It replaced the former Doha International Airport as Qatar's principal airport.
candidates: adjective aircraft airline base border capital city coast company flag fleet international airport network peninsula region sharing state territory
answer: airline