A Boeing 787-9 of the Abu Dhabi Presidential Flight, the VIP transport arm of the UAE's leadership. Configured as a flying palace and named 'Abu Dhabi,' it carries the UAE President and senior royals on long-haul state visits.
Airframe passport
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no active registration
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Identity
Current tail
A6PFE
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Unknown
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Evidence history
A permanent timeline of exact-aircraft FAA observations. Registry changes and indexed filings share the chronology, but filings are not treated as the cause of a registry change.
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Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Abu Dhabi
Home base · 60% of legs
15
Airports visited
Abu Dhabi ↔ Fujairah
Busiest corridor · 9 trips
45
Trips tracked · latest trip Jul 3, 2026
2025-08 → 2026-07
Tracked span
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
45 trips · 62 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
United Arab Emirates government / state transport
FAA registrant
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Attributed to
Government Aircraft
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Owner class
government
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