As explained below, Gulf Air occupies a sort of middle ground between small airlines and large airlines. Gulf Air works to provide a leading in-flight service as well as excellent lounges. Gulf Air's FleetCredit: ShutterstockAccording to Planespotters.net, Gulf Air has a fleet of 47 mainline airliners, which are an average of 7.6 years old. This gives Gulf Air one of the smaller, but not the smallest, fleets in the region. For example, BA configures its Dreamliners with eight first class seats, 38 business class seats, 39 premium economy seats, and 130 economy seats.