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ExecuJet stakes its claim to burgeoning Gulf market
November 16, 2008
Managing the phenomenal growth of business aviation is the greatest challenge facing ExecuJet Middle East managing director Mike Berry. The group has had a strong presence in this part of the world for more than a decade, partly through its role as a major distributor for Bombardier’s business aircraft and also as a provider of aircraft management, charter...
moreBBJ prominent on Dubai’s ramp bazaar
November 16, 2008
Florida Jet Sales has a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) for sale out on the MEBA show static display. The aircraft entered service just over eight years ago, in August 2000, and has logged more than 4,000 hours. The U.S. preowned aircraft sales specialist also has half a dozen other jets in its current inventory, including a Hawker Beechcraft 800XP and an 800A, a...
moreAl Bateen will bolster bizav infrastructure in Abu Dhabi
November 16, 2008
Abu Dhabi Airports Co. (ADAC) is redeveloping the Al Bateen military air base as a dedicated business aviation airport. The government-backed company is spending around $55 million to upgrade facilities, which will include two VIP passenger terminals and one VVIP building.
The airport is conveniently located just six miles from the heart of the United Arab...
moreFirst showing in region for VIP Airbus ACJ
November 16, 2008
The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) on display here at the MEBA show is the first to be shown with a true VIP interior. The aircraft is operated by Swiss-based charter and management company Comlux Aviation. It makes full use of its ample interior dimensions, starting with a bedroom with ensuite bathroom at the front of the cabin, with a lounge and dining...
moreMEBA Buyer's Guide: Private Air Travel Options
November 16, 2008
Here’s how to whittle down your choices
moreMEBA Buyers' Guide: How to buy a business jet
November 16, 2008
This is no small purchase. Here’s what you need to know.
moreFrench company takes bizjets to the cleaners
November 16, 2008
Clean Jet Aviation (Stand No. 845), a French company that specializes in business jet cleaning, has opened a new base at Bahrain’s Manama Airport. The company said this may be the first of several operations in the Middle East and it claims to be the first in the region to offer comprehensive cleaning services for business jets.“Clean Jet Bahrain started...
moreBahrain Embraces Business Aviation
November 13, 2008
Business aviation will be an important facet of the new Bahrain Airshow, to be staged in the Arabian Gulf state from Jan. 21 to 23, 2010. The show will feature purpose-built chalets where exhibitors will be able to park their display aircraft immediately in front. According to Ahmed Nemat Abdul Rahim of the country’s Civil Aviation Affairs department,...
moreDeals at MEBA 2008 Expected To Top $907 Million
November 13, 2008
Despite a dour world economy, organizers of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show, which runs this Sunday through Tuesday in Dubai, expect to exceed last year’s $907 million record as global investors from 29 countries vie for a slice of the region’s growing charter market. Current forecasts predict 15-percent annual growth rates for business...
moreBizjet and T-prop Deliveries Up; Future Concerns GAMA
November 13, 2008
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its third-quarter delivery numbers today, and while both business jets and turboprops have thus far posted record numbers of units shipped this year, the organization warns of rough skies ahead. “Notwithstanding these positive third-quarter numbers for turbine-powered aircraft deliveries, our...
moreRaburn: Aviation Industry ‘Eats Its Young’
November 13, 2008
Eclipse Aviation founder and former CEO Vern Raburn stole the show at a VLJ forum held Tuesday and yesterday in West Palm Beach, Fla., with his day-one closing comments, in which he spoke candidly about the aviation industry and Eclipse Aviation. “This is an industry that eats its young,” he said. “It’s fraught with people whose comment to anything new is,...
moreLocal TV Reports Eclipse Employees Unpaid
November 13, 2008
Albuquerque’s NBC affiliate TV station, KOB, reported earlier today that the employees of Eclipse Aviation learned this morning that they will not be receiving paychecks for their last two weeks’ work. “They were handed a sheet of paper with a toll-free phone number to call to see if they would be paid…Employees were told that they could come and go from...
morePre-owned Bizjet Inventories Continue To Climb
November 11, 2008
Pre-owned business jet inventories rose by 10 percent last month and are now 57 percent above year-ago levels, according to a report issued yesterday by UBS Investment Research. “Used inventories have been building steadily since the end of 2007 and in October reached a fourth consecutive all-time high at 2,564 aircraft,” noted UBS aerospace analyst David...
moreEmbraer: Strong Demand for Bizjets over Next 10 Years
November 11, 2008
In its just-released long-term aviation market outlook, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer forecasts global demand for 11,880 business jets worth approximately $204 billion between next year and 2019. This doesn’t count the new VLJ air-taxi and branded charter market, which the company believes could add another 1,800 to 2,800 jets to the personal and...
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