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Gulf Bizav Pushes Ahead after Iran War Disruption

MedAire widens regional footprint while MEBAA chairman says December show will go on

MedAire / MEBAA — From left to right: Reely Rajan, director of India, Middle East & Africa at MedAire; Peter Tuggey, managing director of aviation for Europe, MEA, and APAC at MedAire; Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, founding and executive chairman of MEBAA; Clemens Rothmann, captain and director of flight operations for DC Aviation Al-Futtaim; and Paul van der Blom, head of aircraft management services for Empire Aviation

By Peter Shaw-Smith • Contributor - Middle East

October 5, 2026

When U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 set off retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the Gulf and closed airspace throughout much of the region, aviation medical and security services provider MedAire evacuated its Dubai office. Seven months later, the company is not only back in the office but widening its regional footprint.

When MedAire evacuated its Dubai office, it shifted the operation as its specialists remained alongside clients. “Business aviation is essential to the Middle East’s connectivity, especially when routes, schedules, and assumptions are changing by the hour,” said Peter Tuggey, MedAire’s managing director of aviation for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

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