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Global Express to challenge world record

Bombardier’s Global Express has demonstrated its speed and range capabilities logging 19 world records but the aircraft is now being readied to bid for a r
FBOs

Beirut FBO ventures into bizjet maintenance with sister MASCO

Beirut FBO Cedar Jet Center (Stand No.
Aircraft

Avro Business Jet riding high on resurgence for former RJs

BAE Systems has come to the MEBA show on the back of an upsurge of interest in its Avro Business Jet (ABJ) during this year and is expected to report furth

LBAS Launches Maintenance Plus Program

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (Stand No.
Rotorcraft

Falcon Aviation To Support Sikorsky S-76 Helos

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has announced that Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) is to establish a customer support center for S-76 helicopters at Abu Dhabi’s

Abu Dhabi Renames Private Jet Airport

The UAE capital’s new dedicated private jet airport has been renamed City Airport Abu Dhabi as part of its overhaul and transformation from its former Al B
FBOs

Canada’s Skyplan Opens Sharjah Office

Calgary, Canada-headquartered Skyplan has announced the opening of a new office in Sharjah to offer local access to its various services, including flight

ACASS has aircraft for immediate sale

Montreal, Quebec-based ACASS has two aircraft on static display here at MEBA, a Bombardier Challenger 601 and 604.
Charter & Fractional

Avinode’s virtual world on display at MEBA

Billing itself as the world’s biggest online air charter marketplace, Avinode has come to MEBA 2008 with one of the show’s most expansive exhibits (Stand N

Power products that break all the rules

A casual glance at the item exhibited by Tesla Industries (Stand No.

Scenic flights with a difference

Development of innovative offshore islands has made the United Arab Emirates ideal territory for seaplane services–at least that is the view of a team led
Charter & Fractional

Twinjet prepares to open local base

UK-based aircraft management and charter operator Twinjet Aviation is assessing several possible locations for a new base here in the Arabian Gulf region.
Aircraft

Emivest Aerospace has lofty plans for SJ30 light business jet program

Dubai-based Emivest (Emirates Investment and Development Co.) became the majority (80 percent) shareholder of former Sino Swearingen Aircraft in June when

Gates ready to help with safety issues

It is an old but still valid saying that “safety is no accident,” although to Gates Aviation Consulting (Stand No.

EAG Plans Joint Venture in Saudi Arabia

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group (EAG), founded just last year, is already laying plans for its expansion across the region.
Charter & Fractional

New York Charter Firm Adds S-76 Helo to Fleet

ExcelAire of Ronkonkoma, New York, has added a Sikorsky S-76 to its fleet of business jets, which includes several Gulfstream and Cessna Citation models, E
Charter & Fractional

Ocean Sky Scoops Up Dean Aircraft Interiors

UK-based executive charter operator Ocean Sky (Stand No.

Middle East a bright spot for Hawker Beech

Despite Hawker Beechcraft announcement earlier this month that it is to lay off 5 percent of its workforce in the face of the global economic slowdown, exe

MEBAA’s Objectives

Prior to yesterday’s sixth board meeting of MEBAA, the association’s chairman Ali Al Naqbi told MEBA Convention News that the biggest bottleneck at present

New Saudi group to fill void in region's support services

MAZ Aviation chairman Mohammed Al-Zeer yesterday unveiled a new group of companies that will bring several specialized services for business and private ai

MEBA show sales expected to top $1 billion

MEBA organizers have declared themselves astonished by the impressive growth of the Middle East’s new biennial business aviation show.
Aircraft

It’s Challengers galore at MEBA

If you are looking for a large-cabin Bombardier Challenger (or near Challenger) business jet, there are 16 here on display in the MEBA static park for your
Aircraft

SJ30 Sets London-Dubai record

Emivest Aerospace’s SJ30 light business jet established an unofficial speed record for its weight class on November 10, flying from London to Dubai in seve

Cessna taps Wallan for jet support

Cessna Aircraft has bolstered its fast-growing presence in the Middle East by naming long-time sales representative Wallan Aviation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Airbus set to boost ME bizliner market share

Airbus this morning is expected to announce more orders for the various executive and VIP versions of its single-aisle and wide-body airliners.

Middle Eastern customers flock to Dassault Falcon jets

Over the last 12 months, the respected French builder of business jets has delivered an average of one new Falcon every month in the Middle East, increasin