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business jet sector

Saudi Arabia’s business jet sector sees

Business aviation in Saudi Arabia jumped a record 24% in flight volumes in 2024, the Gener...

Record-breaking MEBAA Show

Record-breaking MEBAA Show reaffirms

Tenth edition welcomed an impressive 10,000 international attendees to the show ...

MEBAA Show 2024 highlights

Day Two of MEBAA Show 2024 highlighted

Key announcements, including the UAE GCAA’s Golden Package, underscore the show’s role...

MEBAA Show 2024 Inauguration

MEBAA Show 2024 opened yesterday

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurates the show, welcoming global busi...

TITO SOARES, CEO, FLY SOCIETY

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: FLY SOCIETY

TITO SOARES, CEO, FLY SOCIETY...

Milestone tenth edition of MEBAA

MEBAA Show 2024 kicks off tomorrow

Milestone tenth edition will bring record number of new participants ready to redefine the...

Private air travel

UAE's private air travel industry to end

Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association Show will take place on Decembe...

luxury and business aviation

MEBAA Show 2024 will unite HNWIs

The event will blend luxury and business aviation with an exclusive showcase of business j...

Gulfstream G700

Gulfstream G700 returns to MEBAA Show

Industry Flagship to Showcase Innovation and Performance Capabilities in Dubai...

André Ebach, Managing Director, Aero-Dienst GmbH

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: AERO-DIENST GMBH

André Ebach, Managing Director, Aero-Dienst GmbH...

MEBAA Show 2024 News

MEBAA Show 2024 highlights the UAE’s

MEBAA Show 2024 anticipated to welcome more than 145 exhibitors ...

Middle East and Africa

How the Middle East and Africa are

Economic growth, infrastructural development, regulatory improvements, and increased deman...

Ali Alnaqbi, Founding and Executive Chairman MEBAA

Opportunities in the Middle East

Ali Alnaqbi, Founding and Executive Chairman of the Middle East & North Africa Business Av...

VistaJet

VistaJet Expands in Africa Amid Growth

Global air charter firm VistaJet is set to launch its inaugural East and South Africa Stat...

Guy Farnfield MSc FRAeS, Managing Director, FlyingGroup

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: FLYINGGROUP

Guy Farnfield MSc FRAeS, Managing Director, FlyingGroup...

business aviation

Middle East Business Aviation Fleet

The business aviation fleets in the Middle East and North Africa regions are steadily grow...

business aviation leaders

MEBAA Show 2024 unveils BizAv Talks

Global business aviation leaders to gather in Dubai with a focus on sustainability, data-d...

Ammar Yousef, Operations Director, Apogee

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: APOGEE

Ammar Yousef, Operations Director, Apogee...

Gogo Acquire Satcom Direct

Gogo to Acquire Satcom Direct

Establishes the only multi-orbit, multi-band, global in-flight connectivity provider servi...

Mohammed Al Husary, UAS International Trip Support

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: UAS

Mohammed Al Husary, UAS International Trip Support...

Hardy Bütschi, VP Regional Operations Middle East & GM Dubai, JET AVIATION

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: JET AVIATION

Hardy Bütschi, VP Regional Operations Middle East & GM Dubai...

EYMERIC SEGARD, LUNAJETS

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: LunaJets

Setting New Standards in Private Aviation Excellence - Eymeric Segard, LunaJets...

Embraer celebrates 55 years

Embraer celebrates 55 years

Embraer is celebrating its 55th anniversary, and In 2024 has been executing its plan to me...

Global 7500

Global 7500 Amassing Speed Records

Model has accrued more than 50 city-pair records in 50 weeks...

Duncan Aviation

Duncan Aviation Goes Greener

The company has moved to Tier 2 status under NATA's Green Aviation Business Standard...

Gulfstream G400

All-New Gulfstream G400 Completes First

Aircraft Defines New Standard with Flight Test Program Launching in Savannah...

Ali Al Naqbi, Founder and CEO, MEBAA

Dubai leads in private aviation

Ali Al Naqbi, Founder and CEO of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Associ...

Saudi general aviation

Blueprint Foresees Dramatic Expansion

Sweeping new proposals for Saudi general aviation herald official government sanction that...

Dubai South

Private jet movement at Dubai South

Dubai South now expects private jet activity to reach 18,000 by the end of 2024...

key launches in business aviation

Exclusive features and key launches

Exclusive features will explore industry trends, share insights and drive operational effi...

General aviation sector in saudi arabia

Saudi Arabia anticipates strong investor

General aviation sector is expected to contribute more than $2bn to GDP and create 35,000 ...

Private charter flights

Private charter flights see spike follow

According to aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, the private aircraft charte...

AEG Fuels

AEG Fuels continues to expand

AEG Fuels is continuing to expand its network of FBOs. The four latest additions underscor...

Gama Aviation

Middle East private jet boom fuels Gama

The new Gama Aviation facility in Sharjah will significantly increase the company's capaci...

G500 & Gulfstream G600

G500 & Gulfstream G600 surpass 100k hrs

The Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 have each surpassed 100,000 flight hours....

ExecuJet MRO

ExecuJet MRO continues to support

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has completed another heavy maintenance check on a Globa...

UAE

6,700 millionaires to move to UAE

Golden visas and tax-free income made the UAE home to 116,500 millionaires, 308 centi-mill...

Business Jet Market

Business Jet Market Growing in Africa

Demand for business aircraft is on the upswing as business expands across the continent...

Eve & Joby Sign eVTOL Deals

Eve & Joby Sign eVTOL Deals in Saudi

Mukamalah Aviation plans to add Joby's eVTOL aircraft to its fleet...

Sustainable Aviation

Sustainable Aviation: Top Priority in ME

The region could be critical to providing reduced carbon aircraft fuel...

Private aviation soars in Saudi Arabia

Private aviation soars in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s business aviation sector is experiencing a surge fueled by the Kingdom’...

EMBRAER

A steadfast partner in SAF adoption

Embraer’s collaboration with Avfuel and Sheltair marks a pivotal milestone in our journe...

AAM pavilion

Brand new AAM pavilion & statrtup hub

The upcoming edition will set the stage for new and innovative exhibitors...

Business aviation industry

Business aviation industry is booming

Business aviation events such as the MEBAA Show play a pivotal role in advancing our indus...

Leading Bizav Event

The Region's Leading Bizav Event Returns

A number of international companies have already signed up and confirmed their attendance ...

Bombardier

Bombardier 2023 Results Set New Highs

Bombardier today presented strong 2023 fourth quarter and full-year financial results whic...

AI in Private Aviation

AI - found its way into private aviation

AI is impacting all industries and transport sectors, with business aviation looking likel...

First ACJ cabin

First ACJ cabin has been delivered

Comlux, a leader in business aviation, transaction, and completion services, has delivered...

MEBAA Show redefines future

MEBAA Show redefines the future of bizav

The MEBAA Show 2022 drew to a close yesterday, with a series of key deals and announcement...

Dornier & Gulf Ent. sign agreement

Dornier & Gulf Ent. sign agreement

The word’s advanced amphibian aircraft will soon enter the Middle Eastern market....

New deals at MEBAA Show 2022

New deals signed at the MEBAA Show 2022

Day two sees focus on how digitalisation, new technologies and innovation are driving the ...

Boutsen Aviation sells 415th aircraft

Boutsen Aviation sells 415th aircraft

As the Boutsen Aviation team prepares to head off to the MEBAA show in Dubai this weekend,...

Airbus partners with Citadel

Airbus partners with Citadel

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has signed a partnership agreement with Citadel Completions LL...

Comlux VIP Hangar

Comlux VIP Hangar construction commences

Comlux, one of the leaders in business aviation, is pleased to announce the ground-breakin...

Crowds gather at MEBAA Show 2022

Crowds gather as MEBAA Show 2022 opens

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurates the show as global industry leaders gat...

MEBAA Show 2022 commences 6 Dec 2022

MEBAA Show 2022 commences 6 Dec 2022

The business aviation industry is preparing for the much-anticipated MEBAA Show 2022, whic...

Empire Aviation's 15th anniversary

Empire Aviation's 15th anniversary

Empire Aviation Inducts Boeing Business Jet into managed fleet ...

DC Aviation service to MENA

DC Aviation bringing service to MENA

DC Aviation Al Futtaim Managing Director Holger Ostheimer, explains to Jill Stockbridge ho...

Dynamic Advanced Training

Dynamic Advanced Training remove virtual

MEBAA exhibitor, Dynamic Advanced Training, will be inviting visitors to the 2022 show in ...

Payment solution for Private Aviation

Payment solution for Private Aviation

International payment service provider and direct bank card acquirer, ECOMMPAY, will prese...

The Business Aviation's booming future

The Business Aviation's booming future

Business aviation powerhouses will gather to showcase the innovative aircrafts and aviatio...

MEBAA Show 2022 - Brand New Conference

MEBAA Show 2022 - Brand New Conference

Global industry leaders will gather for insightful debates and discussions on trends shapi...

Environmental Campaign Against Bizav

Environmental Campaign Against Bizav

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has voiced deep concern over the unp...

Comlux Completion approved by Airbus

Comlux Completion approved by Airbus

Comlux Completion is pleased to announce that it has been successfully approved by Airbus ...

Bizjet Market Value To Jump 42%

Report: Bizjet Market Value To Jump 42%

Another recent report is forecasting strong growth for the global business jet market, for...

Mohammed Al Husary , Co-owner, Founder, and Executive President - UAS International Trip Support

Interview: UAS International Support

Meet Mohammed Al Husary , Co-owner, Founder, and Executive President at UAS International ...

Paras Dhamecha, MD - Empire Aviation Group

Video Interview: Empire Aviation

Paras Dhamecha, Managing Director, Empire Aviation...

Sharjah FBO offering World Cup incentive

Sharjah FBO offering World Cup incentive

Gama Aviation is opening the flood gates for business jets bound to the Qatar FIFA World C...

Comlux flagship 767BBJ back to service

Comlux flagship 767BBJ back to service

Comlux's 767BBJ now renamed SkyLady is back to service after a 4-month maintenance and upg...

Business Aviation continues to grow

Business Aviation continues to grow

With growth and innovation increasing in business aviation, key industry players are excit...

Business aviation is growing

Business aviation is growing

Driven by advances in infrastructure, technology, technical support and talent, as well as...

Wealthy Flyers charter Private Jets

Wealthy Flyers charter Private Jets

Wealthy flyers are upgrading from first class to private jets as commercial airlines strug...

Bizav Aircraft Cabins

Bizav Aircraft Cabins Entering New Era

Generation Y and Z millennials now account for the majority of business aviation passenger...

Honda Aircraft Company Partnership

Honda Aircraft Company Partnership

Today, Honda Aircraft Company and FlightSafety International announced a 25-year extension...

Significant Growth in Business Aviation

Significant Growth in Business Aviation

MEBAA Show 2022 is set to showcase the significant growth being experienced in business av...

UAE: World’s Top Millionaire Destination

UAE: World’s Top Millionaire Destination

Approximately 4,000 more millionaires are expected to move to the UAE this year than those...

Record-breaking demand for business jet

Record-breaking demand for business jet

Wing X has revealed that the start of summer has seen more record-breaking demand for busi...

Eve and Falcon Aviation

Eve and Falcon Aviation Services partner

A subsidiary of Eve Holding, Inc. (“Eve” or the “Company”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) and...

Private planes: expensive and exclusive

Private planes: expensive and exclusive

Private plane usage has soared, especially in 2021...

VistaJet celebrates milestone delivery

VistaJet celebrates milestone delivery

VistaJet now owns 10% of the world’s Global 7500 fleet...

Vista Global Holding agreement

Vista Global Holding agreement

VistaJet parent Vista Global Holding has struck an agreement to acquire German charter fir...

Éric Martel, President & CEO - Bombardier

Bombardier bets on business aviation

CEO Éric Martel explains how simplifying the company’s portfolio and focusing on innova...

Vista Global Holding expands

Vista Global Holding expands

Vista Global Holding is set to greatly expand its U.S. footprint through the acquisition o...

Bombardier ramps up production

Bombardier ramps up production

Bombardier plans to deliver in excess of 120 business jets in 2022 as it ramps up producti..

Vista Jet performance for 2021

Vista Jet performance for 2021

The company starts 2022 with pricing of $1 billion of 6.375% senior unsecured notes...

New HEPA air filtration

New HEPA air filtration

Dassault Aviation now offers a new HEPA air filtration option for the Falcon 2000EX Series...

Comlux Tech

Comlux launches Comlux Tech

Comlux is pleased to announce the launch of a new cross-functional organization within the...

Embraer and Air Peace agreement

Embraer and Air Peace agreement

Embraer has signed a comprehensive long-term services agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria an...

New business jet sales

New business jet sales begin to take off

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, well-to-do travelers have been motiva...

Private jets plan to fly more in 2022

Private jets plan to fly more in 2022

New research shows private jet flyers plan to fly more than 2021, but they are looking at ...

Textron Aviation’s profits surge

Textron Aviation’s profits surge

Textron Aviation accelerated deliveries of both business jets and commercial turboprops in.

Airbus - vegan helicopter interior

Airbus - vegan helicopter interior

Fully vegan, Airbus Corporate Helicopters’ (ACH) design team rose to the occasion...

Return of MEBAA Show 2022

Return of MEBAA Show 2022

The leading business aviation platform in the Middle East will take place on 6 - 8 Decembe...

Sundeck and dance floor on a private jet

Sundeck and dance floor on a private jet

During the Airshow, Dubai-based real estate group FIVE, which runs a chain of luxury hotel...

Aviation goal net-zero carbon emissions

New goal of net-zero carbon emissions

Business aviation’s success in meeting its new goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050...

Gulfstream G700

Gulfstream G700 new arrival

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the all-new Gulfstream G700 has made ‘great strides�...

New Airbus ACJ

New Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty arrival

The Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty is the newst arrival on the private aviation scene, and it aims t...

MIDDLE EAST’S ROAD TO RECOVERY

MIDDLE EAST’S ROAD TO RECOVERY

The show aims to bring together thousands of regional and global business aviation profess...

corporate aviation business

Win corporate aviation business in 2022

The travel industry has been severely affected by the pandemic, but business aviation cont...

Private air travel looks set to soar

Private air travel looks set to soar

From flying hotels to shares in a private jet club, business aviation is heating up...

BOMBARDIER SNAGS 10-AIRCRAFT

BOMBARDIER SNAGS 10-AIRCRAFT

This latest order provides further evidence of a strengthening market after last year’s ...

Business Travel More Important

Business Travel More Important

During the pandemic, travel has been limited for 90% of companies surveyed, and almost all...

Private air travel in covid

Private air travel boosted amid covid

Since the spring of 2020, about the last place in the world where anyone has wanted to be ...

Purchasing a Private Jet

Purchasing a Private Jet

What are the chances of a private jet being your next big investment opportunity, rather t...

Jet-setting trend

'Jet'-setting trend

Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub announces that movements continue impressive growth in 2...

Business Aviation’s Unlimited Streaming

Business Aviation’s Unlimited Streaming

During the past 10 years, data usage onboard business aircraft has grown at a rate of 38 p...

Business Aviation becoming sustainable

Business Aviation becoming sustainable

How business aviation is powering switch to sustainable fuels...

G700

First Fully Outfitted G700

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Gulfstream G700 aircraft dedicated to testing the...

Bell 429 helicopters

Wheels Up Bell Collaborate on First Step

Wheels Up is collaborating with Bell to usher in what the companies claim will be the firs...

Want to book a private flight?

Want to book a private flight?

Gone are the days when booking a private jet required a long conversation on the phone. No.

Leading Business Aviation Groups

Leading Business Aviation Groups

Today, a global group of leading business aviation organizations announced a coordinated e...

Dassault unveiled new private jet

Dassault unveiled new private jet

Dassault Aviation unveiled its latest private jet on Tuesday in a virtual event streamed f...

CHARTER SERVICES

JET AVIATION INCREASES CHARTER SERVICES

Jet Aviation announced during VBACE that is expanding its charter and aircraft management...

Business jets

Business jets provide some respite

Airbus introduces longer range ACJ 220 in region, and clients are willing to take them on....

Embraer and Porsche Announce Design

Embraer and Porsche Announce Design

Two global companies at the forefront of technology and innovation, Embraer and Porsche, h...

Double digit growth in aviation

Double digit growth in Q3 2020

Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub, at Dubai South announced a sharp growth in business and...

EmbraerX

The first spin-off from EmbraerX

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated...

business-jet

Honeywell predicts quick business-jet

Honeywell Aerospace’s 2020 business-aviation outlook predicts the coronavirus industry d...

Falcon 6X - prestigious International Yacht & Aviation Award

Prestigious Interior Design Award

Falcon 6X recently won the prestigious International Yacht & Aviation Award for interior d...

EMBRAER

Embraer hits 250 business jet milestone

Embraer today announced the delivery of a Phenom 100EV and a Phenom 300E to two separate B...

MEBAA Show Postponed

MEBAA Show Postponed to February 2021

The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced that th...

Comlux makes VIP air quality cleaner

Comlux makes VIP air quality cleaner

Comlux is pleased to announce that Comlux Completion has successfully performed the instal...

Networking Opportunities MEBAA

Unrivalled Networking Opportunities

With Dubai recently running its first successful physical event in July and the city’s t...

Dubai Tourism

Dubai Tourism Seeing A Rapid Rebound

The gradual re-opening of commercial activity post July 7 is starting to meet its targets....

Gulfstream Cabin Air Purification

Gulfstream's Cabin Air Purification

All-New Ionization System To Complement Signature Gulfstream Cabin Experience...

CREATIVE THINKING IN AVIATION SECTOR

HOW CREATIVE THINKING CLOSES DEALS

If you want to survive and thrive in turbulent times, you need to be flexible, inventive a...

The BBJ 777-9 -The Ultimate Business Jet

The BBJ 777-9 -The Ultimate Business Jet

In 2018 Boeing launched its flagship BBJ 777-9 during the MEBAA airshow. The launch of the...

Private Jet Travel Recovery

Private Jet Travel Recovering Quickly

Private Jet Travel Recovering Quickly: Commercial air travel is slowly taking off once mor...

يقام خلال الفترة من 8 إلى 10 ديسمبر 2020

يقام خلال الفترة من 8 إلى 10 ديسمبر 2020

أعلن اتحاد طيران رجال الأعمال والطيران الخاص في ا...

Gogo Avance

Gogo Connectivity Now at 3000 Feet

Gogo will lower the altitude at which passengers can begin using its connectivity services...

VistaJet Safety Support

VistaJet extends onboard safety support

VistaJet places the safety, security and wellbeing of its customers and colleagues above a...

Return of the MEBAA Show

Return of the MEBAA Show set to display

The MEBAA Show, the Middle East’s leading business aviation platform, is set to return t...

US BizAv

US BizAv Standing Strong

US BizAv Standing Strong: We’re far from seeing the end of COVID-19 at this stage in the...

New Weather Radar System

FAA Approves New Weather Radar System

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has received a Technical Standard Order from the Federal Aviation Adm...

The UAE supports private aviation

The UAE supports private aviation

Pre-pandemic estimates suggested that there are approximately 800 private jets registered ...

Travel Ban Lifted On Business Aviation

Travel Ban Lifted On Business Aviation

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) under the United Arab Emirates Government has ...

France aviation aid package

France announces aviation aid package

Alongside research and development support for the rotorcraft and commercial aerospace sec...

Private-Jet Industry

Private-Jet Industry Rebouds Faster

Private aviation is bouncing back more quickly from the coronavirus pandemic than it did f...

Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, founding and executive chairman of MEBAA

ARTICLES

Include Business Aviation In Recovery

Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, founding and executive chairman of MEBAA, argues that the business avia...

Charter Flights

ARTICLES

Kuwaitis Take To Charter Flights

Flying in from the US could be as high as $180,000, and there are still many takers. Shut ...

Adel Mardini, Founder & CEO of Jetex

ARTICLES

Private Aviation Primes For 'BOOM'

Dubai-based Jetex is on the lookout for acquisitions as CEO Adel Mardini positions the com...

Charters New Safety Measures

ARTICLES

Charters Roll Out New Safety Measures

Aircraft charter and management provider Silver Air is among the latest to introduce a com...

AIN PUBLICATIONS

Watch Ali Alnaqbi's interview with AIN

We spoke to Ali Alnaqbi, Founding & Executive Chairman of the Middle East & North Africa B...

Milano Prime’s CEO, Chiara Dorigotti

Covid 19 Impact On Business Aviation

Milano Prime’s CEO Chiara Dorigotti answered some of our questions...

AIN PUBLICATIONS

Finding Silver Lining in Covid-19 Crisis

About 30 days into the biggest spanner-in-the-spokes that the business aviation industry h...

Phenom 300

Phenom 300 lined with runway edge stripe

Manchester airport in the UK is to modify a runway intersection after a second incident...

Social Distancing in Aircraft

How FBOs Manage Social Distancing

FBOs have seen a reduction in transient business, but aircraft disinfecting has been a bri...

Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream Continues Most Production

At Gulfstream Aerospace, most manufacturing, have remained operational...

European Business Aviation Association

Eurocontrol financial package agreed

The Eurocontrol member states have agreed a financial package...

VistaJet

VistaJet Offers Short Aircraft Leases

VistaJet has come up with some new ways to keep business rolling against the massive disru...

BUSINESS AVIATION

2020: THE YEAR FOR BUSINESS AVIATION

2020 will be a good year for business aviation...

MEBAA SHOW FUTURE

MEBAA SHOW LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

2020 Event Set to Surpass Expectations...

REGIONAL BIZAV EXPANSION

MEBAA FUELS REGIONAL BIZAV EXPANSION

Business aviation sector set to benefit from new storage facilities, higher security and d...

MEBAA QUALITY BUYERS AND SELLERS

MEBAA DRAWS QUALITY BUYERS AND SELLERS

Quality visitors bring positive outlook to Middle East business aviation ...

MEBAA Business Aviation

MEBAA BACKS BUSINESS AVIATION GROWTH

From education to maintenance, new exhibitors celebrate quality leads...

The MEBAA Show 2018 opening

MEBAA SHOW REVEALS POSITIVE BUSINESS OUT

The MEBAA Show 2018 opened its doors today to a host of new exhibitors, exciting new aircr...

MEBAA ATTRACTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS

MEBAA ATTRACTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS

The MEBAA Show sees aviation industry leaders joining association to bolster regional busi...