The race is on for the delivery of the first BBJ747-8 head of state aircraft and Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor wants to be at the office in the front when the delivery happens sometimes in the next month.

Airbus has won an order from a Middle East customer for an Airbus ACJ320, which is being managed by Aviation Link of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will be outfitted with a VVIP interior with seating for 30 passengers.

Etihad Regional has announced that it will introduce five new routes expanding the airline's operations out of Zurich to eight destinations.

Saudi Arabian private jet operator and management company, Alpha Star Aviation Services, has become the first Airbus ACJ320 customer for an in-service retrofit of Sharklets.

Dubai is to be the home of a new executive jet leasing company

AMAC Aerospace has announced that its facility at Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul has become a Dassault appointed Authorised Service Centre (ASC).

ExecuJet Middle East, part of the ExecuJet Aviation Group, has opened an expanded fixed-based operation (FBO) lounge in Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, to support the expected increase in traffic to the facility over the coming months.

Saudi Arabia is to host a series of International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) workshops for the first time.