Business Aviation

Jet Aviation is to expand its FBO services at Dubai to include dispatch services to support aircraft owners and operators with their day-to-day operational needs.

Qatar Executive - Qatar Airways' corporate jet division - has re-launched its website, www.qatarexec.com.qa, with new features offering an enhanced experience to the company's private jet services.

The London-based in-flight catering business Alison Price On Air has announced the launch of a series of new themed menus designed to accommodate the increasing variety of client nationalities and cuisine requests received for their elite catering service.

The AgustaWestland 139 medium twin helicopter fleet operated by Qatar's Gulf Helicopters has achieved the milestone of 20,000 flying hours.

Turkish business aviation and MRO specialist MNG Jet has received its EASA part145 Approval for Ataturk Airport Istanbul (IST), Turkey.

Gama Group has appointed Andy Patsalides as director of marketing, a new position for the business aviation services company. He joins the leadership team at a time of significant growth, which will see the company expand its territory in the Middle East as well as moving into Asia in 2012.

The Gulfstream G650 has received its provisional type certificate (PTC) from the Federal Aviation Administration. This clears the way for the company to begin interior completions of the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet in preparation for customer deliveries in the second quarter of 2012, as originally planned.

Jeddah-based Arabian Jets and CAE have entered into a long-term agreement, for pilot training services on eight business aircraft types.

Flight departments across the Middle East will now have access to a whole new range of audit and safety management services.

Royal Jet proved it has the right formula when it comes to handling the large volume of private aircraft movements that took place around Etihad Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix.

New agreements announced during this week's Dubai Airshow further enhance Eurocopter's Middle East footprint with agreements including creating a cooperative maintenance program for Royal Jordanian Air Force AS 332 M1 Super Pumas and establishing customer support services for helicopters with the United Arab Emirates' Armed Forces.

Royal Jet is getting dressed for more success with new cabin crew uniforms unveiled today at the Dubai Airshow.

CAE announced today at the Dubai Airshow that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways' corporate jet subsidiary, for pilot training services on the Bombardier Global Express XRS and the Bombardier Challenger 605.

Al Bateen Executive Airport, the Middle East's first dedicated business aviation airport operated by Abu Dhabi Airports Company, has opened a new crew lounge, which forms part of the DhabiJet FBO brand.

Business aviation companies are helping finance aircraft acquisitions as cash becomes tighter in the lending markets.

Saudi Private Aviation, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, is to receive its fourth Dassault Falcon 7X by the end of the year to become the largest 7X operator in the world.

Bahrain and Saudi Arabian-based Nexus flight operations services is to expand its operations into Africa.

Spectrum Aeromed has delivered two fully equipped Hawker 900XPs to Turkey to operate under a contract for the Ministry of Health.

Al Jaber (AJ) Aviation is to be the launch customer for Satcom1's Flight Billing solution for Inmarsat connectivity.

Jet Aviation has appointed Peter Lewis as senior manager of its new operations at Al Bateen executive airport.

Dubai's Medrar financial group has taken a majority interest in Diamond Aircraft Holdings (DAH), Canada for an undisclosed sum.

Raytheon has finished the installation and testing of its AutoTrac III (AT3) air traffic management (ATM) system at Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport.

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has revealed the Aircar, a new general turboprop aircraft, which is an evolution of the Y12 series.

Diamond Aircraft is showing the prototype of its new maritime surveillance aircraft at the Dubai Airshow.

Austria's VistaJet is to add more new long-range Bombardier aircraft to its fleet in the Middle East in response to strong demand for its services across the region and in particular from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.