UAE launches new business aviation company
20/6/2007 16:41
A new business aviation company which provides business charter flights
has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local newspaper Khaleej
Times reported today.
Empire Aviation Group, the new business aviation
company, aims to meet the demand for business aviation services in the Middle
East, which is witnessing considerable growth, the report said.
"Empire
Aviation will operate in accordance with the highest international standards in
the aviation industry, backed by knowledgeable personnel with extensive industry
expertise," the company's chairman Shaikh Tariq bin Faisal Al Qassimi was quoted
as saying.
The business aviation sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (
GCC) countries owns some 300 aircraft of different types and capacities, 43 of
which are in the UAE, according to statistics by the Middle East Business
Aviation Association (MEBAA).
MEBAA estimates the annual growth in the Middle
East business aviation sector at 15-20 percent, which is attributed to the rise
in the number of businessmen in the region and the expansion of their
investments and projects worldwide.
Established in 1981, the GCC comprises
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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