Content Archive: November 2008

Gulfstream is optimistic about Mideast market

Despite facing the gravest economic slowdown in decades, officials for Gulfstream Aerospace (Chalet No.

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

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

Saudi 400XP deal boosts Hawker sales

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday inked a deal with Saudi Arabia Airlines for six Hawker 400XP twinjets worth a combined total of about $50 million.

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

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

Rising used bizjet inventory to stall new orders, UBS says

Investment research by UBS published this month shows a marked increase in both used business aircraft available for sale and in delivery positions for sal