ExecuJet Middle East expands fleet to meet demand
Posted: 12 November 2003
Leading business jet company provides “on-demand
aviation” in the region with acquisition of intercontinental
and special mission aircraft
ExecuJet Middle East, a leading business aviation services company
and part of the global ExecuJet Aviation Group, today announced
the expansion of its fleet in the region, with the addition of two
leading-edge aircraft – the Bombardier Global Express and
the Pilatus PC-12 – as part of its ongoing strategy to support
Clients’ needs for more flexible flight options in the Middle
East.
The new aircraft supports ExecuJet Middle East’s vision for
“on-demand aviation,” where executive travellers can
fly to a wider number of destinations, on a timetable of their choosing,
and reap the rewards from the greater productivity, security and
privacy provided by business jets compared to scheduled commercial
flights.
“Our new airplanes offer our Customers a wider range of executive
travel options and increase the level of flexibility we can offer
them,” said Horm Irani, Managing Director, ExecuJet Middle
East.
“Progressive organizations can no longer afford to stick
to the limited options provided by traditional commercial aviation
– they need aviation services that offer intercontinental
and intra-regional travel options, with the level of efficiency,
privacy, and comfort that modern organizations expect in every other
aspect of their activities,” added Irani.
The aircraft, to be delivered to the aviation services company’s
headquarters in Dubai International Airport over the next few weeks,
provide ExecuJet’s diverse Customer base with a range of new
flight opportunities, and doubles the company’s overall charter
passenger capacity.
By offering a range of jet types and sizes, executives at ExecuJet
are confident they are offering the widest possible choice to customers.
In addition to expanded charter services, the company is also considering
a number of “special mission” services with the new
aircraft.
ExecuJet Middle East is currently in discussion with a number of
potential partners about the potential of deploying its aircraft
to support medical evacuation services, search and rescue, and other
specialist areas.
The new airplanes add an extra dimension to the company’s
robust product offerings within the Middle East, where it already
operates a Bombardier Learjet 60 mid-size business jet and a Challenger
604 wide-body business jet. The new Global Express will be the largest
business jet that the company manages in the region.
“The Global Express is an ultra long-range, high-speed business
jet, capable of supporting groups of up-to-sixteen business passengers,
and ideally designed for long haul flights across and outside of
the region,” commented Irani.
“Following ongoing dialogue with our Customers this year,
we recognized there was strong demand for a business jet of this
size and passenger capacity in the Middle East, and realized the
strong business case for making this investment.”
ExecuJet’s Swiss-built Pilatus PC-12 integrates a single
turboprop engine into an aerodynamically advanced airframe, and
provides executive-level transportation in spacious, pressurized
cabin comfort. The plane is ideally suited for “special mission”
aviation offerings, such as medical evacuation and oil spill prevention.
“Aviation is a rapidly-growing area of interest in the Middle
East, and more and more businesses are looking for services that
can enable their frequent-flying managers and sales representatives
to travel faster, with a wider choice of destinations and on a timetable
of their choosing,” commented Irani. “By expanding our
fleet with these two very different and top-of-their class aircraft,
we’re ensuring that organizations can enjoy on-demand, direct
flights both within the Middle East, and to international destinations
outside of it.”
About ExecuJet Middle East
ExecuJet Middle East was established in 1998 and is based at Dubai
International Airport.
The company provides a complete set of aviation services associated
with the sale, operation, management, charter and support of modern
high-technology business jets, serving Customers throughout the
Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
ExecuJet specialises in the sale and support of business aircraft
to suit most mission profiles. The company is the official sales
and distribution agent for Bombardier’s entire range of Learjet
business jet aircraft in 10 Middle Eastern countries including Bahrain,
Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates and Yemen. Bombardier Aerospace is a world leader
in the design and manufacture of innovative aviation products and
services for the regional, business and amphibious aircraft markets.
Furthermore, ExecuJet is also an appointed Pilatus distributor
for the PC-12 turboprop aircraft in the same sales territory.
In recognition of its highly professional aviation service standards
and products, ExecuJet Middle East was the first independent business
aviation service provider to have received an air operators’
certificate from the UAE civil aviation authority. Under this certification,
ExecuJet operates and manages a selection of aircraft for charter
including a Bombardier Learjet 60 mid-size business jet and a Challenger
604 wide-body business jet.
ExecuJet Middle East, in partnership with Bombardier Aerospace,
expect to complete construction of a dedicated aircraft service
centre and spare parts depot at Dubai International Airport in early
2004. This joint venture is unique in that Bombardier (as an Original
Equipment Manufacturer) and ExecuJet (as a service provider) will
be the first to offer full representation and support in the region.
ExecuJet Middle East is a member of the ExecuJet Aviation Group,
a global aviation group of associated companies located in Australia,
the Middle East, Scandinavia, South Africa & Switzerland, providing
a comprehensive range of services including aircraft sales, charter,
maintenance, flight operations, aviation services & fleet management.
Globally, the ExecuJet Aviation Group represents the entire Bombardier
Aerospace portfolio of products in more than 30 countries worldwide,
and currently manages more than 80 executive jets.
For more information see http://www.execujet.net
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