Middle East corporate jets business booming

13/10/2011
Aviation Link, an aircraft management company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is to manage two new-build Airbus VIP aircraft, an ACJ319 and an A319, on behalf of two customers, adding to the already extensive fleet of Airbus corporate jets in the Middle East, the aerospace manufacturer has said.

Both aircraft will have their cabins outfitted by the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre in Toulouse, with delivery of the completed aircraft planned for the second half of 2012.

Abdulaziz Al Rowaished, chief executive of Aviation Link, said his company had identified the Airbus jets as “the best aircraft to meet the specific requests we had for comfort, space and range from the Middle East”.

Airbus chief operating officer, John Leahy, commented: “The Middle East is one of the largest and most discerning markets for business jets.” Total firm orders of Airbus corporate jets stand at more than 170.