Industry News

Gulf News – Reports Have travellers in the region become hooked to flying private? After a disastrous 2020-21, fueled by pandemic-triggered restrictions, the commercial aviation sector is finally posting signs of healthy recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) recent monthly update. Most Middle East carriers have even resumed their operations to pre-pandemic […]

Vertical Magazine – Reports​ Leading Emirati air charter and sightseeing helicopter tours operator Falcon Aviation Services has ordered five new Airbus H130 helicopters to upgrade its fleet. Under the terms of a deal signed at the MEBAA 2022 show, Falcon Aviation Services will accept the helicopters over the next year for renewal of its fleet […]

Aviation International News – Reports On-demand, average hourly charter rates moved lower for light and heavy jets, but were higher for turboprops and midsize and super-midsize jets between October and November, according to private aviation charter marketplace JetASAP. Based on 1,983 quotes fliers received through the JetASAP app, fliers saw an overall 4.5 percent increase […]

Aviation International News – Reports Gulfstream Aerospace (Static A12) is showcasing the five-cabin-zone G700, the U.S. company’s forthcoming ultra-long-range flagship, this week at MEBAA 2022 in the model’s debut appearance in Dubai. Boasting what Gulfstream claims would be the tallest (6 feet 3 inches; 1.90 meters) and widest (8 feet 2 inches; 2.49 meters) cabin […]

Visual Capitalist – reports The last decade has seen a number of changes in the world’s richest billionaires list. For one, there are new faces at the top of the leaderboard that were never there before. One of the most obvious changes though, is that the richest billionaires have accumulated a lot more wealth in […]

Business Insider, Africa – reports ​The new Four Seasons glamping resort in Mexico has 15 air-conditioned tents across a 48 acre property with a private beach and spa pods. Would you pay almost $4,000 a night to sleep in a tent? What if it came with a private pool, views of the Pacific Ocean, and […]

​Business Insider Reports – See Bombardier’s New $78 Million Global 8000 Private Jet. Private charter operator NetJets will be the fleet launch customer of Bombardier’s new flagship Global 8000. The private jet will become the new world’s fastest purpose-built business aircraft. NetJets’ Global 8000 cabin will mirror its Global 7500 predecessor with a bedroom and […]

​ Jet Support Services Inc.believes the Middle East is an important region and a growing market as it supports increased demand for aircraft ownership and charter, officials in the region told AIN. “This regional growth what we’re seeing globally, as the business aviation industry benefits from waves of first-time users and buyers,” said Pascale Barhouch, […]

Sylvia Pfeiffer of The Financial Times reports – British engineer Rolls-Royce has successfully used hydrogen instead of conventional jet fuel to power a modern aircraft engine in a world first for the aviation industry, according to the company. The ground test, which took place at a government test facility at Boscombe Down, used green hydrogen […]

​Dubai: Prime residential prices in Dubai, which encompass the neighbourhoods of The Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills and Jumeirah Bay Island, are set to experience the strongest price growth globally, according to global property consultancy, Knight Frank’s 2023 Prime Predictions. Faisal Durrani, Partner – Head of Middle East Research, explained: Dubai’s prime residential market has and […]

Business travel came back this year stronger than most industry analysts had predicted in the depths of the pandemic, with domestic travel rebounding by this fall to about two-thirds of the 2019 level. But in recent weeks, it appears to have hit a new hurdle — companies tightening their spending in a slowing economy. Henry […]

​ Scientists and youth campaigners blocked an entrance to Farnborough Airport on Thursday, November 10 to demand the end to the ‘obscene, polluting use of private jets’, as part of the new ‘Make Them Pay’ global campaign (Extinction Rebellion ) Farnborough Airport has scrapped controversial plans that would have allowed it to sideline “vexatious complaints” […]