Saudi Arabia offers biggest fleet of business aircraft in Mideast
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Recent research from Gama Aviation PLC revealed that there are now 792 business aircraft in the Middle East, and between 2010 and 2014, 176 of these were delivered to the region. The report was released at the Dubai Air Show 2015.
The analysis showed that when compared to rest of the world, Middle East has a much bigger focus on mid to larger-sized business aircraft. Some 59% of its fleet is classified as medium to heavy, and 11% as business jet airliners. The corresponding figures for global fleet are 29.8% and one percent respectively.
Saudi Arabia has the biggest fleet of business aircraft in the Middle East, with 188 (23.7% of the region’s total), followed by Turkey (157 and 18.5%) and the UAE (135 and 17%). These three countries also accounted for 71% of all business aircraft deliveries between 2010 and 2014.
Martin Ringrose, Gama Aviation’s managing director for the Middle East region, said: “The Middle East business aviation market is rapidly developing and is one of our major focus areas, which is why we are expanding our operations at Sharjah International Airport. We expect to see number of business aircraft in the region – especially larger ones -to increase and with our global footprint.”
Gama Aviation sees strong growth potential for its business in the region.
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