New UAE Operator Beginning Service With A G450, Plans
Expansion
Al Bateen Executive Airport, operated by Abu Dhabi Airports
Company as the only dedicated business airport in the Middle East,
has a new FBO ... Rotana Jet Aviation. The new company, which
commenced private jet operations at the beginning of April with a
Gulfstream G450, has committed to leasing Building/Hangar 27 at Al
Bateen Executive Airport, where it will develop and expand its
scope of services to offer line maintenance and other technical
works.
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Rotana Jet Aviation, which is the latest private-jet company in
the UAE to secure an Air Operator’s Certificate, has selected
Al Bateen and its new service-orientated DhabiJet FBO as its
home. Rotana Jet maintains its offices in Dubai and plans to
add four to five aircraft to its fleet each year, specialising in
the large cabin, wide-bodied jets - which reflect the majority of
requirements in the Gulf Region market.
“We are delighted to grow our business at Al Bateen
Executive, the Region’s only dedicated airport for business
aviation. Its convenient location, professional team, and fine
facilities, which are continually being enhanced, mirror our own
commitment to superior service and quality,” said Rotana Jet
CEO Horm Irani.
Steve Jones, Al Bateen General Manager, who ratified the
collaboration at the recent EBACE show in Geneva said:
“We are delighted to welcome Rotana Jet at Al Bateen. Our new
DhabiJet FBO will look after their clientele and crew. They will
benefit from our city centre location, 24/7 opening hours and no
slot restrictions.”
In addition to corporate/private air charters, Rotana Jet offers
a range of specialist aviation services, including aircraft
management and consultancy. While the company is young (launched in
November 2010), it boasts a strong management Team with over 150
years’ aviation experience both internationally and the
Arabian Gulf Region. CEO Horm Irani is the former Managing Director
of ExecuJet Middle East. A qualified professional engineer, he has
over 27 years’ professional aviation experience. He served 11
years in the Canadian Air Force, in various operational,
engineering and programme management roles, before making the
transition to commercial aviation with Bombardier Aerospace’s
Regional Aircraft division – where he spent seven years in
Customer Support and Sales roles. After undertaking an MBA
and serving two years with ExecuJet, he established his own
aviation consultancy practice in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, where
one of his larger projects was the creation of Nakheel/Istithmar
World Aviation.