ExecuJet Middle East wins Aviation Business Award: Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year

Thursday 24th November, 2011

ExecuJet Middle East is proud to announce that they have won the Aviation Business Award 2011 as best business aviation operator in the region. The award ceremony took place on November 14 in Dubai during the bi-annual Dubai Airshow.

Organised by magazine publisher ITP Business, the annual Aviation Business Awards (ABA) has established itself as celebration of achievements within the Middle East aerospace industry over the past 12 months. “The Aviation Business Awards recognise those regional and international companies that stand out from an exalted crowd.

The nominees once again included a combination of regional and international players that have gone above and beyond in terms of their industry contribution,” explains Walid Akawi, CEO of ITP Publishing Group. The Aviation Business Awards 2011 ceremony included 15 categories in total, covering the airline, airport and cargo sectors, along with supporting niches.

The title “Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year” has been awarded to the company that has consistently delivered world-class services within the Middle East business aviation sector during the past 12 months. Nominees in this category included Al Jaber Aviation, Qatar Executive and Royal Jet.

“We are very proud that the excellent service we offer at ExecuJet has been recognized in such a prominent way” says Quintin Cairncross, Group Operations Director who accepted the trophy on behalf of ExecuJet. “The category ‘Best Business Aviation Operator’ is a highly competitive one that includes some of the most impressive players in this segment of the Middle East Aviation industry - many of which are much bigger companies than ExecuJet.” he adds.

The Aviation Business Award marks the second recognition for ExecuJet Middle East this year. Their maintenance division has been awarded with the Bombardier Authorised Service Facility (ASF) Excellence Award prior to the Dubai Airshow.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group:

The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a leading global business aviation organisation offering a diverse range of services including pre-owned and new aircraft sales, aircraft management for private and commercial registered aircraft, aircraft charter, aircraft maintenance, aircraft completions management and fixed base operations.

Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, ExecuJet has operations in six regions – Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, embracing a workforce of over 830 experienced staff.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group manages 150 business jets worldwide under the most stringent safety standards. Its commercial fleet is operated under the regulatory umbrella of seven regional civil aviation issued air operating certificates (AOCs). ExecuJet has many authorised maintenance facilities throughout four regions, certified to work on most Business Jets.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group operates fifteen world class FBO facilities in Barcelona, Berlin, Cambridge, Frankfurt, Zurich, Paris Le Bourget (in cooperation with Advanced Air Support), Ibiza, Valencia, Gerona, Palma, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Istanbul, Dubai and soon in Riyadh.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group offers considerable experience in new and pre-owned aircraft sales worldwide and has a large inventory of business aircraft to suit all budgets with an international team of sales directors offering local knowledge and expertise.

www.execujet.net