Middle Eastern operators may avoid U.S. MRO work
With the Bush Administration pushing to wage war on Iraq, some Middle Eastern business and VIP aircraft operators are now reluctant to come to the U.S.
With the Bush Administration pushing to wage war on Iraq, some Middle Eastern business and VIP aircraft operators are now reluctant to come to the U.S. for maintenance, refurbishment and modification work. But here on the NBAA exhibition floor, opinions among service providers were divided as to how strong a factor this has become.
Eugen Hartl, head of program management and sales with Jet Aviation’s Basel, Switzerland completions center, told NBAA Convention News that Middle Eastern operators are definitely avoiding the U.S., fearing an anti-Arab backlash. In his opinion, they are taking work to European facilities instead and these now have more capacity than they did a year or two ago.
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