Middle Eastern Bizav Still Challenged, Despite Oil Price Hike
Ali Alnaqbi and Al Shimmari call on fragmented industry to act in concert, while the backdrop is a welcome hike in oil prices.
A handful of the 50 aircraft on display at the MEBAA 2016 static park nuzzle up to the old Dubai Airshow control tower as the doors open on this year’s Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association show at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (aka Dubai South) at Dubai World Central.
A handful of the 50 aircraft on display at the MEBAA 2016 static park nuzzle up to the old Dubai Airshow control tower as the doors open on this year’s Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association show at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (aka Dubai South) at Dubai World Central.

Leaders of the Middle East business aviation community gathered in Dubai yesterday in search of strategies for reversing the industry’s general malaise in this part of the world. At a conference held on the eve of the 2016 MEBAA show, speakers called for a more business-friendly regulatory environment as well as progress on controlling rising costs.