Contributor - Middle East

Peter Shaw-Smith

Dubai-based private aircraft flight support chain&nbsp;Jetex soft opened its new FBO at Al Bateen Executive Airport earlier this month, with an official launch set to take place in November around the Dubai Airshow, according to company CEO Adel Mardini.<o:p></o:p>
“September 4 was our first day in Abu Dhabi,” Mardini told AIN. “The official opening is expected in late November. My expectation is 6,000 movements a year at Al Bateen.”
Jetex will be the sole FBO operator at the airport. Several other companies, including Munawala and DhabiJet, previously took on the task of managing FBOs in Abu Dhabi's private airport.<o:p></o:p>
Jetex expects to have 100 employees in Abu Dhabi. “We have already recruited 25 people,” Mardini said. “We're going to add another 75 before the end of the year. We are providing a UAE solution for the client. We are selling a UAE package: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.”<o:p></o:p>

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Flight Support Specialist Jetex Launches Abu Dhabi FBO in Soft Opening

Company now controls a sizeable chunk of the FBO market in UAE

Jetex now controls a sizeable chunk of the FBO market in the UAE, including private aircraft service facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.