The new aircraft is configured to accommodate up to 18 passengers. When entering this aircraft you walk first into a majlis (VIP Lounge) area, which in turn leads through to two stylish lounges, a private office and stateroom, as well as two bathrooms complete with showers. It immediately entered service in order to meet the high summer demand. It will give Royal Jet important flexibility to meet the varied demands of passengers and valuable added capacity during this peak period.

In addition to the new aircraft, Royal Jet’s multi-million dollar refurbished BBJ will return later this month, while an Embraer Lineage 1000 will arrive later in the year.

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The ADA Group, chaired by HH Sheikh Tanoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, includes Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE’s largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator; Royal Jet, the international luxury executive flight services company chaired by HE Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak; and Abu Dhabi Aviation, the largest commercial helicopter and fixed wing aircraft operator in the Middle East. The agreement was signed by Royal Jet and Maximus Air Cargo and allows Royal Jet to open their offices at Maximus Air Cargo’s existing facility at Stansted Airport in the UK. In addition, plans are already afoot to add Abu Dhabi Aviation in the near future and this will further strengthen the Group’s synergies.

The strategic agreement was signed between Fathi Hilal Buhazza, Maximus Air Cargo President and CEO and Shane O’ Hare, Royal Jet President and CEO in the presence of Nader Ahmed Al Hammadi, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Aviation and Board Member of Royal Jet.

“This combining of the offices at Stansted Airport under the umbrella of the ADA Group is indeed a very welcome development for us all,” said Al Hammadi. “The combination of Maximus Air Cargo and Royal Jet, as well as Abu Dhabi Aviation Company, which is expected to follow suit in the near future, allows us to offer our services more readily for the UK and European markets, which adding to all our other existing offices in the Middle East and elsewhere, also enables us to further develop our services in order to offer a wider range of high quality offerings.

Adding to this Buhazza commented “We welcome our partners to our UK office and fully support this initiative. The development is a well-orchestrated strategic move that carries with it several key advantages. Not only will it reinforce the strengths and synergies of the Abu Dhabi Aviation Group, but ultimately it will make very good business sense in terms of increased sales for all parties.”

For his part, O’Hare indicated that Royal Jet’s existing relationships in this market will be further complimented by its representative office and that working together with its partners under the ADA Group will not only boost business opportunities for UAE-based aviation services companies, but also meet the requirements of their loyal customers in the European markets.

“Royal Jet works with a number of key brokers and customers in the region and this venture will definitely help

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The company – the world’s biggest BBJ operator with a fleet of five – is partnering with an unnamed overseas maintenance provider.

Royal Jet – which also flies a Gulfstream IVSP and two G300s, as well as a Bombardier Learjet 60 – has been hinting at a move into maintenance for some time, but this is the first time it has confirmed its plans.

Part of the reason for the move is that the company has until now had to ship its BBJs overseas for heavy maintenance and wanted to offer owners whose aircraft it manages an all-in package.

Royal Jet is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi Aviation and the Presidential Flight Authority and is chaired by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nayan, a minister in the UAE federal cabinet

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To cope with the unprecedented numbers, Royal Jet temporarily took over a section of the Abu Dhabi Aviation terminal to complement its own VIP/FBO facilities, thereby offering an additional three VIP lounges for the duration of the F1 event. Over the week Royal Jet broke all records by handling in excess of 200 aircraft movements and a record number of passengers. At the same time they had 50 aircraft parked at their terminal with the overflow positioned at Al Bateen and Al Ain Airports.

With their facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport situated minutes from the Grand Prix circuit, Royal Jet handled 90% of the visiting private aircraft traffic into Abu Dhabi. It was record week for Royal Jet FBO traffic and the entire process was handled flawlessly.

The Company also took on additional manpower for the ramp and lounge services to cope with the high demand, whilst the in-house catering team designed special menus for the visiting F1 VIPs. Royal Jet’s FBO lived up to its award winning reputation and showed why earlier this year it was ranked the best in the region by the pilots and readers of Aviation International News.

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Shane O’Hare, President and CEO of Royal Jet, explained that to cope with the expected traffic demand and the number of visiting aircraft, Royal Jet has temporarily expanded facilities at the terminal to complement its own VIP facilities, thereby offering an additional three VIP lounges for the duration of the F1 event.

O’Hare said:

“Taking the examples of the Grand Prix held in Bahrain, Istanbul and Monaco as typical of the type of numbers likely to fly in on private jets, we are expecting around 200 to 250 aircraft movements during the three day event with additional numbers using our VIP terminal in the previous week. That equates to around 750 to 1,000 guests who will pass through our facilities during the race days themselves.”

O’Hare added, “We have already taken on additional manpower for the ground handling and lounge services to cope with this high demand, but Royal Jet staff – especially cabin crew members – will take over the lounge hospitality services in order to ensure that our uniquely prestigious quality service levels are maintained at all times. Our in-house catering team has even designed a special menu for visiting F1 VIPs which will, of course, have a distinct Royal Jet touch.”

“As this event is being staged here in the UAE for the very first time, we expect large numbers of VIPs, VVIPs and F1 fans flying into Abu Dhabi using private jets,” O’Hare continued. “Royal Jet is able to park a minimum of 25 midsized aircraft, and we have also arranged additional parking facilities at both Al Bateen and Al Ain Airports,” he said.

“Naturally this F1 event will be a very busy time from every angle, including our customer service, ground handling and our professionalism in responding and reacting to our guests’ needs and demands. This give us an opportunity to show why our FBO / VIP Terminal at Abu Dhabi was recently voted by Aviation International News’ readers to be in the world’s top 5 such facilities; so I have every confidence that we will not just meet, but once again surpass, our guests’ expectations,” stated O’Hare.

Royal Jet is currently finalising the logistics of transferring guests from the Airport to Yas Island, where the F1 Circuit is located. It has already block booked additional limousines, and is also expecting at least 10-20 helicopter movements during the three days of the event.

O’Hare concluded, “We are working closely with our sister company Abu Dhabi Aviation to further enhance our service offering to our visitors, many of whom will be experiencing Abu Dhabi for the first time.”

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