News: Dubai Private Jet Expo To Have 50 Business Aircraft On Display

Visitors to next month's Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show will be able to see around 50 aircraft up close - many of which are in the region for the first time, the organisers have announced this week.

The MEBA event takes place from December 8-10 at Dubai World Central.
The static display will include Gulfstream's G650 ER, the world's fastest private jet, an aircraft which Gulfstream President Larry Flynn described as offering "a speed-and-range combination that makes it a game-changing aircraft."
Bombardier will be showcasing a Challenger 650 and Challenger 350, two business aviation stalwarts, bringing class-defining performance, state-of-the-art cabins and long range.

Meanwhile Airbus is bringing an Airbus ACJ319, operated by M-Jet, which is available as a fully customised version, and boasts the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet with intercontinental range.
Dassault will display both a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 900LX. The Falcon 7X has already made it into aviation history, being the first business aircraft to feature a digital flight control system while the 900LX long-range craft delivers 35-40 per cent more efficiency than other planes in its class, according to the company.
Ali Al Naqbi, founding chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA), said: "Business aviation analysts suggest the region's private business jet market is on course for a 13 to 15 percent growth in 2014; bolstered by more aircraft orders and charter requests. We anticipate some 1200 business aircraft to be registered in the region by 2020, so the desire for new aircraft - particularly the new breed of ultra-luxurious, wider-bodied, faster and more fuel efficient craft - is clearly there."