Hadid To Enter FBO Business

International flight support provider Hadid has signed an agreement that will see the Dubai-based company operate its first FBO.

The deal with Italy’s Riviera Airport in Liguria has resulted in the establishment of Riviera Executive Aviation, which will develop an executive aviation terminal at the Italian Riviera gateway—the first privately operated, dedicated GA airport in the country—to be managed by Hadid. The airport is intended to become a major GA hub for the region, and in addition to the new terminal, plans call for new hangars and maintenance facilities and upgraded navigation aids. The airport authorities also intend to lengthen the runway from 4,900 feet (1,500 meters) to 5,600 feet (1,700 meters) to better accommodate long-haul private aircraft.

“Riviera Airport has significant potential to become the foremost general aviation airport in the region,” said Hadid chairman Mohamad Hadid, noting his company recently opened an office there to provide services. “Hadid and Riviera Airport S.p.A share the vision of grand infrastructural development that will serve the region’s growing demand for general aviation and it will ultimately benefit the local economy and community.”