Valo Aviation’s Falcon 8X Addition Marks Bahrain First

Business aviation services provider Valo Aviation has added a Dassault Falcon 8X to its fleet, marking the first of the type to be registered with the Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs agency. The company said the registration highlights both Dassault’s growing presence in the Gulf and Bahrain’s goals of expanding its aviation sector. On the latter, the registration announcement was made in the presence of Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, minister of transportation and telecommunications, demonstrating the support for business aviation growth there.

“This milestone reflects the dedication of our team and our ambition to build a world-class AOC fleet operated from Bahrain,” said Valo Aviation CEO Hanna Hakamo. Headquartered in Manama, Valo Aviation provides a range of services, including aircraft management, charter sales, CAMO, and flight support services. Valo Aviation is offering the aircraft for charter.

The 6,450-nm, 14-passenger Falcon trijet enables the company to offer nonstop flights from Bahrain to locations such as London City, Tokyo, and Cape Town, Valo Aviation noted. The addition comes after Dassault Aviation’s ExecuJet MRO Services facility in Dubai recently received authorization from Bahrain to support the 8X.