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MEBAA To Launch MENA-region Ops Committee
By: Peter Shaw-Smith
Caption: The Middle East Business Aviation Association is creating a planning and operations committee (POC) to serve the region.
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The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is creating a planning and operations committee (POC) to serve the region. A preliminary meeting of the UAE POC chapter took place Monday in Dubai, and more meetings are planned throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

MEBAA members want to see a number of thorny issues tackled, such as access to statistics, regulations, operation of foreign-registered aircraft in the UAE, and security access. Six committees have been formed to address key business aviation industry sectors.

MEBAA founding and executive chairman Ali Alnaqbi stressed the need to work together as a single unit to be heard by the local authorities. “We need to come together, unite our voice, and act as one community to make positive change in which we can shape the future of our industry,” he said.

Several companies with interests in the Middle East region are involved. They include Airbus Corporate jets, Arab Wings, Boeing Business Jets, Bombardier Business Aircraft, ExecuJet Middle East, Falcon Aviation Services, Gama Aviation Middle East, Honeywell Aerospace, Jet Support Services, Jet Aviation, Jeppesen, Jetex Flight Support, Lufthansa Technik AG, Royal Jet, Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East (responsible for Dubai Airshow), and UAS International Trip Support.