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Abu Dhabi unveils new identity for exclusive private jet airport
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) on Saturday announced a new identity for Abu Dhabi's new dedicated private jet airport.
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- Published: 15:16 November 15, 2008
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- City Airport, Abu Dhabi is the first and only dedicated private jet airport in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced a new identity for Abu Dhabi's new dedicated private jet airport. The airport, which was formerly the Al Bateen airbase, will be renamed City Airport, Abu Dhabi as part of its overhaul.
City Airport, Abu Dhabi is the first and only dedicated private jet airport in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, and is operating to satisfy increasing demand from individuals and carriers within the region.
The new identity was revealed at the Middle East Business Aviation Show (Meba) in Dubai, where more than 5,000 industry professionals gathered from over 27 countries.
City Airport's distinctive new identity is in keeping with ADAC's other airports and connects it to the brand of Abu Dhabi. The shift in name from Al Bateen is designed to communicate the airport's convenient location, just ten kilometers from the heart of the city of Abu Dhabi, and its proximity to upcoming areas of the city.
The airport is a boutique exclusive business jet facility perfectly situated to accommodate the Mena region's growing business jet industry and worldwide operators. It is estimated to be a Dh5 billion asset to the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
ADAC is investing more than Dh200 million in additional facilities at the airport, which is set to be developed as an exclusive corporate jet facility offering seven-star services to all clients. Stand capacity is set to grow from 50 to over 120 spaces, with specific areas in hangars for the maintenance of different sized aircraft. A new best-in-class Instrument Landing System will be upgraded and the latest Global Positioning System technology will be installed. Options for an onsite hotel are also being considered.
"Our plans for City Airport, Abu Dhabi will put it firmly at the centre of the incredible growth of business aviation services in the region. It is the first airport in the Middle East to be dedicated solely to business jets, part of the Abu Dhabi government's strategy to develop the emirate's economy over the coming years," said Khalifa Bin Mazrouei, Chairman of ADAC.
The demand for such an airport is clear. The number of charter flights departing out of Abu Dhabi airport has increased 46 per cent year-on-year since 2004, and the General Civil Aviation Authority has recently had applications from more than two dozen new firms for licences to fly out of the UAE.
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