Advantages of Joining MEBAA
The Association is incorporated in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) as a non-governmental and not-for-profit association created under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) was established to become the principal forum for gathering, understanding and communicating the needs and benefits of private aviation within the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).
MEBAA is a member of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), Montreal, Canada with effect from 25th May, 2007, which includes 14 other associations such as NBAA and EBAA.
MEBAA serves its members in ways that enhance safety, security and acceptance of business aviation. Founding member representatives have combined their vast private aviation experience to identify key industry demands, including the following key criteria:
- To have a strong and respected voice within the Middle East and North Africa region that can advocate the benefits of private aviation to government, media and regulatory bodies.
- To develop a forum that gathers international best practices and disseminates these to operators and suppliers.
- To advance the cutting-edge of private aviation by developing and promoting operating procedures and voluntary codes of conduct that meet MEBAA’s core mission, vision and values.
In a growing community such as business aviation in the Middle East and North Africa region, it is essential that we all join together; share our needs, concerns and ideas; and then present our common positions to regulators, opinion makers in the government, media and the marketplace in general. Co-operation in the industry is a basic requirement so that the community speaks with one voice, which is possible with MEBAA serving as the coordinating body that brings business aviation providers together.
Working together, we will all benefit as the acceptance of business aviation grows. It will be stronger with MEBAA as the forum and voice of the business aviation community. Co-operation is essential for market expansion, and market expansion benefits all in business aviation. The challenge is not taking market share from competitors; it is growing the market so that there is a bigger cake to share.
MEBAA also acts as a purchasing power on behalf of its members hence buying Fuel and Aircraft insurance policy with discounted rates; it also provides a database for its members with regard to market size, new opportunities and expected growth in the region.
Today the Board of Directors consists of the following distinguished members:
- Chairman, Mr. Ali Al Naqbi
- Stephen Taylor, President, Boeing Business Jets
- François Chazelle, Vice President Executive and Private Aviation, Airbus Corporate Jets
- Ruedi Kraft, Vice President ME & Africa, Gulfstream International Corp
- David Paddock, Senior Vice President, Business Development/Strategic Planning, Jet Aviation
- Saad Wallan, CEO, Wallan Aviation
- Khader Mattar, Vice President Sales, Bombardier Business Aircraft
- Mike Berry, Managing Director, Execujet Middle East
- Adel Mardini, CEO, JETEX Flight Support
- Clive Richardson, CEO, F&E
- Walter Heerdt, Senior Vice President, Lufthansa Technick AG
- Mansour Al Tassan, Chairman, Bexair
- Shane O’Hare, President & CEO, Royal Jet
- Philip Markham, CEO, Falcon Aviation Services.
- Olivier Villa, SVP Civil Aircraft, Dassault Aviation
- Camille Mariamo, MD, Emirates CAE Flight Training
- Sulaiman Al Hamdan, CEO, National Air Services (NAS)
The Board Advisor is Jack Olcott, former President of NBAA.
Currently there are more than 135 members from all over the world and the number is growing on a weekly basis.
In January 2007, MEBAA organized the first MEBA Conference & Exhibition (MEBA07) in association with Fairs and Exhibition (now F&E), the organisers of the Dubai Airshow for the last 20 years. MEBA07, focused exclusively on the corporate jet market, was a significant success with an unprecedented 90 global exhibitors, 33 aircraft on static demonstration and, more significantly, an impressive total of US$930million in sales.
The second MEBA Conference & Exhibition (MEBA08) took place in Dubai in November 2008 and featured the following key statistics:
- 5,500 trade visitors
- US$1.5bn worth of deals announced
- 78 aircraft worth $1.6bn on the static park
- 250 exhibitors from 30 countries
MEBA08 Trade Visitors
MEBA08 Industry Breakdown
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Air Charter
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18%
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Finance & Insurance
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3%
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Aircraft Brokers
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7%
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Flight Planning & Navigation
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3%
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Aircraft Interiors
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4%
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Fractional Share Providers
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1%
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Airframe Manufacturers (Fixed Wing)
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4%
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Ground Operations
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5%
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Airframe Manufacturers (Rotary Wing)
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1%
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Leasing & Sales
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4%
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Airline
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7%
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MRO
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4%
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Aviation Sales & Marketing
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7%
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Owner/Operators
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8%
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Civil Aviation
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5%
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Parts/Accessories
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3%
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Education & Training
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3%
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Potential Owner/Operator
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3%
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Engines
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2%
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Publications
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1%
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Safety & Security
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2%
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Other
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5%
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The Third MEBA Conference and Exhibition (MEBA10), 7-9 December 2010, will again take place in Dubai, UAE.. One of the advantages of being a MEBAA member is to be able to take advantage of the early-bird space rates for exhibiting at the event.
MEBAA By-Laws and Governing Documents are available on our website: www.mebaa.com.
For quick application form download, please access the link, or alternatively e-mail us on: membership@mebaa.com. Our Fax number is: + 971 (02) 5757974.
As Founding Chairman of MEBAA, please allow me to extend my warm invitation to your company to join us in this promising Association.
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us. You may call us on + 971 4 4315679.
Ali Al Naqbi
Founding Chairman