Falcon Aviation is celebrating the completion
of its first anniversary at its FBO in the VIP Terminal at Al Maktoum
International Airport (Dubai South) with the news that it has been awarded
International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) certification.
The accreditation was received by the company
on 30th November following a third-party audit by IBAC, the International
Business Aviation Council (IBAC). The endorsement underlines to the wider
business aviation industry that Falcon Aviation follows a voluntary code of best
safety practice for FBOs.
Congratulating the management team on the
award Terry Yeomans,
Programme Director for IS-BAH, commented: “We are very pleased that the industry
standards have been successfully implemented through to Stage I registration at
the Falcon Aviation station at DWC and trust that the team will continue their
commitment to ground handling safety as a core value in their service provision
to the business aviation community.”
“We are delighted with this recognition as it
has been a priority for us this year as we build up our activity in Dubai to
mirror our Abu Dhabi Al Bateen Executive Airport performance,” said Falcon
Aviation COO Capt Raman Oberoi.
This means we can move into the New Year with a ringing industry endorsement of
inhouse handling excellence.”
New FBO Manager Ahmad Badreddine reinforces DWC team
Capt Raman also paid tribute to the team for
all their hard work including recently appointed new FBO Manager
Ahmad Badreddine,
who joined the business in July and assisted with the important audit.
Ahmad brings nearly a decade of experience
with a leading FBO brand to the role, together with valued previous experience
in the aviation sector, where he held station manager and ground handling roles
with Emirates Airlines and Dnata, looking after a variety of aviation companies.
He was also a key figure supporting Falcon
Aviation’s hospitality at the recent Dubai Airshow, with responsibility extended
to overseeing the logistics and handling of Air Baltic’s Bombardier C Series,
making its Middle East debut in the static display. Bombardier Regional Aircraft
heaped praise on Falcon for their superb handling of a highly significant
showcase for them, (Falcon Aviation supplied a Bombardier Q400 in its colours
alongside).
“I am delighted to have joined Falcon Aviation
at such an exciting time in the business. The IS-BAH endorsement rounds off a
brilliant year and I am looking forward to 2018 and being able to build on our
loyal customer base and further attract new clients who are flying or transiting
through the FBO. We will also be incentivising clients further with discounts on
connecting helicopter charters if they use our FBO and our new heliport,” he
added.
Falcon Aviation offers a fast clearance, VIP
service for passengers connecting from business jets to helicopters, following
the opening of its heliport in April 2017. Popular destinations like Ras Al
Khaimah; Fujairah and Diba are reachable in under an hour from the VIP terminal.
Open to all operators, corporates and private individuals arriving with their
business jets, it is also the first in the region to facilitate quick and
convenient helicopter charters between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in just 30 minutes.
This winter and into the 2018 New Year
Falcon’s DWC FBO will be handling flights within the GCC, Europe, the USA and
luxury leisure destinations including the Maldives, Seychelles,
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