FAS secures long-term future at Al Bateen

 
The lease covers an area to the west of the airport where FAS has just commissioned a new 10,000 square metre hangar to support its corporate helicopter and private jet charter and MRO business.

“FAS is the longest established base operator at Al Bateen, having launched operations in 2006 with only two aircraft.” Said vice president AJ Baker. “We started off the airport, then moved on and built and hangar. Then had to build a bigger hangar.”

The company has grown to be a key player in the region with more than 250 staff, 35 aircraft and a diverse portfolio of business activities including transport services to the offshore oil & gas industry, Abu Dhabi helicopter tourism, air ambulance services, private jet and helicopter charters, aircraft management and the newly emerging 3third party MRO services for both VIP jets and helicopters.

The agreement was signed by H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman & CEO, Falcon Aviation Services and H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman, of ADAC at the inaugural Middle East general aviation exhibition, Abu Dhabi AirExpo, H.H. Sheikh Zayed said: “FAS has witnessed Al Bateen’s rapid transformation into a world class business aviation facility in a very short time and is proud to have been there from the start”

PICTURED: (From left) H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman & CEO, Falcon Aviation Services with H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman, ADAC, during the signing of the lease agreement.