• March 5, 2013 (Abu Dhabi) Jetcraft's Airbus A310 on display at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo March 5, 2013. (Sammy Dallal / The National)
    March 5, 2013 (Abu Dhabi) Jetcraft's Airbus A310 on display at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo March 5, 2013. (Sammy Dallal / The National)
  • The Gulf Stream 650. The US-based manufacturer, has already enjoyed significant growth in the Middle East in the past five years and is expecting more. It had 146 aircraft in the region last year, up from about 110 in 2007. Sammy Dallal / The National
    The Gulf Stream 650. The US-based manufacturer, has already enjoyed significant growth in the Middle East in the past five years and is expecting more. It had 146 aircraft in the region last year, up from about 110 in 2007. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • The G650, which is being exhibited for the first time in the Middle East at the air expo, is the fastest business jet on the market, and can fly from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi in about 13 hours, shaving about two hours off the journey time of a larger passen???
    The G650, which is being exhibited for the first time in the Middle East at the air expo, is the fastest business jet on the market, and can fly from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi in about 13 hours, shaving about two hours off the journey time of a larger passen???
  • The three-day event is the only general aviation exhibition in the region and is expected to draw more than 12,000 visitors. Sammy Dallal / The National
    The three-day event is the only general aviation exhibition in the region and is expected to draw more than 12,000 visitors. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • The Middle East market for business jets is taking off as companies become more aware of the benefits of private flights, according to manufacturers. Sammy Dallal / The National
    The Middle East market for business jets is taking off as companies become more aware of the benefits of private flights, according to manufacturers. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • The flight deck of a Falcon business jet. The range an aircraft can travel has become more important for business jets, Renaud Cloatre, the general manager of Dassault Falcon Middle East, says. Sammy Dallal / The National
    The flight deck of a Falcon business jet. The range an aircraft can travel has become more important for business jets, Renaud Cloatre, the general manager of Dassault Falcon Middle East, says. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Visitors walk past a Qatar Executive aircraft at Al Bateen. Ben Job / Reuters
    Visitors walk past a Qatar Executive aircraft at Al Bateen. Ben Job / Reuters

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