ACU June 5th DRAFT

AVIATION
UAE, Canada in talks to increase direct flights
OTTAWA: The United Arab Emirates
and Canada recently held talks on
the possibility of increasing the
number of direct flights between
them to further strengthen their
political, economic and trade
relations.
The Canadian government says the
UAE is Canada's largest export
market in the Middle East and North
Africa and its 16th largest export
market globally. Canadian exports
to the UAE reached a record US$1.79
billion in 2016.
Foreign Direct Investment is also a
common interest between the
countries with UAE investors
pouring in US$9.68 billion to
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Canadian companies operate in the
UAE and about 40,000 Canadians
live and work in the UAE.
UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin
Saeed Al Mansouri led the meeting
in Canada. He met with Canadian
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau
and discussed ways to develop joint
cooperation in the air transport
field, the Emirates State News
Agency WAM reported.
During the meeting, held at the
Canadian ministry headquarters, Al
Mansouri said the UAE and Canada
enjoy growing bilateral relations,
especially in the economic and
trade sectors.
He also pointed out that the two
countries have completed a number
of qualitative steps during the last
phase to create the necessar y
legislative structure for the growth
of cooperation between the private
sectors and the opening of markets
to businessmen from both sides
through signing of a number of
a g r e e m e n t s a s w e l l a s t h e
establishment of the Joint Economic
Committee and the formation of the
UAE-Canada Business Council.
Al Mansouri added there is a need to
develop aspects of cooperation in
the field of aviation and air services,
to keep abreast of the current
development in bilateral relations
between the two
Titan Aviation goes global with new AOCs
GENEVA: Titan Aviation, a leading
provider of aircraft management,
aircraft sales and air charter services
in the Middle East and India, has
secured two new international Air
Operator Certificates (AOCs) and laid
out its ambitious global growth
strategy at EBACE 2018 – Europe's
premier aviation event.
Founded in 2004 in India, the Dubaiheadquartered
company has since
opened eight
n e w b a s e s
across Europe
and the USA,
a n d h u g e l y
strengthened
its operations
team.
“ W e a r e
growing and
e x p a n d i n g
into the global
market with
the latest two
certifications
facilitating our international aircraft
management and charter business
with aircraft registered in San Marino
or the USA now flying all over the
world,” said Capt. Sakeer Sheik,
founder and chairman of Titan
Aviation Group.
With offices in San Marino, Italy,
Germany, France, the UK, Florida,
New Jersey and New York, Titan now
has 25 aircraft in its globally managed
fleet, including Lineage 1000,
Bombardier Global 6000, Legacy 650
and Gulfstream, with several available
for charter.
“Our target is to have 20 jets under
management in Europe within two
years and 50 in the USA within the
same timescale of 2020,” explained
Sheik. “The new AOCs and offices
leave us well placed to reach these
aims. We are now servicing the main
European and American business and
leisure destinations preferred by our
clients in the Middle East and India,
while providing seamless access to
and from the USA and Europe.”
Titan's international growth march
also includes expanding its influence
into the medevac arena, particularly
in the UAE where a gap in the market
has arisen with the withdrawal of Abu
Dhabi's Royal Jet from the sector.