Business Fleet Report YE 2022 MENA

BUSINESS JETS | MENA 

YE 2022 

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Data & Analysis 

REGIONAL OVERVIEW 

COUNTRY SNAPSHOTS 

MARKET TRENDS 

OPERATORS 

AIRCRAFT REGISTRIES 

OEMS 

ENGINES 

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CONTENTS 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

The Executive Summary is where you will find a quick 

overview of all of the headline findings from the report. 


The Regional Overview shows a high-level snapshot of the 

Asia-Pacific fleet by region and country. 


The Major Country Snapshots give a brief overview of the 

business jet fleets in each country/region, and includes the 

total fleet size, number of transactions and biggest operators. 

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MARKET UPDATES 

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data on the aircraft and engines in the region. 

18 Operator Overview 

22 Aircraft Registry Overview 

26 OEM Overview 

34 Engine Overview 

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At the end of the fourth quarter of 2022 there were 419 business jets operating in the Middle East and North Africa 

region (MENA), a rise of 7.4% from the end of 2021. In total, there were nine new deliveries, 59 pre-owned additions 

and 39 deductions, resulting in a net addition of 29 aircraft into the region’s fleet. The growth rate for the business 

jet fleet in the MENA region has been favourable in comparison to other key markets such as Europe, which saw a 

net fleet growth of 1.4%, and the Asia-Pacific fleet which declined by 2.4%. 

The persistence of the COVID-19 

pandemic during 2022 helpped fuelled 

growth in the business jet industry 

in the Middle East and North Africa 

(MENA) region. As business jet operators 

and private aviation players reported 

strong demand from clients seeking 

safe and comfortable travel, numerous 

airports in MENA made substantial 

investments to upgrade their business 

aviation infrastructure. Concurrently, 

the strengthening of key diplomatic and 

trading relations between countries within 

and outside the MENA region, combined 

with the lifestyle needs of high-net-worth 

individuals (HNWIs), is likely to support a 

steady and robust demand for business 

jet travel. 

NET FLEET GROWTH 

Positive Negative No Change 

BOMBARDIER 

GULFSTREAM 

TEXTRON 

BOEING 

-1.1% 

11.1% 

0.0% 

17.5% 

-4.9% 

-3.9% 

6.8% 

2.1% 

OEM 

44 

47 

48 

80 

80 

81 

77 

74 

91 

90 

100 

94 

LONG RANGE 

LARGE 

CORP. 

AIRLINER 

MEDIUM 

Size Category 

1.1% 

22.9% 

-3.7% 

2.9% 

6.3% 

5.9% 

3.3% 

0.0% 

60 

62 

62 

80 

85 

95 

96 

90 

107 

103 

118 

106 

Bombardier and Gulfstream remained the 

region’s most popular Original Equipment 

EMBRAER 

-20.9% 

11.8% 

43 

34 

38 

LIGHT 

-23.5% 

-3.8% 

34 

26 

25 

Manufacturers (OEMs), with MENA market 

shares of 24% and 22% respectively, thanks 

to a net addition of 24 aircraft between the 

AIRBUS 

3.3% 

9.7% 

30 

31 

34 

VERY LIGHT 

-25.0% 

0.0% 

24 

18 

18 

two manufacturers. During 2022, nine new 

aircraft were delivered into the MENA region 

were Bombardier and Gulfstream Long 

Range Jets, led by the increasingly popular 

DASSAULT 

3.4% 

-6.7% 

29 

30 

28 

Global 7500 and still sought after G650ER. 

Notes: 

1. 2020 and 2021 data is based on JETNET LLC. 

2. Other OEMs include British Aerospace, Honda, 

Lockheed and MD. 

OTHERS 2 

-50.0% 

200.0% 

2 

1 

3 

400 

390 

419 

2020 1 

2021 1 

2022 



Gulfstream had the highest net increase of 14 aircraft, with five 

new deliveries, 13 pre-owned additions, and four deductions. Airbus 

and Boeing contributed net additions of three and one aircraft, 

respectively. Dassault and Textron were the only top OEMs in the 

region to incur net reductions in the MENA region. Three Hawker 

800/XP and two Citation 500/501 aircraft left the region along 

with three other Textron models. Although there were five Textron 

aircraft added to the MENA region, the additions did not offset the 

deductions, resulting in a net decrease in Textron’s MENA fleet. A 

total of six Dassault aircraft departed from the region including two 

Falcon 900 aircraft, with four pre-owned additions, Dassault’s MENA 

fleet decreased to 28 in 2022. 

With 22 units, the Long Range G650ER was one of the most popular 

models in the region, followed by Textron’s Hawker 800/XP and the 

BBJ1, both of which had 19 units. 

Bombardier’s strong regional presence was led by popular models 

such as the Global 5000 (18), Global 6000 (16), and Challenger 

605 (15). Gulfstream’s G450 (16), G650 (16) and GIV/GIV-SP (15), 

Embraer’s Legacy 600 (15), and Airbus’s ACJ319 (12) were also well 

represented in the region. 

With many HNWIs from around the world relocating their residences 

and establishing business interests in the MENA region, it is perhaps 

unsurprising that business jets serving these clients generally fly 

longer routes. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), for instance, had some 

of the busiest international business jet routes in the second quarter 

(Q2), with 138 flights to and from the Maldives and a quarterly high 

of 208 flights to and from India. This trend is expected to continue 

as the UAE incentivises HNWIs with its low taxes, renowned wealth 

management services, and convenient infrastructure. 

Long Range models accounted for 118 aircraft, or 28% of the total MENA 

fleet, which clearly reflected the region’s demand for long-distance 

routes and high end aircraft. The top three countries with the greatest 

number of Long Range business jets included the UAE (42), Qatar (20), 

and Israel (15). It is worth noting that Corporate Airliners were even more 

popular in the MENA region compared to the Asia-Pacific and European 

business jet markets. Corporate Airliners had a 21% share of the MENA 

business jet fleet, compared to a 9% share in the Asia-Pacific fleet, and 

only a 2% share in the European fleet. The availability of large scale, 

modern infrastructure particularly at Middle East airports made them an 

attractive hub for business jet to establish their operating routes from 

other regions travelling into MENA. 



MENA BUSINESS JET FLEET GROWTH 

450 

400 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

417 -1.2% 412 2.2% 421 

-4.3% 403 1.7% 410 0.7% 413 -3.1% 400 -2.5% 7.4% 

390 

2014 

CAGR 

2014 to 2022 

0.1% 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 

419 

NOTE: Historical fleet data is based on JETNET LLC. 

The overall trend in the MENA business jet market since 2014 has 

been stable thanks to positive growth in the years 2016, 2018, 2019, 

and 2022, offset by net reductions in 2015, 2017, the COVID-19 

pandemic years. The MENA jet fleet experienced its greatest 

growth rate most recently at 7.4%, which is the highest increase 

since 2014. Overall aircraft numbers however still fell short of the 

421 seen in 2016. 

Three countries accounted for slightly more than 60% of the total 

number of business jet aircraft in the MENA region, namely the UAE 

(128), Saudi Arabia (82), and Israel (51). The Middle East was home 

to over 90% of business jets in the MENA region (378), having added 

32 aircraft from the previous year and surpassing the pre-pandemic 

figure (371) of 2019. Having seen a net deduction of three business 

jets during 2022, the sub-region of Northern Africa had a fleet of 41 

jets at the end of 2022. 

Nine of the top 20 operators saw fleet growth of between one to four 

business jets. Qatar Executive solidified its position as the MENA 

region’s largest operator with its current 19-strong fleet. 

in the region which steadily increased, rising from 113 in 2020 to 

139 in 2022. Offshore registrations have allowed business jets in 

the region to benefit from tax breaks, simplified paperwork, and cost 

savings associated with registering their aircraft outside of their 

home country. 

There was an appreciable degree of variance across the region 

over domestic registrations, with countries such as Qatar and 

Egypt having 85% and 63% of their business jet fleets registered 

domestically and countries such as Algeria and Morocco with over 

90%. In contrast, less than 30% of the business jet fleets in Israel 

and Jordan were registered locally. Just under half of the business 

jets in the region’s two largest fleets, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, were 

registered domestically. 

Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney had the most engine installations in 

the MENA region. Rolls-Royce was the leader in long-range engines, 

with the BR700 engine powering the most popular Long Range 

models in the region, such as the Gulfstream G650/ER, G550 and the 

Bombardier Global series. 

Offshore registrations are an emerging trend for business jets based 

in the region, as evidenced the total number of offshore registrations 


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1815 

MOROCCO 

23 

20 

88 

ALGERIA 

610 

11 

11 

8 

65 

LIBYA 

13 

OTHERS 

8 

7 

343977 108 65 

1618 2325 131266 

6863 

44 

51 

ISRAEL 

21 

9 

LEBANON 

24 

EGYPT 

9 

89 

13 

JORDAN 

82 

11 

SAUDI ARABIA 

30 

33 

QATAR 

8 

7 

IRAN 

7898 

KUWAIT 

17 

15 

101 

UNITED ARAB 

EMIRATES 

8 

128 

8 

OMAN 

50400 

-3.1% 

2020 1 

4939052419 

-2.5% 7.4% 

2021 1 2022 

NOTES: 


2. Fleet distribution is based on business jets in service and their active bases of operation. 

3. Others include Bahrain, Djibouti, Iraq, Syria and Tunisia. 

4. Region is defined in appendix on page 38. 



At the end of 2022, the total fleet in the region stood at 419 

business jets. The Middle East recorded the highest growth 

rate as a sub-region with the net addition of 32 aircraft, having 

seen its fleet reduced by 15 aircraft during the previous year. 

Of the 67 additions to the Middle East, 16 were Corporate 

Airliners. A total of 35 business jets left the Middle East 

during 2022. 

Northern Africa saw a net reduction of three aircraft, 

having added two units to its fleet in 2022, which was 

offset by the departure of five aircraft. The United Arab 

Emirates (UAE) saw the greatest fleet growth in the 

region, with 27 aircraft added, the majority of which were 

Corporate Airliners (eight) and Long Range Jets (13). 

Countries such as Israel, Qatar and Egypt each increased 

their fleets by three to seven aircraft. 

Saudi Arabia and Morocco, the countries which the most net 

deduction in 2022, have seen consistent reductions in their 

fleets since 2019. 

Saudi Arabia, for instance, was projected to lose around 

600 HNWIs in 2022, with a portion of that number migrating 

to the UAE, thereby potentially transferring business 

jet operations over to the Emirates. An anti-corruption 

campaign instigated by the Crown Prince over a two-year 

period (2017 - 2019) would have undoubtedly eroded trust 

and assurances in holding valuable assets and business 

interests within the Kingdom. 

Another important factor that had potentially shifted the 

momentum of business jet growth to the UAE in recent years 

was its diverse economy and less restrictive regulations 

for allowing multinational corporations to operate within 

the Emirates. In contrast to Saudi Arabia, where foreign 

companies operating without a local headquarters were 

subject to stringent regulations, the UAE had distinct 

advantages in attracting foreign investment and continuing 

to improve its infrastructure to support its thriving economy. 

It was, however, premature to predict that the Saudi 

business jet market will continue to decline. Business 

initiatives such as Vision 2030 strived to make it easier for 

multinational companies to base their headquarters locally, 

thereby encouraging diversification for its economy and 

broadening its potential beyond oil resources. Expansion 

of aviation infrastructure had been taking place in projects 

across Riyadh and Jeddah to allow for more charter and 

private jet operations. 

Morocco’s business jet fleet steadily declined from 26 aircraft 

in 2019 to 20 in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 

LARGEST MARKET 

128 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

BUSINESS JET FLEET 2 

MOST NET FLEET 

ADDITIONS 

+27 


FLEET GROWTH IN MAJOR MARKETS 

Net Fleet Growth 

Ranked by 2022 net fleet growth in descending order from the highest. 

MOST NET FLEET 

DEDUCTIONS 

-7 

SAUDI ARABIA 

SUBREGION 4 2021 2022 2021 2022 

Middle East -15 +32 -4.2% 9.2% 

Northern Africa +5 -3 12.8% -6.8% 

TOTAL -10 +29 -2.5% 7.4% 

Net Fleet Growth 

Growth Rate 

Growth Rate 

COUNTRY/REGION 2021 2022 2021 2022 

United Arab Emirates -3 +27 -2.9% 26.7% 

Israel +6 +7 15.8% 15.9% 

Qatar +2 +3 7.1% 10.0% 

Egypt -3 +3 -12.5% 14.3% 

Algeria +6 0 120.0% 0.0% 

Oman -1 0 -11.1% 0.0% 

Lebanon -5 0 -35.7% 0.0% 

Iran -1 -1 -11.1% -12.5% 

Libya 0 -1 0.0% -12.5% 

Jordan -2 -2 -13.3% -15.4% 

Kuwait -3 -2 -15.0% -11.8% 

Morocco -1 -3 -4.2% -13.0% 

Saudi Arabia -7 -7 -7.3% -7.9% 

Others +2 +5 33.3% 62.5% 

TOTAL -10 +29 -2.5% 7.4% 



significant drop in demand for air travel, which had a significant impact on the 

country’s aviation industry. Exports reduced by 30%, which resulted in 17,500 

redundancies in 2020. The overall economy contracted by 6.3% that year, but 

has since recovered to grow by 7.4% in 2022. 

Morocco and Israel signed an agreement in the first quarter of 2022 to 

collaborate on civilian aviation projects, bolstering the prospect of the 

sector gaining a stronger foothold in the country. 

After two years of decline due to disruptions in air travel caused by the 

global pandemic, the MENA region’s business jet fleet had started to 

grow again. As scheduled commercial flights were disrupted, the region’s 

established capacity of business jets became a driving force in maintaining 

invaluable operations for business, private, and humanitarian needs. 

Business jet travel had been highlighted as a viable tool for achieving a 

variety of goals through sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup 2022 

in Qatar, humanitarian operations in Iraq, and increased demand for air 

travel within the MENA region. Furthermore, a strengthening of trade and 

diplomatic relations between nations in the MENA region also looked set 

to stimulate additional demand for business jet travel in the region, as 

evidenced with the Abraham Accords agreement signed between the UAE 

and Israel. 

MAJOR COUNTRY SNAPSHOTS 

United Arab Emirates 

The United Arab Emirates had 128 business jets, having grown by 27 

jets with four new deliveries, 36 pre-owned additions, and 13 deductions 

- more than any other country in the MENA region in 2022. The UAE 

accounted for 31% of MENA’s jet fleet, with a fleet 36% bigger than the 

next largest market, Saudi Arabia. Over half of the UAE’s fleet was based 

in Dubai, while around a quarter (including the majority of Corporate 

Airliners) were based in the capital of Abu Dhabi. Approximately 40% of 

the fleet was registered locally (A6-). Five of the top ten operators in the 

region had a base in the UAE, four of which saw expansions in their fleets. 

Bombardier was the most popular OEM with around a third of the 

UAE fleet, while Boeing was the most popular Corporate Airliner OEM, 

which includes 19 BBJ1 and BBJ2 models in the UAE fleet. Boeing had 

over a fifth of the UAE fleet with a range of models from the 737 to the 

787, which were primarily operated by Dubai Air Wing, Royal Jet, and 

Presidential Flight. Besides BBJ1 with 15 aircraft, the most popular 

aircraft models in the UAE include the Global 5000, Global 6000, Legacy 

600, and G650, each with seven aircraft. The UAE led the charts for 

having the highest proportion of Corporate Airliner, Large, and Long 

Range aircraft in the region, while the Medium and Very Light aircraft 

take a merger 13% of UAE’s total fleet. The average age of aircraft across 

the fleet was 13 years, which was below the regional average of 15 years. 

Saudi Arabia 

Saudi Arabia had 82 business jets, down by seven year-on-year with 

three pre-owned additions and ten deductions. Having had arguably the 

largest fleet of business jets in the region before the onset of the global 

pandemic, it accounted for just under 20% of MENA’s fleet in 2022. The 

majority of business jets (65%) were based in the administrative capital 

of Riyadh, while around a third were based in Jeddah. Just over 40% of 

the fleet was registered locally (HZ-), while aircraft with registrations 

in the United States (N) and the Cayman Islands (VP-C) making up 

more than 45% of the fleet. Three of the top ten MENA operators had a 

presence in the country. NAS Private Aviation and Sky Prime Aviation 

Services had the largest fleets in Saudi Arabia, with nine aircraft each. 

Despite a reduction of one aircraft from the previous year, Gulfstream 

remained the most popular OEM in the country. Gulfstream’s most 

popular model, the G450, had ten aircraft in the fleet, while the Hawker 



900 XP and Challenger 605 each had five aircraft. Airbus and Boeing 

each had 15 aircraft in the Saudi Arabia business jet fleet, making the 

Corporate Airliner being the most popular category with a market share 

of 37% in the country. The most popular models in the Airbus fleet are the 

Airbus ACJ 318 and 319, with four aircraft each. 

consists entirely of the Long Range G650ER, which was also most 

popular model in Qatar overall. Airbus and Boeing contributed seven 

aircraft to the fleet, with notable models including the Boeing 747 

corporate variant, the Airbus A340, and the ACJ320. The Global 5000 

was Bombardier’s most popular model in the fleet, with four aircraft. 

With market shares of 37% and 32% respectively, the Corporate Airliner 

and Large categories accounted for the majority of the Saudi Arabia 

fleet. Long Range aircraft accounted for 17% of the market. The average 

age of all aircraft in the country was 15.8 years, which was slightly higher 

than the regional average. 

Israel 

Israel had 51 business jets at the end of 2022, an increase of 

seven aircraft with nine pre-owned additions and two deductions. 

It accounted for 12% of MENA’s jet fleet. The private and charterbased 

fleet primarily operates to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion 

Airport. Domestic registrations (4X-) made up 24% of aircraft based 

in the country, while 16% were registered in the United States (N), 

and the majority (53%) were registered in offshore jurisdictions. 20 

were registered in the Isle of Man (M-), and six were registered in San 

Marino (T7-). Arrow Aviation was the country’s primary business jet 

operator, having grown to a fleet of six jets. 

Bombardier and Textron continued to be the market leading OEMs 

in the Israel business jet market. The Hawker 800/XP was the most 

popular type in Israel, with nine aircraft in service. Bombardier’s most 

popular models include the Challenger 604 and the Global Express 

XRS, each with five aircraft in the fleet, as well as the Global 6000, with 

four aircraft in the fleet. The most common aircraft categories in the 

fleet were Long Range (15) , Medium (13), and Large (13). The Israel 

business jet fleet had an average age of 17.3 years, which was 2.3 

years older than the regional average. 

Qatar 

The Qatari fleet had 33 business jets, up three aircraft over 2021 with 

three new deliveries, one pre-owned addition, and one deduction. It 

accounted for just under 8% of the MENA fleet. A total of 28 of the 33 

aircraft were registered domestically (A7-), the second highest proportion 

of domestically registered aircraft in the Middle East subregion. Its largest 

operator was Qatar Executive with its 19-strong fleet. Qatar Executive 

had the largest fleet of Gulfstream business jets (15) among the top ten 

operators, accounting for 20% of Gulfstream jets in the MENA region. 

Qatar Executive had the largest share of Long Range aircraft among 

the top ten MENA based in the region, with 18 Long Range aircraft and 

around 40% of the market share among those operators. 

Gulfstream was the leading OEM of the Qatar based fleet accounting 

for more than 45% of the market. The Gulfstream fleet in Qatar 

With 20 aircraft, the Long Range category was the most common, 

followed by Corporate Airliner (seven). It was worth noting that there 

were no Medium Jets operating in Qatar. The average age of the fleet 

in Qatar was 7.9 years, making it the youngest in the MENA region. 

Egypt 

Egypt’s fleet comprised 24 jets, which grew by three aircraft over 2021 

with three pre-owned additions. It accounted for 6% of the MENA jet 

fleet. Business jet operations were primarily based in Alexandria, Cairo 

and Sharm El Sheikh. Egypt had a wide network of airports that can 

cater for private and chartered flights across the country; going as far 

north as Port Said, and Aswan in the south. Some 63% of all business 

jets were registered domestically (SU-) while three were registered 

in the United States (N), two in the Isle of Man (M-), and three in San 

Marino (T7-) bringing the total number of offshore registrations to five 

aircraft. Cairo based Smart Aviation Company had the largest fleet with 

four aircraft - all Citation 680 Sovereigns, two of which specialize in air 

ambulance operations. 

Some 46% of the Egypt business jet fleet were Cessna Citation models, 

which made Textron the dominant OEM in the market. The most popular 

model was the Citation 680 Sovereign (six), followed by the Citation 510 

Mustang (four). Medium Jets were the most common category in the 

fleet with nine aircraft, followed by the Long Range (five), Large (four) and 

Very Light (four) categories. The average age of the Egypt business jet 

fleet was 14.8 years, slightly below the regional average. 

Morocco 

Morocco’s fleet had 20 business jets at the end of 2022, which decreased 

by three aircraft year-on-year with one pre-owned addition and four 

deductions. It accounted for 5% of the MENA fleet and was overtaken by 

Egypt in terms of the total number of aircraft in 2022. Only two jets in the 

Moroccan fleet were not registered domestically (CN-), with both being 

registered in the United States (N). Air Ocean Maroc was the largest 

operator, with a fleet of two Hawker 800/XP, one Legacy 600, and one 

Cessna Citation 650 exclusively used for air ambulance operations. 

Textron had the largest market share in Morocco in terms of OEMs, with 

models such as the Hawker 800/XP, Citation 650, and Hawker 900/XP 

accounting for 40% of the total fleet. Dassault models accounted for onefifth 

of the fleet. The most common aircraft sizes were Light (six) and 

Medium (eight). The average age of all aircraft in the country was 20.4 

years, which was more than five years higher than the regional average. 



Kuwait 

Kuwait’s fleet had 15 business jets, having seen two jets leave the 

country during 2022. It accounted for 4% of the MENA jet fleet. Business 

jet operations were mainly based at Kuwait International Airport (KWI). 

Kuwait Airways Corporation was the largest operator, with a fleet of five 

jets. Seven business jets had domestic registrations (9K-), four had US 

registrations (N), and three had offshore registrations in San Marino (T7-). 

Gulfstream and Embraer were the two leading OEMs in the country, with 

a combined market share of 73%. The G650 was the most popular model 

with five aircraft, followed by the Legacy 600 with four. There were three 

Airbus Corporate Airliners in the fleet, including the A310, A320, and 

A340. The most popular size categories were Long Range (six), Large 

(five), and Corporate Airliner (four). The average age of the Kuwait fleet 

was 14.5 years, which was slightly lower than the regional average. 

Algeria 

Algeria’s fleet remained unchanged from the previous year, with 11 

business jets which made up 3% of the MENA jet fleet. There were up 

to eight airports in the country which handle business jets, including 

Algiers, Constantine, and Ouargla. With the exception of an offshore 

(Aruba) registered aircraft, the vast majority of the fleet was registered 

in Algeria (7T-). 

Only two business jet OEMs had a presence in Algeria, with the most 

popular models being the Large GIV/GIV-SP/G400 series (four) and 

the Light Citation 560XL series (three). The two OEMs’ most common 

aircraft categories were Large (four) and Light (four). There were no 

Very Light Jets in the Algeria fleet. The fleet had an average age of 

21.3 years, which was more than six years above the regional average. 

from Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, and Textron. Arab Wings was 

the largest operator in Jordan with a fleet of eight aircraft. Three of its 

aircraft had domestic registrations (JY-) while five aircraft were offshore 

registered. Offshore registrations made up 45% of all registrations in 

the fleet. The Cayman Islands (VP-C) was the most popular offshore 

registration with three aircraft in total. 

The Hawker 800/XP was the most popular model with two aircraft in 

the fleet. Embraer and Bombardier were the leading OEMs with each 

having three aircraft. The most common aircraft categories were Large 

(four), and Medium (four), followed by the Corporate Airliner (three). The 

average age of the Jordan fleet was 21.5 years, which was more than six 

years higher than the regional average. 

Bahrain 

The Bahrain fleet had nine business jets at the end of 2022, having 

increased by five aircraft with three pre-owned additions and two new 

deliveries. It accounted for 2% of the MENA jet fleet. Six of its aircraft 

were registered domestically (A9C-). Business jet operations were mainly 

based at Bahrain International Airport, King Fahd International Airport, 

and Al-Ahsa International Airport. 

Some 55% of the Bahrain fleet consisted of Gulfstream models, including 

the G600, G650ER, and the G550. There were two Corporate Airliners 

including one Boeing 767, and a British Aerospace BAe 146. The most 

common aircraft category was Long Range, with six aircraft in the fleet. 

The average age of the Bahrain fleet was 11.7 years, which was more 

than three years younger than the regional average. 

Jordan 

Jordan’s fleet comprised 11 jets, with two deductions during 2022. The 

fleet was relatively diverse in terms of OEM share, and included models 



TOTAL FLEET BY COUNTRY/REGION AND OEM 

419 in Total 

BOMBARDIER 

GULFSTREAM 

TEXTRON 

BOEING 

EMBRAER 

AIRBUS 

DASSAULT 

OTHERS 

TOTAL 

% OF TOTAL 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 42 21 3 26 18 7 10 1 128 31% 

SAUDI ARABIA 14 21 10 15 3 15 4 82 20% 

ISRAEL 20 10 18 1 1 1 51 12% 

QATAR 6 15 3 3 1 4 1 33 8% 

EGYPT 4 3 13 1 3 24 6% 

MOROCCO 2 3 10 1 4 20 5% 

KUWAIT 1 6 5 3 15 4% 

ALGERIA 5 6 11 3% 

JORDAN 3 2 2 3 1 11 3% 

BAHRAIN 1 5 1 1 1 9 2% 

LEBANON 1 4 3 1 9 2% 

OMAN 1 5 1 1 8 2% 

IRAN 1 1 1 2 2 7 2% 

LIBYA 4 3 7 2% 

DJIBOUTI 1 1 2


CELEBRATES TEN YEARS 

IN THE MIDDLE EAST 

In June 2010 Dubai opened the first stage of its sprawling new 

airport. Officially named Al Maktoum International Airport, but 

known more colloquially as Dubai World Central, or DWC for short, 

the airport was originally designed to help alleviate pressure 

on Dubai International Airport, which at the time was already 

bursting at the seams thanks to the rapid expansion of the local 

Emirates Airline. 

The airport itself is built to the south of Dubai and once completed, 

will cover more than 35,000 acres and will handle up to 260 million 

passengers annually when it is due to be completed in 2027. 

One of the first stages of the airport’s development would see the 

majority of business aircraft movements transfer across to the 

new airport. Local operators, as well as those that had a presence 

in the region, were hesitant, especially given the added distance 

into the centre of Dubai – DWC is 37km from the centre of Dubai, 

whereas Dubai International Airport is just 4.6km. Another airport, 

Sharjah Airport 24km from central Dubai, was also picking up 

traction for business aviation movements as an alternative to Dubai 

International Airport. 

One of the first companies to see the potential of DWC was 

Germany’s DC Aviation. Based in Stuttgart, DC Aviation was already 

managing an aircraft in Dubai on behalf of a UAE client, so when 

the opportunity to move into DWC presented itself, the company 

began making plans to set up a new facility at the airport. 

“At the time, everybody thought we were crazy because it’s in the 

middle of nowhere,” says Paul James, Director of Sales/Aircraft 

Management for the company. “But we were the first to set up a 

facility at DWC.” 

To enter the market DC Aviation partnered with Al-Futtaim Group, 

a UAE-based conglomerate which operates retail partnerships, 

automotive franchises and owns malls across the Middle East. The 

two companies knew each other well, as DC Aviation was already 

operating an aircraft on behalf of the Al-Futtaim Group. 

The joint venture, now named DC Aviation Al-Futtaim, is celebrating 

its tenth anniversary in 2023, having begun operations at DWC 

in 2013. Since then, the facility has grown to include an FBO, as 

well as two hangars with a combined space of 13,500sq feet. Its 

maintenance capabilities at DWC, which uses an extension of 

its Stuttgart line station EASA approvals as well as GCAA 145 

approvals, currently service Bombardier’s Challenger and Global 

family aircraft, as well as Dassault’s Falcon 7X. 

According to James, 2022 was a great year for the company. 

Alongside an increase in movements through its FBO, James 

also says that its hangars are almost running at full capacity. The 

company also added several new aircraft to its fleet, with more to 

come in 2023. 

“In terms of growth, 2022 was a fantastic year for us, as has been 

the case for most people in the industry. Our FBO has seen a 28% 

increase in business and the hangar has been at almost 98%,” says 

James. “We also added two new aircraft into the fleet last year, 

including an Airbus and a Falcon 7X, and we just added a Global 



7500 in December. We have a Global 6000 coming up, and two more 

aircraft due to join the fleet this year.” 

laws and setting up businesses. All of that is driving growth, and 

people feel confident to go there and do business,” says James. 

The Middle East, and Dubai specifically, is well known for being 

a large cabin aircraft market, which also has one of the highest 

percentages of corporate airliners in the world. It is perhaps 

surprising then that one of the DC Aviation Al-Futtaim fleet is a 

smaller Pilatus PC-12 turboprop. 

Although the aircraft had been in the managed fleet for some 

time, James says that the owner released it to the charter market 

during 2022’s World Cup in Qatar, almost as an experiment to see 

how it would fare against the more established large jet aircraft in 

the market. 

“We’ve had a PC-12 which had been in the fleet with us for some 

time, but the owner decided to put it for charter. It’s actually the 

Middle East’s first propeller-driven charter aircraft, which we 

debuted during the World Cup,” says James. “It proved to be a 

success, so the owner decided to put it on the charter market 

full-time.” 

The company also says it is seeing growth in India. “Dubai has been 

home to many Ultra and High Net worth individuals and families, so 

we are able to provide services to those particular clientele.” 

To enter the market DC 

Aviation partnered with 

Al-Futtaim Group, a UAE-based 

conglomerate which operates 

retail partnerships, automotive 

franchises and owns malls 

across the Middle East.” 

DC Aviation was followed into DWC by many other business 

aviation companies. In terms of movements, DWC has managed to 

capture most business aircraft, with up to 70% of aircraft choosing 

to use DWC when visiting Dubai. 

Dubai’s location makes it the perfect place to capture business 

from the rest of the region. Although the local airline Emirates 

touches almost all parts of the globe with sometimes multiple-daily 

frequencies, the transitory nature of a big portion of its passengers 

who are just changing planes in Dubai almost hides the fact that 

Dubai is a major destination itself, especially for visitors from 

around the region as well as Africa. 

Two of the countries that have seen a lot of activity are Saudi 

Arabia and India, the former being in growth mode following a 2018 

government anti-corruption crackdown. 

“Since the Crown Prince laid out his Vision 2030 where he wants to 

modernize Saudi Arabia, we have seen a new impetus for growth. 

He’s very much modernizing the country, updating the country’s 

So, for the next few years, the company will look at expanding its 

fleet in the region. At the end of 2022, the company had ten aircraft 

in its managed fleet in Dubai, which includes nine super-midsize 

and up jets, and the Pilatus PC-12 turboprop. 

“Aircraft management is always the priority because that feeds into 

the FBO side, the maintenance and the hangar parking, so I would 

say that aircraft management is the priority,” says James. 

“At the end of the day, we are a 360-degree management company, 

providing Ground Handling Services, Aircraft Maintenance and any 

other fields required to look after our client’s assets and individual 

needs,” he added. 


MARKET TRENDS 

BUSINESS JET ADDITIONS & DEDUCTIONS 

MOVEMENTS 


500 

450 

400 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

390 9 

Fleet 

2021 

New 

Deliveries 

59 -39 

Pre-Owned 

Additions 

Deductions 

419 

Fleet 


9 

New Deliveries 

59 

Pre-owned 

Additions 

39 

Deductions 

2 

Intra-MENA 

Movements 

There were 419 business jets in operation in the MENA region at the end of 2022, a net increase of 29 aircraft with nine 

new deliveries, 59 pre-owned additions, and 39 deductions. Out of all transactions in 2022, there were two intra-regional 

movements. The Long Range (26), Corporate Airliner (16), and Large (16) categories accounted for 85% of all additions in 

the region. 

The United Arab Emirates took the largest number of new deliveries in 

the region. Gulfstream was the leading OEM in terms of new deliveries, 

introducing five aircraft that accounted for more than 55% of new 

deliveries and USD$329.4 million in value, which was 54% of the total new 

deliveries value. With three aircraft each, the G650ER and Global 7500 

were the most popular models for new deliveries, both with class-leading 

cabin amenities and advanced avionics. The remaining models that saw 

new deliveries, the G600 and the Global 6500, reinforced the region’s high 

demand for Long Range business jets. The combined aircraft value for 

new deliveries from Bombardier and Gulfstream amounted to USD$610 

million. The Global 7500 is expected to challenge the G650ER’s market 

leading position, as the Bombardier jet offered a more spacious cabin with 

an extra two meters in length, as well as generous amenities like a standup 

shower and ergonomic seating branded “The Nuage.” 

Bombardier and Gulfstream led the major OEMs in pre-owned additions, 

accounting for 22% of total pre-owned additions, respectively. Corporate 

Airliners from Airbus and Boeing collectively contributed over USD$654.8 

million in pre-owned aircraft value, the highest among all size categories. 

The most popular pre-owned Gulfstream models added to the fleet 

include the G200, G550, GIV/GIV SP. Embraer added nine pre-owned jets 

to its MENA jet fleet, including six Legacy 600 jets, totaling more than 

USD$ 83.9 million in aircraft value. The Legacy 600 had the most preowned 

additions added to the MENA’s fleet. 

TOP MODELS IN 2022 


3 3 

Global 

7500 

G650ER 

Pre-Owned Additions 

6 

Legacy 

600 

Deductions 

3 

5 

BBJ1 

4 

G IV/ 

GIV-SP/ 

G400 

2 

G600 

1 


Global 

6500 

3 3 3 

Global 

7500 

G550 


G200 


2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 

Gulfstream and Bombardier contributed 26 pre-owned aircraft to the 

fleet, for a combined value of USD$620.1 million. The 13 additions from 

Bombardier contributed the second largest share among the major 

OEMs at USD$385.9 million, or almost 26% of the total pre-owned value. 

Hawker 

800/XP 

Boeing 

707 

Legacy 

600 

Boeing 

737 

Global 

Express 

XRS 

Citation 

500/501 

(I/ISP) 

Lineage 

1000 

Falcon 

900 

G450 


100+80 

91+91+63+63+35+28+28+7+7 

96+96+84+72+60+48+12 

MARKET TRENDS 

Corporate Airliner OEM Boeing contributed the highest share in pre-owned 

aircraft value at USD$450.9 million with nine aircraft, including five BBJ1s, 

which equated to just over 30% of the total value. Dassault contributed 

four aircraft worth USD$95.8 million, while Textron contributed five 

aircraft worth USD$16.3 million. 

Among the nations to take pre-owned deliveries, the United Arab Emirates 

took the largest share with 36 pre-owned aircraft, followed by Israel with 

eight. The average age of pre-owned aircraft added to the fleet is 15.4 

years, which was slightly older than the regional average. 

In 2022, a total of 39 deductions from the MENA region were recorded, 

amounting to USD$453.7 million. Textron experienced the most 

reductions among the major OEMs, with eight aircraft leaving the fleet, 

three of which were Hawker 800/XPs, the highest number of departures 

among all aircraft models. The eight Textron aircraft amounted to a 

value of USD$20.9 million. Corporate Airliners saw the most deductions 

by size category with 11 aircraft departing, of which eight were from 

Boeing. The deductions among Corporate Airliners amounted to over 

USD$244.4 million. 

Embraer experienced the second highest net loss of aircraft in terms of 

value among its regional fleet among major OEMs, which amounted to 

USD$78.6 million with the departure of five aircraft, including models 

such as the Legacy 600 (two) and the Lineage 1000 (two). Six Dassault 

aircraft, including two Falcon 900s, left the region, which were valued at 

USD$45.8 million. Four Gulfstream jets worth USD$38.3 million, including 

two G450s, also departed from the MENA fleet. 

The average age of aircraft which left from the region stood at 22.9, which 

is almost eight years older than the regional average. 

BUSINESS JET MOVEMENTS 1,2 

FLEET SIZE (UNITS) 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JET MOVEMENTS, PLEASE REFER TO THE OEM OVERVIEW. 


AIRCRAFT VALUE (USD$M) 3 

5 

4 

GULFSTREAM 

BOMBARDIER 

94+80 

$281.0 

$329.4 

9 

TOTAL 

$610.4 

Pre-owned Additions 

13 

GULFSTREAM 

13 

9 

9 

FLEET SIZE (UNITS) AIRCRAFT VALUE (USD$M) 3 

BOMBARDIER 

5 

4 

4 

1 

1 

$234.2 

BOEING 

EMBRAER 

TEXTRON 

AIRBUS 

DASSAULT 

52+86+100+19+4+45+21+2+1 

$16.3 

$83.9 

$95.8 

$203.9 

BRITISH AEROSPACE 

MD 

$8.0 

$4.3 

59 TOTAL 

$1,483.2 

$385.9 

$450.9 

8 

8 

7 

6 

5 

4 

Deductions 

FLEET SIZE (UNITS) AIRCRAFT VALUE (USD$M) 3 

1 

TEXTRON 

BOEING 

BOMBARDIER 

DASSAULT 

EMBRAER 

GULFSTREAM 

AIRBUS 

39 TOTAL 

$453.7 

12+95+37+25+44+21+18 

NOTE : 1. Pre-owned Additions and Deductions do not necessary indicate aircraft transactions. They also include aircraft that have changed their base region, 

returned to use, or retired. Intra-MENA movements are also excluded. 2. OEMs that had no business jet movement in 2022 were not listed in the table. 3. Aircraft 

Value is sourced from third party valuation sources and Global Sky Media research, which are based on the aircraft’s year of manufacture, with assumptions of 

standard equipment, configuration and average yearly utilization. 

$20.9 

$45.8 

$38.3 

$33.0 

$65.6 

$78.6 

$171.5 



OPERATOR OVERVIEW 

The top 20 MENA-based operators accounted for 38% of the 

regional fleet, with a total of 158 business jets. The United Arab 

Emirates was home to 38% of the region’s operators. Qatar 

Executive was the largest operator, with 19 aircraft in 2022. 

The operator had the youngest fleet age at 4.4 years, over ten 

years younger than the regional average. The operator also had 

the greatest proportion of Gulfstream jets among the top ten 

operators, with 15 jets. 

Based in Abu Dhabi, Royal Jet was the second largest operator, 

with 11 aircraft, and had the greatest proportion of Corporate 

Airliners among other operators with a fleet of nine BBJ1s. Jet 

Aviation was the third largest operator. NAS Private Aviation had 

a fleet of nine jets and the largest proportion of Large category 

aircraft among the top ten operators with five in the fleet. Sky 

Prime Aviation retained a fleet of nine aircraft, with the majority 

being Large Jets and Corporate Airliners. Both Empire Aviation 

and DC Aviation also completed the year with nine aircraft in 

their respective fleets. DC Aviation had the greatest proportion 

of Bombardier jets in its fleet alongside Jet Aviation, with both 

operators each having seven Bombardier aircraft. 

TOP 20 OPERATORS BY FLEET SIZE 1,2 

QATAR EXECUTIVE 

ROYAL JET 

JET AVIATION 

NAS PRIVATE AVIATION 

SKY PRIME AVIATION 

DC AVIATION 

EMPIRE AVIATION 

ARAB WINGS 

EXECUJET MIDDLE EAST 

DUBAI AIR WING 

ALPHA STAR AVIATION 

ARROW AVIATION 

HYPERION AVIATION 

AVIATION HOUSE INVESTMENTS 

ROYAL FLIGHT OF OMAN 

19 

11 

10 

9 

9 

9 

9 

8 

8 

7 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5 

TOP 10 OPERATORS 

The top ten operators had a concentrated distribution of aircraft 

across three main countries, accounting for 36% of all aircraft 

located within the United Arab Emirates (43), Saudi Arabia (24), 

and Qatar (20). 

SMART AVIATION 

EMIRATES FLIGHT TRAINING ACADEMY 

KUWAIT AIRWAYS 

GAMA AVIATION 

BLUE SQUARE AVIATION 

5 

5 

5 

5 

4 

TOP 20 

OPERATORS = 

38% OF 

TOTAL FLEET 

AIR OCEAN MAROC 

4 

NOTE: 

1. Special mission and government operators are not included. 

2. Operators under the same corporate group and using the same brand 

name are grouped together. 

GULF WINGS 

4 


OPERATOR OVERVIEW 

TOP OPERATORS’ FLEET BY SIZE CATEGORY 

Corp. Airliner Long Range Large 

Medium Light Very Light 

0 4 8 12 16 20 


1 

18 

ROYAL JET 

9 

2 

JET AVIATION 

1 

8 

1 

DC AVIATION 

6 

2 

1 


3 

5 

1 


5 3 

1 


4 

1 

4 

ARAB WINGS 

2 

4 

2 


1 

4 

3 


7 

Long Range aircraft were the most common size category among the 

top ten operators, accounting for nearly 44% of their fleets. Of the 44 

Long Range aircraft, 18 were operated by Qatar Executive. Notably, Long 

Range aircraft accounted for 80% of Jet Aviation’s fleet and two-thirds 

of DC Aviation’s fleet. Corporate Airliners occupied a 28% market share, 

with 57% of the aircraft operated by Royal Jet and the Dubai Air Wing. 

Royal Jet had the most concentrated fleet of the Corporate Airliners, with 

nine BBJ1s. Two out of the top ten operators did not have any Corporate 

Airliners in their fleets, namely DC Aviation and Empire Aviation. Large 

category aircraft constituted a 22% market share and were part of seven 

different fleets among the top ten operators. NAS Private Aviation had the 

largest share of this category (five), followed by Sky Prime Aviation (four) 

and Arab Wings (four), where NAS Private Aviation was the only operator 

among the top ten to have a Light Jet in its fleet. Only three operators 

have Medium Jets in their fleets: DC Aviation, Empire Aviation, and Arab 

Wings. There were only four Medium Jets among the top ten operators. 

TOP OPERATORS’ FLEET BY OEM 

Airbus Boeing Bombardier 

Dassault Embraer Gulfstream Textron 

0 4 8 12 16 20 


1 

3 

15 

ROYAL JET 

9 

2 

JET AVIATION 

1 

7 

1 

1 

DC AVIATION 

7 

2 


2 

1 1 1 1 2 1 


2 3 3 

1 


3 

1 

5 

ARAB WINGS 

1 

2 

3 

2 


4 

2 2 


7 

Bombardier was the most popular OEM among the operator fleet, with 

28% of the market share among the top ten operators. Jet Aviation and 

DC Aviation had the most Bombardier aircraft, with seven units each, 

followed by ExecuJet Middle East with four. Gulfstream followed closely 

with a 26% market share, of which 15 Gulfstream jets were operated 

by Qatar Executive. The G650ER was the single most popular model 

within an operating fleet. Sky Prime Aviation was also noted for its 

five Gulfstream models, which made up over 55% of its operating fleet. 

Boeing had the largest share of Corporate Airliners among the top ten 

operators at just under 72%, with a total of 20 aircraft compared to six 

from Airbus. Royal Jet operated the most Boeing aircraft with nine in its 

fleet, followed by Dubai Air Wing with seven, which happened to be its 

entire operating fleet. Sky Prime Aviation had the most Airbus jets in its 

fleet, with three aircraft. Textron had the fewest business jets among the 

top ten operators, with just four aircraft in total. 


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AIRCRAFT REGRISTRY OVERVIEW 


AIRCRAFT REGISTRY OVERVIEW 

Registration within a chosen jurisdiction determines the legal parameters over the operational allowances and 

certification requirements imposed upon registered aircraft, in addition to defining legal guidance over asset 

management and support from the local Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). 

NET FLEET GROWTH BY REGISTRY 

400 

390 

419 

UNITED STATES 

N 

ISLE OF MAN 

M- 

CAYMAN ISLANDS 

VP-C 

2020 1 

2021 1 


22 | YE 2022 MENA BUSINESS JET FLEET REPORT 

0+0+12 0+11+0 12+0+0 0+0+10 0+10+0 4+0+0 0+0+6 0+8+0 9+0+0 0+0+7 0+8+0 8+0+0 0+0+7 0+7+0 10+0+0 0+0+7 0+7+0 6+0+0 0+0+7 0+7+0 9+0+0 0+0+42 0+32+0 33+0+0 

0+0+51 0+53+0 56+0+0 0+0+49 0+44+0 52+0+0 0+0+47 0+39+0 34+0+0 0+0+33 0+37+0 41+0+0 0+0+33 0+31+0 34+0+0 0+0+32 0+29+0 28+0+0 0+0+29 0+25+0 24+0+0 0+0+18 0+23+0 24+0+0 0+0+16 0+15+0 15+0+0 0+0+13 0+4+0 1+0+0 

56 

53 

51 

52 

44 

49 

34 

39 

47 

41 

37 

33 

34 

31 

33 

28 

29 

32 

24 

25 

29 

24 

23 

18 

15 

15 

16 

1 

4 

13 

NOTE: 


BERMUDA 

VP-B/VQ-B 


A6- 

SAN MARINO 

T7- 

SAUDI ARABIA 

HZ- 

QATAR 

A7- 

MOROCCO 

CN- 

EGYPT 

SU- 

MALTA 

9H- 

ISRAEL 

4X- 

ALGERIA 

7T- 

IRAN 

EP- 

LIBYA 

5A- 

ARUBA 

P4- 

KUWAIT 

9K- 

OTHERS 

12 

11 

12 

4 

10 

10 

9 

8 

6 

8 

8 

7 

10 

7 

7 

6 

7 

7 

9 

7 

7 

33 

32 

42 

The United Arab Emirates (A6-) retained its position 

as the most popular aircraft registration in the 

region, with a market share of 12%. Among the 

business jet fleet based within the UAE, around 

40% are under the A6- registration. The number 

of registrations has fallen consecutively over the 

past two years, but with a favourable business 

environment, especially for foreign companies 

setting up operations within the UAE, the UAE 

registry remains an attractive proposition for 

stationing business jets in the UAE. 

Saudi Arabia (HZ-) had a similar proportion of 

domestically registered aircraft in its fleet to the 

UAE, at 40%; however, the count of registrations 

had likewise witnessed a continuous drop, and 

most recently, four aircraft were deregistered from 

Saudi Arabia in 2022. The proportion of aircraft 

in the fleet with registrations from the United 

States and offshore jurisdictions has been steadily 

increasing, with both types of registrations now 

accounting for over 57% of registered aircraft in the 

Kingdom. Offshore registries now account for 35% 

of its registered aircraft, including 19 aircraft with 

the Cayman Islands (VP-C). The Caribbean based 

registration held the greatest number of registrations 

outside of the local jurisdiction, exceeding the 

number of US registrations in the fleet. 

Having dropped by eight aircraft in 2021, the United 

States registry (N) rebounded with five registrations 

to a total of 49 registrations in the MENA region and 

stood as the second most popular registration with 

a share of 11% of all registrations currently based 

in the region. Kuwait had the highest proportion 

of aircraft registered in the US, at just under 27%,


REGISTRY COMPOSITION 

Local United States Offshore 1 

Others 2 

TOTAL 

FLEET 

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 


128 

40% 7% 

46% 

7% 

SAUDI ARABIA 

82 

40% 

22% 

35% 

2% 

ISRAEL 

51 

24% 

16% 53% 8% 

QATAR 

33 

85% 

6% 

6% 

3% 

BASE COUNTRY/REGION 

EGYPT 

MOROCCO 

KUWAIT 

JORDAN 

ALGERIA 

24 

20 

15 

11 

11 

27% 

47% 

63% 

13% 

21% 

90% 

27% 20% 

9% 45% 

91% 

18% 

4% 

10% 

7% 

9% 

LEBANON 

9 

56% 

33% 

11% 

OMAN 

8 

38% 

38% 

25% 

IRAN 

7 

86% 

14% 

LIBYA 

7 

100% 

NOTE: 

1. Offshore Registrations include: Aruba, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Malta and San Marino. 

2. Others indicates any registration besides Local, US and Offshore. 

while Saudi Arabia had 22% of its aircraft registered in the 

United States. 

The strong legal and authoritative oversight provided by the US 

government based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) remains 

a foundational pillar for business jet owners operating their 

aircraft in the MENA region. Registered owners stand to benefit 

from stable aircraft residual values and appropriately enforced 

legal counsel over the registration rights and security interests 

over their assets, drawing from the FAA’s vast experience and 

renowned excellence over the maintenance and operation of 

their registered aircraft around the world. The FAA provides 

well defined compliance processes and ensures aircraft safety 

by providing the Notice Criteria Tool (NCT) and authorizing 

airworthiness certification both within the FAA (through 

authorized Air Carrier Operating Certificates) and in partnership 

with the US Department of Transportation for domestic use. 

The Department of Transport also provides legal oversight and 

remediation over the transfer and sale of aircraft, especially 

protecting owners from unlawful and unethical trading practices. 

Combined with an efficient and digitalized documentation and 

filing process, the United States registration has proven to ensure 

the security and satisfaction of customer interests end-to-end 

throughout the registration agreement. 

The domestic registrations that saw positive growth in 2022 

include Qatar, Egypt, and Israel. With four additional registrations 

completed during the year, over 85% of the Qatari business jet 

fleet was registered locally, representing one of the highest 

proportions of domestic registrations alongside other MENA 

countries such as Iran, Morocco, and Algeria. Both Egypt (SU-) 

and Israel (4X-) added one locally registered aircraft to their 

respective fleets. 

In contrast, countries that saw net reductions in their 

domestically registered fleet of aircraft include Morocco, Iran, 

and Libya. Among the MENA countries that saw fleet reductions, 

Morocco saw the most de-registrations from its CN- registry, 

with five aircraft having left the country during the year. Despite 

the reductions, Morocco retained a high proportion of domestic 

registrations, with 90% of its fleet carrying the CN- registration. 

This could be partly explained by the strong presence of Light 

and Very Light Jets (a total of seven aircraft). 


AIRCRAFT REGRISTRY OVERVIEW 

OFFSHORE REGISTRY 

OFFSHORE REGISTRY MARKET SHARE 

By Country/Region 

By Size Category 

Aruba P4-, 7 (5%) 

Bermuda VP-B/VQ-B, 7 (5%) 

Medium 13 (9%) 

Very Light 3 (2%) 

Light 1 (1%) 

Malta 9H-, 13 (9%) 

139 

San Marino T7-, 47 (34%) 

Cayman Islands 

VP-C, 32 (23%) Isle of Man M-, 33 (24%) 

Corp. Airliner 27 (19%) 

Large 41 (30%) 

139 

Long Range 54 (39%) 

San Marino (T7-), was best-performing offshore registration 

closely following the United States registration, and increased by 

eight registrations, for a total of 47 aircraft in the region at the 

end of 2022. The UAE accounted for more than half of all aircraft 

with the T7 prefix, while Israel had six. There were several key 

factors that contribute to the popularity of registration in the 

MENA region. As a non-European Union member on the European 

continent, San Marino is crucially not obliged to comply with 

the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and this delivers 

greater flexibility in regard to selecting pilots, for instance, who 

are certified with other aviation authorities outside of EASA. 

The San Marino government has pledged to fully support the 

registration in collaboration with the private business sector, 

providing attractive exemptions over insurance tax and import 

tax and protecting mortgagee rights over their registrations with 

special provisions after having secured the mortgaged asset with 

the local Civil Aviation Authority. 

The inability to operate within the European Member States 

for commercial purposes has only enhanced the registration’s 

viability among aircraft that primarily operate outside of 

Europe. The San Marino registration is supported by a focus 

and commitment on delivering outstanding quality of services, 

highlighted through its extensive network of airworthiness 

inspectors and engineers around the globe, helping to ensure that 

its registered aircraft comply with ICAO regulatory standards. 

This ensures that registered owners in the MENA region have 

peace of mind over the management and operation of their fleet. 

The Cayman Register enacts particular advantages for its aircraft 

owners due to its favourable financing infrastructure and support 

from the British Civil Aviation Authority, as well as its adherence 

to English Common Law. A compromise jurisdiction and the 

incorporation of special purpose vehicles as owning entities 

to lease or own aircraft make the Cayman Islands a suitable 

jurisdiction for customers and financiers to secure favourable 

aircraft transactions. The island nation is also a forerunner 

in promoting stringent and transparent financial regulatory 

practices, having become one of the first partners with the US to 

enact the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Along 

with other treaties and agreements, the Cayman Islands has 

proactively sought to uphold standards regarding tax disclosure 

and anti-money laundering law enforcement. Overall, a strong 

commitment to regulatory adherence and being an attractive hub 

for major financial institutions make the VP-C registry a viable 

proposition. With a total of 32 registrations, the Cayman Register 

accounted for 23% of offshore registrations in the MENA region. 

Among the offshore registrations that have experienced growth, 

the Malta registration (9H-) saw the greatest growth rate with 

nine additional registrations. It has now surpassed Bermuda’s 

(VP-B and VQ-B) and Aruba’s (P4-) registries with 13 registrations. 

Some 84% of Maltese registered aircraft were based in the UAE, 

while the remaining aircraft were based in Saudi Arabia. These 

aircraft were likely tied to connections based in Europe, as the 

Maltese registration is regulated by the EASA. As part of the 

European Union, registered aircraft can travel freely within the EU 

Member States while enjoying tax exemptions. 

Aircraft registration from the Isle of Man (M-), known for 

its political neutrality as a designation, saw an additional 

two registrations in the MENA region, which now places it 

second behind San Marino among the most popular offshore 

registrations. Israel had the largest share of registered aircraft 



with 20 aircraft designated M-, equal to 39% of all registrations 

in the Israeli fleet and surpassing its own domestic registration 

(12). The registry combines the best of both worlds, as it is 

subject to British Dependent jurisdiction for tax benefits and 

European Union regulations for operational and importation 

into Europe. This makes the Isle of Man designation a suitable 

offshore registration for business jets that frequently operate 

from the MENA region into Europe while benefiting from tax 

exemptions and EASA compliant operations. 

Among offshore registrations in the MENA region, both Aruba 

and Bermuda registrations saw no growth. Each registration 

accounted for seven aircraft. 

Overall, offshore registries have steadily grown among the 

business jet fleet, from 113 in 2020 to 139 in 2022. As the 

primary benefits of offshore registrations tend to complement 

operating routes flying across a wide range of foreign 

jurisdictions, these registries are commonly designated for 

Large, Long Range, and Corporate Airliner type aircraft. These 

three categories contributed 87% of all offshore registrations 

in the MENA region, while Long Range type aircraft had the 

greatest category share at 39%, having added a record 11 new 

registrations in 2022. 

OFFSHORE REGISTRY NET FLEET GROWTH 

By Country/Region 

By Size Category 

113 

117 

139 

2020 1 

2021 1 


0+0+47 0+39+0 34+0+00+0+33 0+31+0 34+0+00+0+32 0+29+0 28+0+00+0+13 0+4+0 1+0+00+0+7 0+7+0 10+0+00+0+7 

0+7+0 6+0+0 

34 39 47 40 43 54 39 37 41 

34 31 33 28 29 32 

1 4 13 10 7 7 6 7 7 

LONG RANGE = 

39% OF TOTAL OFF- 

SHORE REGISTERED 

AIRCRAFT 

Isle of Man 

M- 

Cayman Islands 

VP-C 

Bermuda 

VP-B/VQ-B 

San Marino 

T7- 

Malta 

9H- 

Aruba 

P4- 

40+0+0 0+43+0 0+0+54 39+0+0 0+37+0 0+0+41 22+0+0 0+22+0 0+0+278+0+0 0+11+0 0+0+132+0+0 0+3+0 0+0+32+0+0 

0+1+0 0+0+1 

22 22 27 8 11 13 

2 3 3 2 1 1 

Long Range 

Large 

Corp. Airliner 

Medium 

Very Light 

Light 

NOTE: 




OEM OVERVIEW 

AIRBUS 

NET GROWTH 

3 9.7% 

MOST POPULAR 

ACJ319 

LARGEST FLEET 

Saudi Arabia 


TOTAL 

FLEET 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

34 0 

3 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 

15 

SAUDI ARABIA 

100+47+27+20+13+7+7+7 

7 

4 3 

2 1 1 1 


QATAR 

KUWAIT 

IRAN 

OMAN 

EGYPT 

ISRAEL 

TOTAL 

A310 1 1 1 3 

A320 1 1 

A330 1 1 

A340 2 1 1 1 1 6 

ACJ318 4 1 5 

ACJ319 4 5 1 1 1 12 

ACJ320 2 1 2 5 

ACJ330 1 1 

TOTAL 15 7 4 3 2 1 1 1 34 

Additions and Deductions 

-1 

Deductions +4 Pre-owned - New Deliveries 

BY COUNTRY/ 

REGION 

Egypt 

Iran 


-1 

1 

1 

2 

BY MODEL 

A340 

ACJ318 

ACJ319 

-1 

2 

2 

NOTE: Excludes movements between countries in MENA 


BOEING 

NET GROWTH 

1 2.1% 

MOST POPULAR 

BBJ1 

LARGEST FLEET 



TOTAL 

FLEET 

48 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

0 1 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 

26 

100+58+12+8+4+41 

15 

3 


SAUDI ARABIA 

QATAR 

JORDAN 

IRAN 

BAHRAIN 

2 

1 

TOTAL 

BBJ 747-8 1 1 

BBJ 787-8 2 2 

BBJ 787-9 2 2 

BBJ1 15 3 1 19 

BBJ2 4 2 6 

BBJ3 2 2 

Boeing 727 1 1 1 3 

Boeing 737 1 3 1 5 

Boeing 747 1 2 3 

Boeing 767 1 1 1 3 

Boeing 777 1 1 2 

TOTAL 26 15 3 2 1 1 48 


-8 


BY COUNTRY/ 

REGION 

Bahrain 

Iran 

Saudi Arabia 



-4 

-2 

-2 

1 

8 

BY MODEL 

BBJ1 

BBJ2 

Boeing 707 

Boeing 727 

Boeing 737 

Boeing 747 

Boeing 767 

Boeing 777 

-1 

-1 

-2 

-1 

-2 

-1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

5 


OEM OVERVIEW 

BOMBARDIER 

NET GROWTH 

10 11.1% 

MOST POPULAR 

Global 5000 

LARGEST FLEET 



TOTAL 

FLEET 

100 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

4 6 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 


100+48+33+14+10+10+7+5+2+2+2+2+2 

42 

20 

14 

6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 

ISRAEL 

SAUDI ARABIA 

QATAR 

LIBYA 

EGYPT 

JORDAN 

MOROCCO 

OMAN 

IRAN 

BAHRAIN 

KUWAIT 

LEBANON 

TOTAL 

Challenger 300/350 2 1 1 1 5 

Challenger 600/601 2 2 

Challenger 604 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 13 

Challenger 605 5 2 5 1 1 1 15 

Challenger 650 3 1 1 5 

Challenger 800/850 1 1 2 

Global 5000 7 2 2 4 2 1 18 

Global 6000 7 4 2 1 1 1 16 

Global 6500 1 1 

Global 7500 5 1 2 8 

Global Express 1 1 2 

Global Express XRS 4 5 9 

Learjet 24 1 1 

Learjet 60 XR 2 1 3 

TOTAL 42 20 14 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 100 


-7 

Deductions +13 Pre-owned +4 New Deliveries 

BY COUNTRY/ Bahrain 

REGION 

Egypt 

Israel 

Jordan 

Kuwait 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 


1 

1 

1 

-1 

-1 

-1 

-1 1 

-3 9 

4 

BY MODEL 

Challenger 300/350 


Challenger 604 



Global 5000 

Global 6000 

Global 6500 

Global 7500 

Global Express 

Global Express XRS 

Learjet 60 XR 

-1 

-1 

-1 

-1 

-2 

-1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

3 

2 

3 



DASSAULT AVIATION 

OEM OVERVIEW 

NET GROWTH 

2 6.7% 

MOST POPULAR 

Falcon 7X 

LARGEST FLEET 



TOTAL 

FLEET 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

28 0 -2 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 

10 

100+40+40+30+20+10+10+10+10+10 

4 4 

3 

2 

1 1 1 1 1 


SAUDI ARABIA 

MOROCCO 

EGYPT 

IRAN 

QATAR 

SYRIA 

JORDAN 

DJIBOUTI 

LEBANON 

TOTAL 

Falcon 10 2 2 

Falcon 100 1 1 

Falcon 20 1 1 

Falcon 2000 1 1 1 3 

Falcon 2000 EX 1 1 1 3 

Falcon 50 1 1 2 

Falcon 7X 4 2 1 1 1 9 

Falcon 8X 2 1 3 

Falcon 900 2 1 1 4 

TOTAL 10 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 28 


-6 


BY COUNTRY/ 

Iran 

REGION 

Lebanon 

Morocco 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 


-1 

-1 

-1 

-3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

BY MODEL 

Falcon 20 

Falcon 20 -5 

Falcon 2000 

Falcon 2000 EX 

Falcon 7X 

Falcon 900 

-1 

-1 

-1 

-1 

-2 

1 

1 

2 



OEM OVERVIEW 

EMBRAER 

NET GROWTH 

4 0% 

MOST POPULAR 

Legacy 600 

LARGEST FLEET 



TOTAL 

FLEET 

38 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

0 4 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 

18 

100+28+17+17+17+6+6+6+6+6+6 

5 

3 3 3 

1 1 1 1 

1 

1 


KUWAIT 

SAUDI ARABIA 

JORDAN 

LEBANON 

QATAR 

ISRAEL 

DJIBOUTI 

MOROCCO 

BAHRAIN 

OMAN 

TOTAL 

Legacy 500 2 2 

Legacy 600 7 4 1 1 1 1 15 

Legacy 650 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 

Lineage 1000 2 1 3 

Lineage 1000E 1 1 2 

Phenom 100 5 1 6 

Praetor 600 1 1 

TOTAL 18 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 38 


-6 


BY COUNTRY/ Djibouti 

REGION 

Kuwait 

Lebanon 

Morocco 

Saudi Arabia 


1 

BY MODEL Legacy 600 

-3 

-1 Legacy 650 

-1 

1 

Lineage 1000 

-2 

-2 

-1 

1 

Lineage 1000E 

Phenom 100 

-2 

7 

1 

1 

1 

7 



OEM OVERVIEW 

GULFSTREAM 

NET GROWTH 

14 0% 

MOST POPULAR 

G650ER 

LARGEST FLEET 

Saudi Arabia / UAE 


TOTAL 

FLEET 

94 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

5 9 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 

21 21 

100+100+71+48+29+24+24+24+14+14 

15 

10 

6 5 5 5 

3 3 

SAUDI ARABIA 


QATAR 

ISRAEL 

KUWAIT 

ALGERIA 

BAHRAIN 

OMAN 

MOROCCO 

EGYPT 

TOTAL 

G II/IIB 1 1 

G III 1 1 2 

G IV/GIV-SP/G400 2 4 3 4 2 15 

G200 3 3 6 

G280 1 1 

G300/G350 1 1 

G450 10 3 2 1 16 

G550 4 1 1 1 2 9 

G600 2 2 

G650 2 7 5 1 1 16 

G650ER 3 15 2 2 22 

GV/GV-SP 1 1 1 3 

TOTAL 21 21 15 10 6 5 5 5 3 3 94 


-4 

Deductions +13 Pre-owned +5 New Deliveries 

BY COUNTRY/ Bahrain 

REGION 

Egypt 

Israel 

Libya 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 


-2 

-1 

-1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

2 

7 

BY MODEL 

G IV/GIV-SP/G400 

G200 

G300/G350 

G450 

G550 

G600 

G650 

G650ER 

GV/GV-SP 

-2 

-1 

-1 

4 

3 

3 

2 

1 

1 3 

1 



TEXTRON 

NET GROWTH 

3 0% 

MOST POPULAR 

Hawker 800/XP 

LARGEST FLEET 

Israel 


TOTAL 

FLEET 

NEW 

DELIVERY 

74 0 -3 

NET 

PRE-OWNED 

100+72+56+56+33+22+17+17+17+11+6+6 

18 

13 

10 10 

6 

4 3 3 3 2 1 1 

ISRAEL 

EGYPT 

MOROCCO 

SAUDI ARABIA 

ALGERIA 

LEBANON 

LIBYA 


QATAR 

JORDAN 

IRAN 

TUNISIA 

TOTAL 

Citation 510(Mustang) 3 4 1 2 10 

Citation 525(M2/CJ1/+) 1 1 

Citation 525A(CJ2/CJ2+) 1 1 

Citation 550(II/IISP/SII/Bravo) 2 1 3 

Citation 560(V/Ultra) 2 1 3 

Citation 560XL(Excel/XLS/XLS+) 1 1 3 2 7 

Citation 650(III/VI/VII) 3 3 

Citation 680(Sovereign/+) 6 1 1 8 

Citation 680A(Latitude) 1 1 

Hawker 1000 1 1 

Hawker 400 1 2 1 1 5 

Hawker 700/750 1 1 

Hawker 800/XP 9 3 1 1 2 1 2 19 

Hawker 850XP 1 1 2 

Hawker 900XP 2 5 2 9 

TOTAL 18 13 10 10 6 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 74 


-9 


BY COUNTRY/ 

Iran 

REGION 

Iraq 

Israel 

Jordan 

Lebanon 

Morocco 

Saudi Arabia 


-1 

-2 

-1 

-1 

-1 

-2 

-1 

1 

1 

4 

BY MODEL 

Citation 500/501(I/ISP) 

Citation 550(II/IISP/SII/Bravo) 

Citation 650(III/VI/VII) 

Citation 680(Sovereign/+) 

Hawker 400 

Hawker 800/XP 

Hawker 900XP 

Premier I/IA 

-2 

-1 

-1 

-3 

-1 

1 

1 

2 

1 



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ENGINE OVERVIEW 

At the end of 2022 there were 875 turbine engines installed on 419 business jets in the MENA region. The 

number of installed engines rose by 7.2% from the 816 engines at the end of 2021. 

Rolls-Royce retained its position as the leading engine OEM in the 

region, with 320 total engines giving the manufacturer a MENA market 

share of 37%. Pratt & Whitney came in second with 177 engines and 

a 20% MENA market share, while General Electric had 132 installed 

engines and a 15% MENA market share. The combination of the top 

two engine OEMs – Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney accounted for 57% 

of all installed engines in the MENA business jet fleet. The increase in 

demand for Rolls-Royce engines was driven by regional growth in Long 

Range aircraft built by Gulfstream and Bombardier, which are powered 

by the BR700 engine series. This engine range was installed on 

Bombardier’s Global Express series and Gulfstream’s G550 and G650/ 

ER Long Range business jets. Rolls-Royce production engines were 

installed on 69% of Long Range and Large jets in the MENA region, with 

192 and 118 units, respectively. 

The most popular engine series was the Rolls-Royce BR700, followed 

by the CFM International CFM56, which powers Corporate Airliners 

including the BBJ1, Airbus A340, and Airbus ACJ319. CFM had 122 

engines installed on business jets in the region, which was an increase 

of 14 engines. Pratt & Whitney’s most popular engines for business jets 

were the PW300 and PW600 series, with the OEM having the second 

highest number of installed engines with 177 at the end of 2022. 

Honeywell 114 (13%) 

CFM 122 (14%) 

GE 132 (15%) 

875 

CFE 6 (1%) 

Williams 4 (

CFM 

2 1 3 

RANKING 

No.4 

NET GROWTH 

14 13.0% 

MOST POPULAR 

CFM56 

LARGEST FLEET 


52 

100+85+19+8+8+4+4+4+4 

44 

10 

4 4 2 2 

2 2 


SAUDI ARABIA 

QATAR 

IRAN 

EGYPT 

ISRAEL 

OMAN 

JORDAN 

KUWAIT 

TOTAL 

CFM56 52 44 10 4 4 2 2 2 2 122 

TOTAL 52 44 10 4 4 2 2 2 2 122 

Engine Installed in Top Aircraft Models 

MODEL 

BBJ1 

ACJ319 

A340 

BBJ2 

ACJ318 

ACJ320 

Boeing 737 

BBJ3 

A320 

TOTAL 

CFM56 

38 

24 

16 

12 

10 

10 

6 

4 

2 

Engine Family Growth Trend 

85+0+0 0+89+0 

122 

112 

0+0+100 

104 108 

CFM56 

2020 

2021 



GE 

2 1 3 

RANKING 

No.3 

NET GROWTH 

14 11.9% 

MOST POPULAR 

CF34 

LARGEST FLEET 


100+58+38+29+13+8+8+8+4+4+4 

48 

28 

18 

14 

6 

4 4 4 2 2 2 


SAUDI ARABIA 

ISRAEL 

QATAR 

JORDAN 

IRAN 

EGYPT 

KUWAIT 

BAHRAIN 

LIBYA 

LEBANON 

TOTAL 

CF34 32 14 16 2 6 2 4 4 2 2 84 

CF6 2 2 2 6 

CF700 2 2 

CJ610 2 2 

GE90 2 2 4 

Genx 2 4 12 18 

Passport 10 4 2 16 

TOTAL 48 28 18 14 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 132 


MODEL CF34 GENX PASSPORT CF6 GE90 

Challenger 605 30 


Global 7500 16 


Boeing 747 8 

Lineage 1000 6 

BBJ 787-8 4 

Boeing 767 4 

BBJ 747-8 4 

Boeing 777 4 

TOTAL 72 16 16 4 4 


100+0+0 0+98+0 0+0+98 19+0+0 0+21+0 0+0+210+0+0 0+5+0 0+0+195+0+0 0+5+0 0+0+70+0+0 0+2+0 0+0+5 14+0 0+7 0+0 

86 84 84 

16 18 18 16 

12 

4 4 4 6 2 4 6 

0 0 

4 

CF34 Genx Passport CF6 GE90 Others 

2020 

2021 



HONEYWELL 

2 1 3 

RANKING 

No.5 

NET GROWTH 

4 3.4% 

MOST POPULAR 

TFE731 

LARGEST FLEET 

Morocco 

26 

100+92+69+58+31+31+15+15+12+8+8 

24 

18 

15 

8 8 

4 4 3 

2 2 

MOROCCO 

ISRAEL 


SAUDI ARABIA 

JORDAN 

LEBANON 

ALGERIA 

BAHRAIN 

SYRIA 

LIBYA 

EGYPT 

TOTAL 

HTF7000 4 4 2 4 2 16 

LF507 4 4 8 

TFE731 22 20 14 15 6 4 4 3 2 90 

TOTAL 26 24 18 15 8 8 4 4 3 2 2 114 


MODEL TFE731 HTF7000 LF507 

Hawker 800/XP 38 

Hawker 900XP 18 

Falcon 900 12 

Challenger 300/350 10 

BAe 146 8 

Citation 650(III/VI/VII) 6 

Hawker 850XP 4 

Legacy 500 4 

Falcon 10 4 

Falcon 50 4 

TOTAL 86 14 8 


0+91+0 0+0+82 100+0+0 0+13+0 0+0+15 13+0+0 0+4+0 0+0+7 0+0+0 

110 100 

90 

14 14 16 0 4 8 

TFE731 

HTF7000 

LF507 

2020 

2021 



PRATT & WHITNEY 

2 1 3 

RANKING 

No.2 

NET GROWTH 

5 2.9% 

MOST POPULAR 

PW300 

LARGEST FLEET 



EGYPT 

ISRAEL 

SAUDI ARABIA 

IRAN 

QATAR 

LEBANON 

LIBYA 

ALGERIA 

MOROCCO 

BAHRAIN 

DJIBOUTI 

TUNISIA 

JORDAN 

100+63+43+39+16+16+12+12+12+10+8+6+4+4+4 

51 

32 

22 20 

8 8 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 

KUWAIT 

TOTAL 

JT15D 10 4 2 2 2 2 22 

JT8D 7 2 2 2 13 

JT9D 4 2 2 2 10 

PW300 30 22 6 6 2 2 2 2 5 3 80 

PW4062 2 2 

PW500 2 2 4 6 14 

PW600 10 8 6 2 4 2 32 

PW800 4 4 

TOTAL 51 32 22 20 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 177 


MODEL PW300 PW600 PW500 JT15D JT8D JT9D 

Falcon 7X 27 

Citation 510(Mustang) 20 

Citation 680(Sovereign/+) 16 

Citation 560XL(Excel/XLS/ 

14 

XLS+) 

Phenom 100 12 

G200 12 

Hawker 400 10 

Falcon 8X 9 

Boeing 727 7 

A310 6 

TOTAL 64 32 14 10 7 6 


2020 

2021 


0+0+100 0+90+0 74+0+0 0+0+40 0+38+0 48+0+0 0+0+28 0+28+0 30+0+0 0+0+18 0+18+0 18+0+0 0+0+16 0+18+0 18+0+0 0+0+13 0+8+0 8+0+0 0+ 23+ 

59 

80 

72 

38 

30 32 

24 22 22 

14 14 14 14 14 13 

PW300 PW600 JT15D PW500 JT8D JT9D 

18 14 

6 6 10 6 

Others 


ROLLS-ROYCE 

2 1 3 

RANKING 

No.1 

NET GROWTH 

32 11.1% 

MOST POPULAR 

BR700 

LARGEST FLEET 


96 

100+63+44+40+25+15+10+10+8+8+4+4+2 

60 

42 38 

24 

14 10 10 8 8 4 4 2 


SAUDI ARABIA 

QATAR 

ISRAEL 

KUWAIT 

OMAN 

BAHRAIN 

ALGERIA 

EGYPT 

MOROCCO 

LIBYA 

JORDAN 

DJIBOUTI 

TOTAL 

BR700 62 20 40 28 12 8 8 2 6 2 4 192 

Tay 14 26 6 4 8 2 4 64 

AE3007 20 4 2 2 8 2 2 2 4 2 48 

RB211 6 4 10 

Spey 4 2 6 

TOTAL 96 60 42 38 24 14 10 10 8 8 4 4 2 320 


MODEL BR700 TAY AE3007 

G650ER 44 


G650 32 


G450 32 

Legacy 600 30 

G IV/GIV-SP/G400 30 

Legacy 650 18 

G550 18 

Global Express XRS 18 

TOTAL 180 62 48 


88+0+0 0+88+0 0+0+100 31+0+0 0+33+0 0+0+33 24+0+0 0+21+0 0+0+255+0+0 0+5+0 0+0+53+0 

0+3 

168 168 

192 

60 64 64 46 40 

48 

10 10 10 6 6 6 

BR700 Tay AE3007 RB211 Spey 

2020 

2021 



APPENDIX 

APPENDIX 

SUBREGION BREAKDOWN 

MIDDLE EAST 

NORTHERN AFRICA 

Bahrain 

Egypt 

Iran 

Iraq 

Israel 

Jordan 

Kuwait 

Lebanon 

Oman 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 

Syria 


Yemen 

Algeria 

Djibouti 

Libya 

Morocco 

Tunisia 

SIZE CATEGORIES 

CORP. AIRLINER 

LONG RANGE 

LARGE 

A310 

A319ER 

A320 

A330 

A340 

ACJ318 

ACJ319 

ACJ319neo 

ACJ320 

ACJ320neo 

ACJ330 

BAe 146 

BBJ1 

BBJ 747-8 

BBJ 787-8 

BBJ 787-9 

BBJ MAX 8 

BBJ2 

BBJ3 

Boeing 707 

Boeing 727 

Boeing 737 

Boeing 737 AEW&C 

Boeing 747 

Boeing 757 

Boeing 767 

Boeing 777 

CRJ100/200 

CRJ700 

ERJ135 

ERJ145 

Fokker 100 

L-1011 

Lineage 1000 

Lineage 1000E 

MD DC-8 

MD DC-9 

MD-80 

Sukhoi SBJ 

Falcon 7X 

Falcon 8X 

G500 

G550 

G600 

G650 

G650ER 

Global 5000 

Global 5500 

Global 6000 

Global 6500 

Global 7500 

Global Express 

Global Express XRS 

GV/GV-SP 







Dornier 328JET 

Falcon 2000 

Falcon 2000 EX 

Falcon 900 

Fokker 70 

G II/IIB 

G III 

G IV/GIV-SP/G400 

G300/G350 

G450 

Legacy 600 

Legacy 650 

MEDIUM 

LIGHT 

VERY LIGHT 


Citation 680(Sovereign/+) 

Citation 680A(Latitude) 

Citation 750(X/X+) 

Falcon 20 

Falcon 20-5 

Falcon 200 

Falcon 50 

G200 

G280 

Hawker 1000 

Hawker 125-1 

Hawker 125-3 

Hawker 125-400 

Hawker 4000 

Hawker 600 

Hawker 700/750 

Hawker 800/XP 

Hawker 850XP 

Hawker 900XP 

JetStar 

Learjet 55 B/C 

Learjet 60 XR 

Legacy 450 

Legacy 500 

Praetor 600 

Westwind 1/2 

Citation 500/501(I/ISP) 

Citation 525A(CJ2/CJ2+) 

Citation 525B(CJ3/CJ3+) 

Citation 525C(CJ4) 

Citation 550(II/IISP/SII/Bravo) 

Citation 560(Encore/+) 

Citation 560(V/Ultra) 

Citation 560XL(Excel/XLS/XLS+) 

Citation 650(III/VI/VII) 

Falcon 10 

Falcon 100 

G100/G150 

Hawker 400 

HondaJet 

HondaJet ELITE 

Learjet 28/29 

Learjet 31 

Learjet 35/36 

Learjet 40 XR 

Learjet 45 XR 

Learjet 70/75 

Mitsubishi Diamond 

Nextant 400XT/XTi 

Phenom 300 

Phenom 300E 

Pilatus PC-24 

Sabreliner 

Westwind 1/2 

Citation 510(Mustang) 

Citation 525(M2/CJ1/+) 

Eclipse 500 

Eclipse 550 

Learjet 23 

Learjet 24 

Learjet 25 

Phenom 100 

Premier I/IA 

Vision SF50

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