Mouallem said the UAE accounted for 59% of the private aviation industry’s growth in the region, but it’s not alone in seeing huge growth. Saudi Arabia is developing six to eight new airport terminals that will exclusively service private jets. Sharjah — the neighbouring emirate of Dubai — will become home to a 14,000 square-meter hangar and “VVIP” terminal, after UK-based business aviation services group Gama Aviation recently announced it was injecting $100 million into a new facility at Sharjah International Airport.
