Abu Dhabi Aviation abandons acquisition of Falcon Aviation Services

In April, Abu Dhabi Aviation announced it was planning to take-over Falcon Aviation Services, which would fit into the company's plan to expand. On 1 November, however, both companies decided to abandon the plan as they couldn't reach an agreement on the value of Falcon Aviation Services.

Falcon Aviation Services, which is based at Abu Dhabi-Bateen, operates a fleet of one Gulfstream IV, an Embraer Legacy 600, a Embraer Lineage 1000 as well as three DHC-8-400Qs.

Abu Dhabi Aviation is a holding company, owning Abu Dhabi Aviation but also RoyalJet and Maximus Air Cargo. Abu Dhabi Aviation operates a fleet of 51 helicopters (Bell 212s/412s as well as AW139s), one DHC-6 and six DHC-8s (one -200, three -300s and two -400Qs). It offers off-shore flights, medical flights, oil support flights, fire fighting flights and charter flights. RoyalJet is the Group's private charter airline, which operates a fleet of eight B737-700BBJs as well as one B787-8BBJ. Maximus Air Cargo in its turn has a fleet of a single An-124 and a single Il-76.

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