Abu Dhabi Aviation intends to acquire Falcon Aviation Services

According to CH-Aviation, Abu Dhabi Aviation has filed an announcement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on 1 April announcing its intention to fully acquire Falcon Aviation Services. The company is now in final stages of the due diligence process and the acquisition is part of the company's expansion plan.

Falcon Aviation Services, which is based at Abu Dhabi-Bateen, operates a fleet of one Gulfstream IV, a 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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