MENA Aerospace Expands its Fleet to Include a Boeing 737

Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain – MENA Aerospace Enterprises’ airline division, MAE Aircraft Management, completed the induction and registration of a Boeing 737-300F under its Bahrain Aircraft Operating Certificate. This is the third aircraft that MAE Aircraft Management is operating in its fleet with the intent of increasing the number of aircraft over the next couple of years to double that figure.

MAE Aircraft Management has been operating in the Kingdom of Bahrain since its establishment in 2008. During this time, the fleet has expanded from only business jets, to the recent addition of a Boeing 737 airliner. Commenting on this recent achievement, MENA Aerospace Enterprises’ Managing Director Dr. Mohamed Juman said “The majority of global aviation players are looking to the Middle East as the next area of growth in the industry. We have experienced this trend firsthand here in Bahrain. Despite the regional situation, we continue to enjoy stability in Bahrain that has resulted in the confidence that aircraft owners have in Bahrain and in us as a company and an operator.”

The national regulator, Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs, works to globally-respected aviation standards. However, completing the registration of this aircraft in an extremely short period of time during February of this year, demonstrates the sheer professionalism and positive attitude that Bahrain CAA continues to show to the aviation community in Bahrain, regionally and globally.

The MAE Aircraft Management team worked tirelessly alongside Bahrain CAA to add airline and cargo capabilities to its existing Aircraft Operating Certificate. “This achievement represents a significant expansion of the operational capabilities of the company. The expertise and qualifications the company established to support airliners, will have significant benefits of quality and standards across the entire fleet, not just the airliners.” said Dr. Juman.

During this project, the airline worked very closely with Bahrain’s aviation regulator. Speaking about this collaboration, Dr. Juman further said “We are very appreciative of the hard work and professionalism of Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs. We must particularly salute the Licensing, Airworthiness and Air Transport Sections for working in unison with our implementation team, and for providing regulatory backing above and beyond the call of duty.” He also added that we are experiencing the promises of H.E. Sh. Ali bin Khailfa, the Deputy Prime Minister, ensuring his guidance and commitment to the growth of Bahrain aviation companies. He closed by stating that “The Undersecretary for Civil Aviation, Captain Abudlrehman Al Gaoud and the Assistant Undersecretary for Aviation Services delivered on all their promises and more. We are extremely pleased to have Bahrain as our base of operations and we are looking for continued growth out of Bahrain.”

Despite operating a principal, core schedule of flights in the region, the aircraft is available for charter to third parties. The aircraft owner’s principal client supported the choice to base and operate the aircraft in Bahrain due to Bahrain’s central and strategic location in the Gulf, and ease with which the region can be served from here.

This current Boeing 737-300 will be joined by its sister ship on the Bahrain register and will also be operated by MAE Aircraft Management in the very near future.