MAE Aircraft Management (MEN, Bahrain Int’l) and Austria’s International Jet Management (IJM, Vienna) have formed a joint-venture – IJM MENA – to promote, sell, and coordinate V-VIP and corporate travel on charter business jets throughout the Gulf.

“The cooperation and partnership with MENA Aerospace is the next step in our strategic and measured expansion,” Felix Feller, Founder and CEO of IJM, said. “We believe there is a huge demand for aircraft management and charter solutions that are tailored to the growing Middle Eastern market. The know-how and experience of IJM in the field of aircraft management and charter services combined with MENA Aerospace’s regional infrastructure, local insight and business network will allow us to achieve our strategy for mutual growth.”

The start-up recently secured its own Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from Bahrain’s Department of Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA).

The Austrian business aviation specialist’s portfolio consists of approximately 20 aircraft including Learjets, Cessna Aircraft Company Citations, and Dassault Aviation Falcons while MAE specializes in Bombardier Challenger 605s and Embraer Legacy 600s.