Dubai-based IC Leasing inked a deal for a second Dassault Falcon 2000LXS yesterday afternoon at MEBAA 2024. Delivery is set for second-quarter 2025 and will bring the company’s Falcon 2000 portfolio to three jets. DC Aviation will operate the jet from its base in Stuttgart, Germany.

IC Leasing offers a lease-to-purchase program to help buyers minimize the capital investment needed to buy a new jet. The program requires no down payment, just fixed monthly payments and a fixed purchase price scheduled at a future date.

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced a new directive approving annual permits for private aircraft owners. The permits apply to domestic or international aircraft used for personal, non-commercial purposes, provided they meet the approved requirements. They are expected to reduce bureaucracy.

Before the measure was introduced, private operators were obliged to obtain individual permits for each flight. GACA said the initiative would complement existing individual flight permits, allowing private aircraft owners to travel to, from, and within the country more easily without needing a separate permit for each flight.

Boeing Business Jets returns to the MEBAA Show in Dubai this week to highlight its VIP bizliners. Three BBJs can be found on the MEBAA static display, including two BBJ1s and a larger BBJ2, based on the Boeing 737-700 and -800, respectively.

Dubai-based aircraft brokerage Action Aviation brought its BBJ1 (tail number P4-999) to showcase in partnership with Boeing. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi-based executive charter provider Royal Jet is displaying the other BBJ1. Royal Jet operates the largest fleet of BBJs in the world and acquired its 13th BBJ in 2022.

Comlux officially opened its new aircraft maintenance and service center at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) on Tuesday. The 20,000-sq-m (215,000-sq-ft) facility encompasses an air-conditioned hangar, several floors of office and work space, and a 15,000-sq-m apron, all serving as the Middle East regional headquarters for the business aviation services group.

Basement areas of the building spanning both the landside and airside of the DWC site are being used for technical installations and storage. The ground floor houses spare parts stores and workshops, while the first and second floors are dedicated to commercial and management offices, as well as a VIP area and design showroom that includes a full-scale mock-up of an Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty.