German air ambulance specialist FAI rent-a-jet AG is working with travel and tourism companies to build business in the Middle East.

It has signed a service agreement confirming Abu Dhabi Travel Bureau (ATB) will act as FAI's exclusive agent for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain supporting FAI's air ambulance and vip jet services. ATB has 14 offices in Abu Dhabi and a presence in Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah as well as Al Ain.

FAI chairman Siegfried Axtmann and Mohamed Salehi, ATB gm, say that there is good potential for business referrals in the UAE market. FAI has also signed a service agreement with Travel Point LLC MediCareTourism which will act as local representative in Oman where it has 29 branches.

Axtmann says: "We believe that partnerships such as these will help us make the most of the 13 jets in our ambulance fleet, which range from the Learjet 35A to the Learjet 55 and 60 up to the wide body Challenger 604, as well as the five jets in our vip charter fleet."

In Europe FAI has become the official partner of the Mercedes-Benz SLR Club.

Axtmann explains: "Since its official launch in 2006, the SLR Club has become the international community of Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren owners."