Charter broker, International Air Charter, is to open an office in the Middle East after exhibiting at the seventh International Aerospace Exhibition in Dubai.

Due to the recent tragic events, the visitor attendance at the five day show was reportedly 60 per cent down on the last. Nevertheless, European sales and marketing manager, David Burack, said optimistically: “The general atmosphere at the show was very upbeat and we are delighted with the new contacts we have made in what is potentially a very buoyant market for private charter.”

Newly appointed sales and marketing manager for the Middle East, Annabelle Parton, will head up a sales team based in Dubai, dedicated to developing the expanding private charter sector in the region.