Boeing says it has signed an

agreement with Alsalam Aircraft

Company, making the company the

first authorised service centre for

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) in the

Middle East.

Based in the Saudi Arabian capital

of Riyadh, Alsalam will provide

maintenance, repair and overhaul

services, as well as BBJ warranty work

on behalf of Boeing.

“This new service centre operates

in the heart of the Arabian peninsula,

which is the geographical link

between the continents of Asia,

Europe and Africa,” said Lee Monson,

president of BBJ. “Alsalam is a proven

provider of aircraft maintenance and

technical for large, commercial and

military aircraft and we are pleased to

formalise our partnership with them.”