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ACE 2026 - September 8th

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Alpha Star signs up for jet maintenance with SAEI
Alpha Star has established a fleet maintenance agreement with SAEI that will allow it to fine tune its maintenance planning and flight operations.
The MEBAA signing ceremony between SAEI CEO captain Fahd Cynndy and Alpha Star CEO Abdulnasser Alkheraif was attended by Saudia director general His Excellency engineer Ibrahim Al-Omar and executive team members from both organisations.
Read this story in our February 2023 printed issue.

Riyadh-based Alpha Star Aviation Services has entered into an agreement with Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) for aviation maintenance to support Alpha Star's fleet of private jets, and to build capacity for its future expansion to business jets.

Alpha Star CEO Abdulnasser Alkheraif says: “It is a proud moment for Alpha Star to collaborate with SAEI, a regional business partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to propel Vision 2030, a giant leap towards investing locally. This business collaboration will enable us to perfect our maintenance planning with peace of mind to carry out our operations to sustain our customers' satisfaction and trust.”

“This agreement reflects SAEI's energetic re-emergence in the MRO market. SAEI is expanding its partner base and will launch the activation phase of its new operational hub, the MRO Village, in 2023,” adds SAEI CEO captain Fahd H Cynndy.

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