Dubai-based Elite Jets has brought a Falcon 900DX on stream for charter. "I am extremely pleased with the aircraft," says Ammar Balkar, board member, president and ceo. The company, which plans to bring a Falcon 7X into service within weeks, also operates a CJ3, a 850XP, a G450 and a Falcon 900B.

Balkar says: "The 900DX is an advanced large-size, wide-body business jet with intercontinental range that embodies the best of Falcon Jets characteristics - long range, acclaimed cabin comfort and remarkable versatility - with unique safety and performance features. It exemplifies excellence in travel for the corporate vip or leisure traveller."

He says the 900DX comes with top-of-the-range facilities, three-engine configuration and the latest avionics technology offered by the EASy flight deck.

"The 900DX doesn't have the limitations or restrictions other jets have and it can go where other aircraft cannot," says Balkar. "It is approved to land or depart at London City airport and it performs well, especially in hot weather zones. Thus, you'll have access to many smaller airports, which is especially valuable on multi-sector trips. Also the three-engine configuration not only gives you added peace of mind on long routes over water, but it's simply a smarter way to fly."

The 900DX, he says, comfortably seats 13 passengers with the latest in-flight amenities. "It has an interior that is significantly more comfortable than other jets in its class. The long cabin, with plenty of stand-up head room, allows you to move about with ease, stretch out and relax or work in comfort with increased productivity, or sleep soundly as you travel the globe. The interior's privacy and comfort are really invaluable on lengthy missions where passengers need to be well rested for work upon arrival. In short, it is an environment which makes travel both pleasurable and productive."

Balkar says other advantages include speed. "For example, the 900DX can fly from London to Boston in seven hours flat. With a range of 4,100 nm it connects continents with ease and can comfortably cross both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans."

With only eight passengers onboard the 900DX can travel up to eight hours, non-stop, from Dubai to destinations including Singapore, Taiwan, Seoul or Beijing; Johannesburg or Durban in South Africa; and Casablanca, Marrakesh or Lagos. "It can reach all Scandinavian capitals as well as Dublin in Ireland and St Petersburg and Novosibirsk in Russia. With only one stop, the Falcon 900DX from Dubai can reach destinations such as New York via Shannon or Rio de Janeiro via Lagos. Also of great interest to our clients from Saudi Arabia will be the aircraft range from Jeddah, for example all the way up to Moscow, Singapore, Bangkok, Cape Town or even Sierra Leone non-stop without having to refuel."

Established in January 2004, Elite Jets is now owned by a group of businessmen from the UAE and Jordan with the JML Group having a 49% stake and is based at Dubai airport free zone.

Balkar says the 7X will be based in Dubai and available for charter starting mid-November serving the demand of business travellers between Asia, the Middle East and Europe. "Other aircraft management agreements are under negotiations."