09 Apr 2007

Dubai: A private investor has become the first UAE owner of a Raytheon Beech-craft King Air 350ER aircraft worth $7.2 million.

Executive flight service provider GulfJet will manage and operate the aircraft, which was sold by the UAE's exclusive Raytheon distributor, Elite Jets.

The nine-seater Beech-craft King Air 350ER is the flagship model in the King Air range, offering the largest cabin, advanced avionics and enhanced fuel efficiency.

Its operating range allows non-stop flights to Cairo, Amman, Yerevan, Iraq, Tehran, Lahore and the Maldives.

By Ivan Gale

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