The logo of the Lebanese company Mada Airways on a passenger aircraft. Simulated photo provided by the company.
BEIRUT — A new Lebanese airline is preparing to enter the market: Mada Airways, the sister company of IBEX Air Charter, a private jet and charter flight operator based in Beirut and Congo. The carrier is awaiting its license and the rehabilitation of Rene Moawad Airport in Qleiaat, Akkar, to launch operations.Mada Airways plans to move into scheduled commercial aviation and to operate exclusively from the northern airport.This development comes as Lebanon’s aviation market enters a new phase, following the expiry of Middle East Airlines' (MEA) long-standing exclusivity agreement earlier this year, which had granted the national carrier a monopoly over the local market since 1969.The arrangement had prevented other airlines from registering as Lebanon-based commercial carriers, but did not apply to foreign airlines operating flights...
BEIRUT — A new Lebanese airline is preparing to enter the market: Mada Airways, the sister company of IBEX Air Charter, a private jet and charter flight operator based in Beirut and Congo. The carrier is awaiting its license and the rehabilitation of Rene Moawad Airport in Qleiaat, Akkar, to launch operations.Mada Airways plans to move into scheduled commercial aviation and to operate exclusively from the northern airport.This development comes as Lebanon’s aviation market enters a new phase, following the expiry of Middle East Airlines' (MEA) long-standing exclusivity agreement earlier this year, which had granted the national carrier a monopoly over the local market since 1969.The arrangement had prevented other airlines from registering as Lebanon-based commercial carriers, but did not apply to foreign airlines operating...
