The corporate section in the aviation industry is one of the major players that characterizes the industry and gives it the priority position it enjoys among all other means of the transportation world. In fact, one of the most important reasons that stand behind the excellence of businesses’ universe nowadays is the aviation industry and how it provides the private sectors with fundamental needs of transportation.
Corporate aviation is a well-selected topic by Ms. Wall because as strong as she believes in the importance of this segment of the industry, as truly as I think the same way about it. It’s been proven that aviation as a transportation system for the public is not complete or “efficient” unless we take into consideration the primary role the corporate segment does to the overall success of the business world. Let’s just imagine a big firm like GM or Microsoft without specialized divisions of their own to fly their executives, VIP’s or even their own freight sometimes. Corporate aviation is not only important as a division inside a particular firm. It is also critically important as an external party that assist a nation's economic wheel to go around by providing transportation services on a business-to-business basis. Lots of examples could easily prove that without a corporate aviation, a bunch of firms couldn’t be existent or more specifically successful in the real world. One more thing before I move to talk about a specific corporate, is that corporate aviation segment has a significant value in absorbing the huge amounts of fresh graduates from educational institutions in a way that no other segment in the industry can do the same reaction. Number of graduates does increase year by year and only corporate aviation can effectively receive, develop and prepare future aviation leaders to "real world" professions. other segments such as airlines and public sector are not as sufficient as corporate aviation in doing such a great job.
The aviation department that I selected for you in the following handful paragraphs is one of the leading corporates of its kind in the Middle East region. ARABASCO is a well established “business-traveler” company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (my hometown) that provides aviation services to business communities inside and outside the country. ARABASCO basically has 4 charter categories with total of 12 aircraft in its both; 125 & 135 operations. These planes are: 737’s (4) - BBJ’s (2) - Falcon 900B’s (3) and Howker 900XP’s (3). A very good friend of mine currently works as a technician at ARABASCO. I phone called him and he provided me with lots of information about the company and its operations. Besides, it’s a very successful company so its facts and figures could be found easily online or in daily news papers.
ARABASCO flies top business VIP’s from Saudi to domestic and int’l destinations. A very big client for ARABASCO is the Saudi National Commercial Bank (NCB) with an average of 4 special flights weekly for their officials. In addition to banks, top health care providers such as King Faisal Specialized Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) are also considered valued customers to ARABASCO since the aviation industry especially the corporate section is still developing in the region. Although Saudi government has a considerable royal fleet for the royal family and top government officials, sometimes it makes “big” contracts with ARABASCO to transport several ministers and ambassadors. One of the unique services that ARABASCO provides for the businesses is it provides fleet management services for firms' aircraft and ground support equipment. The Middle East is a quite rich part of the world which really lacks good fleet and operational management services for its massive and wealthy business environment.
ARABASCO, on its website, has posted several job vacancies. Unfortunately, although there are applications forms to fill out for multiple positions, flight positions were not offered but others like mechanics and ground personnel were generously available. One of the posted positions was an “aircraft inspector” with heavy technical description and requirements. As an ex-maintenance, ARABASCO would’ve been a great place for me to join. However, I already started my way up to gain an upper educational level with no U-turn path and I hope that my good friend could work his way through too in a very good company like ARABASCO. Now, from a benefits’ standpoint, my friend told me that ARABASCO has a well-prepared salary system and high rated competitive allowances benefits. His current salary range (as a mid-level technician) has a minimum of $5,800 and a maximum of $6,700 (monthly). So how about a management position or a flight crew one?? He further confirmed that ARABASCO employees are considered the highly paid professionals in the country right now among the other corporate aviation sectors according to a local aviation magazine. Also, it has one of the best job assessment programs that achieved the ISO certificate in the country and got recognized by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the regulatory body of the industry in Saudi Arabia.
Last but not least, ARABASCO remains one of the best employers, at least for me, that I could join when I finish and go back home with an aviation degree like this. It is a leading aviation corporate that has walked in steady steps towards excellence of business aviation in the region since 1988.
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