Adel Mardini (second)
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Adel Mardini is a Turkish-Syrian[1] businessman who serves as the founder and CEO of Jetex, a private aviation and flight support company based in the United Arab Emirates. Mardini launched Jetex in Dubai in 2005, at the Dubai Airshow[2] as a Fixed-Base Operator, which offers services including managing private passenger jets, aircraft fuelling, ground handling, and global trip planning for business jets for corporate, commercial and personal air travel[1]. He was awarded the Best CEO in the Private Aviation Industry by the European CEO Awards in 2019[3]. Mardini was recognized in the Forbes Middle East's Top 50 Travel and Tourism Leaders in 2022[4], and in the Top 100 of the same award in 2023[5]. He serves as a board member of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association, and he is also an active member of the World Economic Forum and the Young Presidents' Organization[5]. In September 2022, he was featured on the cover of the Robb Report Arabia magazine[6].
Career[edit]
Mardini was born and raised in Damascus, Syria to a Turkish father and a Syrian mother[7]. In 2000, he began his career as a driver and airport supervisor at the Damascus International Airport in Syria[8][9]. Mardini founded Jetex in 2005, a Fixed-Base Operator that specializes in the luxury hospitality and private jet industry. [2] As of 2020, Jetex has 56 locations in 36 countries[9]. 2022, it has facilitated more than 71,000 private jet flights, with more than 367,000 passengers[5]. In 2023, Mardini announced that Jetex started offering sustainable aviation fuels at its Helsinki Airport terminal and its Paris Le-Bourget Airport terminal[10]. In 2023, Jetex announced its contribution of Dh5,000,000 over the next five years in support of the "1 Billion Meals Endowment" campaign organized by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Prime Minister of the UAE[11].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 East, Forbes Middle. "Exclusive: Adel Mardini, Founder And CEO Of Jetex, Reveals Why More People Are Choosing To Fly Private". Forbes ME. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Godinho, Varun (2018-08-05). "Jetex CEO: 'I started out as a driver. Now, I'm driving the company.'". Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "European CEO Awards 2019". www.europeanceo.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Mughal, Waqar. "Adel Mardini - Top 50 Travel Leaders In The Middle East". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mughal, Waqar. "Adel Mardini - Top 100 Travel & Tourism Leaders 2023". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "RRA - Issue 150 - September 2022". magazine.rrarabia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Aviation Turkey". www.aviationturkey.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Jetex's dynamic driving force %". Altitudes. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "INTERVIEW: The man who could fly". DOTWNews. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Bendimerad, Rym (2023-05-29). "Private jets get a bad rap. This company is trying to make them greener". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "JETEX, talabat support 1 Billion Meals Endowment campaign". gulfnews.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
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