2005
The founding
Launched Jetex at the Dubai Airshow in 2005, after working his way from Damascus Airport…
The Journey
From Damascus to Dubai
Since founding Jetex in 2005, Adel Mardini has built the world's most exclusive private aviation network, one terminal, one guest experience, one standard at a time.
- Founded
- 2005
- Dubai Airshow
- The network
- 40+
- private-jet terminals (FBOs)
2005 to 2026
Six
chapters
From Damascus Airport to the Dubai Airshow in 2005, and from one terminal to 40+.
The network
One standard,
every terminal
From one terminal in Dubai in 2005 to a network of 40+ private terminals across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
- Terminals
- 40+
- Staff
- 1,000+
- Target
- 75
theLifestyle
Adel Mardini
Guests, not passengers
Access, not publicity
2025
the lifestyle
Beyond the terminals, Adel Mardini has hosted world leaders, global icons, and cultural figures who expect nothing less than the standard Jetex is built on: discretion, precision, and five-star execution, every time.
In the press
Top 100 leaders
Adel Mardini is the founder and CEO of Jetex, the private aviation company he launched at the Dubai Airshow in 2005. Under his leadership, Jetex has grown into a global network of 40+ private jet terminals. He has been named among Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Travel & Tourism Leaders each year from 2023 to 2025.
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