
Abu Dhabi Aviation
Growth Score40DXBi Rank136Heat Score85Abu Dhabi Aviation Company PJSC
The Middle East's largest commercial helicopter operator, now diversifying into defence MRO and eVTOL air taxis
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Overview
Growth Score
Steady
Heat Score
Trending up
Details
- Operating Status
- Active
- Company Type
- Public (PJSC, majority Abu Dhabi national/government-owned)
- Funding Stage
- Public
- Headquarters
- Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Founded
- 1975
- Company Size
- 1000+ employees
- Revenue
- AED 4.66 billion in H1 2026 (per Gulf News, up 28% YoY); full-year figure not confirmed
Stock listing
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX): ADAVIATION
Products & Services
Offshore Oil & Gas Helicopter Support
Core helicopter charter service supporting offshore oil field operations across the Middle East (largest commercial helicopter operator in the region)
Aviation MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul)
Largest revenue segment (89.6% of H1 2026 revenue); includes defense-related fleet-support and widebody/rotary MRO capacity expansion
Medical Evacuation (Air Ambulance)
Helicopter-based emergency medical evacuation services
Aerial Construction & Survey
Aerial construction support and survey work via helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft
Aerial Crop Spraying
Fixed-wing agricultural spraying services across the UAE and Oman
VVIP & Charter Flights
Executive/VIP charter transport via helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre (ADATC)
Pilot and aviation personnel training
Advanced Air Mobility / eVTOL Air Taxi (with Archer Aviation)
Planned commercial electric air taxi operations as Archer's Launch Edition customer in Abu Dhabi
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Financials
Public
Funding stage
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX): ADAVIATION
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Funding rounds
Projects
Abu Dhabi and Archer Announce Agreement to Launch Commercial Electric Air Taxi Flights
Abu Dhabi Aviation joined a multi-party agreement (alongside Abu Dhabi Airports, Falcon Aviation Services, Etihad Aviation Training, GCAA, GANS, GAL and Abu Dhabi Mobility/Integrated Transport Centre) to launch the first commercial eVTOL air taxi operations in the MENA region using Archer Aviation's Midnight aircraft, under Abu Dhabi's Smart and Autonomous Systems Council. Abu Dhabi Aviation is Archer's first Launch Edition customer; Archer began an in-country flight test campaign at Al Bateen Executive Airport in 2025 and has begun receiving payments under the definitive Launch Edition agreement with ADA. Commercial air taxi service is targeted for late 2026/2027.
Dec 6, 2024
Dh674 million non-core asset divestment
Abu Dhabi Aviation's board approved divesting part of its non-core portfolio, with assets valued at Dh674 million (~US$183 million) classified as held-for-sale as of June 30, 2026, to concentrate capital on core aviation and MRO operations and support shareholder returns.
$183M
Aug 7, 2026
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