ESTABLISHED IN 1994. OFFERS "LUXURY AIR TRAVEL" PRIVATE JET AIRPLANE CHARTERS. SAPO IS A SUPPLIER OF CAR-RENTALS, YACHTING, AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES WITH OFFICES IN ATHENS, GREECE. PRIVATE, CHARTER, JET AIRPLANE OPERATOR.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) (AL IMARAT AL-ARABIYA AL-MUTTAHIDA): POPULATION: 3.5 MILLION. A FEDERATION OF 7 SHEIKDOMS, UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION UNTIL 1971, THE (UAE) HAS ROCKETED IN A GENERATION FROM RURAL AND POOR, TO URBAN AND OIL-RICH. THE MEMBER STATES ARE ABU DHABI, AJMAN, DUBAI, FUJAIRAH, RAS-AL-KHAIMAH, SHARJAH, & UMM-AL-QIWAIN. A FAVORITE DESTINATION FOR TOURISTS TO THE ARABIAN PENINSULAR, THE (UAE) IS NOTABLE FOR ITS LARGE POPULATION OF GUEST EX-PATRIOT WORKERS, MANY FROM INDIA AND PAKISTAN, AND ITS GENERALLY PROGRESSIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD WOMEN. THE (UAE) COVERS AN AREA OF 83,600 SQ KM AND ITS CAPITAL CITY IS ABU DHABI. THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ARABIC.
APRIL 2000: 1 ORDER (MAY 2001) A319-133X ACJ CORPORATE JETLINER. INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS BY OZARK AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS.
AUGUST 2002: 2ND ORDER (DECEMBER 2001) A319-133X ACJ CORPORATE JETLINER. ALSO CONSIDERING ACQUIRING 1 A310 TO SERVE CLIENTS CENTERED IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IN 10 YEARS, EXPECTS TO OPERATE A FLEET OF 6 TO 8 AIRPLANES IN THE GULF/MIDDLE EAST REGION, THE USA, & EUROPE.
DECEMBER 2001: (http://www.sapo.com). (saponet@emirates.net.ae)