THE FOURTH edition of AVEX has brought some of the region's most advanced, luxurious and aesthetically customised aircraft to Sharm El-Sheikh, where they competed to capture the Custom Jet Awards. Two aircraft won this year's awards: Russian Petroff Air's B737-JF7 which took the 'Best customised Aircraft Interior' award while the Bell helicopters 429 took the Best customised Aircraft Exterior award. "The Custom Jet Awards honour outstanding achievements and breakthroughs in the fields of aircraft livery design, cabin experience and interior design," explained Ibrahim Manaa, head of Egyptian Airports and Air Navigation Holding Company." As demand for private aircraft increases in the region, so does the demand for designer interiors, in-flight entertainment, and other means of refurbishing aircraft," he added. According to Manna, nominations were assessed by a panel of judges comprised of individual representatives from the fields of aviation interior and exterior design, in-flight entertainment and food and beverage. The short listed nominations for the Custom Jet Awards got free access to park their aircraft at the Custom Jet Exhibition. Airbus A318 Elite, Bombardier's Challenger 300, Embraer's Phenom 300excutive jet and Smart Aviation's air ambulance were among the runners up for Best Iinteriors. Small planet's Boeing 737-300, Smart Aviation's Cessna Citation Sovereign C-680 and Petroff Air's Boeing 737-7JF ran up for Best Exteriors Award.
