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  1. Air Arabia signed a joint venture agreement with Jordan's Tantash Group to launch a new low-cost carrier based in Amman.
  2. Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN95003 successfully completed the test program aimed at evaluation of engine protection against water jets from the runway. The tests confirmed that APU  and propulsion system  sustain normal operation while running over the wet...
  3. Dubai's ruler issued a law on Monday stipulating the government will more-than-double budget carrier Flydubai's capital to Dh500 million ($136.1 million). The airline competes with Sharjah-based Air Arabia and Kuwait's Jazeera Airways.
  4. Boeing outpaced Airbus in the race for orders in the first 5 months of the year, figures from the companies showed this past week. From January to May, Airbus received 81 orders and eight cancellations, leaving a net total of 73.
  5. A Russian Proton rocket carrying an Arabsat telecommunications satellite was launched into orbit this past Friday, the Russian Space Agency said.
  6. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that Saudi Aramco has taken delivery of 3 additional AW139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy. These aircraft will be used to support...
  7. Airbus reached a milestone with the delivery of its 30th A380 superjumbo, the 7th so far this year, and said it was on course to reach a target to deliver at least 20 in 2010.
  8. UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi Police foiled a $14.4 billion fraud attempt against a bank, the state news agency Wam reported on Saturday. The bank's name was not disclosed.
  9. BAE's Global Combat Systems will unveil the new Armadillo concept of the CV90 Armored Combat Vehicle family at Eurosatory 2010.Bringing a high level of flexibility in payload and battlefield utility to a new range of vehicles using common CV90...
  10. Northrop Grumman Corporation will again be a major participant at the ILA Berlin Air Show where it will highlight its key intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with the Euro Hawk® and NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (...
 



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