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  1. Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, reported significant growth in several areas of operation during 2009. Despite the economic downturn that affected almost all business sectors, Gulf Air carried around 5.7 million passengers in 2009, which is...
  2. MBDA is in the process of freezing the final definition of the MPCV (Multi Purpose Combat Vehicle) in readiness for its series production. Two Mistral missile firings carried out at the end of 2009 served to validate this automatic system in its air...
  3. American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced that it has received an $8.2 million order for its cargo inspection systems to secure critical infrastructure in the...
  4. Oman Air has appointed Chris Phipps as Regional Manager - Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Oman Air, Phipps was Regional Manager for Qatar Airways in Libya. He also had a successful stint at the British Airways for over eleven years before joining...
  5. In 2009, MBDA, the European leader and global player in the missile systems sector, received orders valued at euros 2.6 billion, an increase over the total achieved in 2008 (euros 2.3 billion). The order book maintains its high level with a total of...
  6. Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95004 had completed cold soak trials in Yakutsk and returned to the Zhukovsky-based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company flight test center. Yakutsk is the 6th regional airport in Russia and CIS, where SSJ100 successfully performed...
  7. Dubai International is headed for strong growth in the first quarter with Dubai Airports announcing double-digit growth in both passenger and cargo traffic in February. The passenger traffic rose 22.6 per cent in February, with the airport handling...
  8. Saudi Arabian Airlines signed five agreements to privatise its core aviation unit, establish a new company for ground services at all Saudi airports, finance its new fleet of aircraft, and manage the IPO of its catering company.
  9. An Islamist parliamentary bloc in Kuwait warned the government against the planned purchase of French-made Rafale warplanes, saying the deal was "suspicious."
  10. Kuwaiti firm Agility has reportedly begun implementing a program of severe staff cuts, with between 500 and 600 employees atits offices in and outside Kuwait laid off in the past few days. One official warned that this is just the beginning of the...
 



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