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  1. The NetJets Middle East Programme, provided by National Air Services (NAS), received a new Falcon 2000LX - the first Falcon 2000LX aircraft to be commercially operated in the Middle East.  
  2. Sharjah Airport Authority will soon award contracts for the construction of a second runway, according to a top official.The runway, planned as Category 3 (CAT III), will be 4,000 metres long — enough for the landing and take-off of large aircraft.
  3. Emirates, the Arab world's largest airline, could buy more Aircrafts from Boeing and Airbus and will see the delivery of some A380 planes on order delayed in 2010, its President said on Wednesday.  
  4. Aviation authorities plan on Thursday to inaugurate a new Dh300 million air traffic control centre in Abu Dhabi to help accommodate the expected growth in air travel in the UAE over the next 20 years.
  5. “Our sales campaign for IDEX 2011 is well underway and we are very pleased to report that a number of players from the global Defence and Security industry including BAE Systems, MBDA, DynCorp International, and the UAE’s Mubadala Development...
  6. The Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, who is also the President of the Board of Directors of Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has signed a SR 222 million worth a contract for...
  7. A top Pentagon Official said the UAE topped the list of buyers of US Government-to-Government arms sales this fiscal year with a purchase of arms worth $7.9 billion, followed by Afghanistan ($5.4 billion), Saudi Arabia ($3.3 billion), Taiwan ($3...
  8. Under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, and with special support from the UAE Air Force and Air Defense, the Institute for Near East and...
  9. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE has announced a transformation program with global management consultancy firm, Booz & Company.
  10. ORLEANS, November 5th 2009 – CILAS recently delivered to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) the prototype of the compact laser source MILDA – Mid Infrared Laser for DIRCM Application. The DGA awarded this project to CILAS two years ago,...
 



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