Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.Sep 24, 2007 Boeing A $49.2 million Air Force Electronic Systems Center contract has been awarded to Boeing. The defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; will upgrade communications systems on Saudi Arabia's fleet of five Boeing E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System The Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is an aircraft system designed to carry out surveillance, and C2BM (command and control, battle management) functions. aircraft. The work is expected to be complete by December 2009. Sep 21, 2007 Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الكويتية) is the national airline of Kuwait, based in Kuwait City and wholly owned by the Kuwaiti Government. , Boeing, Airbus Kuwait is in talks with Boeing 787 and Airbus A320 on buying about 36 aircraft for around USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $4 billion, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday. Last month state-owned Kuwait Airways cancelled an order for 19 passenger planes worth about USD$3 billion from a local leasing company after parliament refused to approve funding. Kuwait's transport minister now heads a committee comprising Kuwait Airways officials mandated to negotiate with Airbus and Boeing. The committee "is due to present a report to parliament on what to buy, after two months", said the source, who declined to be identified. "There have been talks with the two companies." Kuwait Airways lost most of its fleet, 15 planes, during Iraq's 1990-1991 occupation of the Gulf Arab oil producer. Sep 18, 2007 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. It operates a hub and spoke network based in Doha, linking 81 international destinations. , Thales Training A J Walter Aviation will help Thales Training and Simulation support customers of its flight simulators by providing maintenance and spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. supply of aircraft avionics and instruments fitted to the simulators. Initially, Thales will use the service to support its contract to maintain Qatar Airways' three C2000X simulators for the Airbus A320, A330 and Boeing 777. Sep 20, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. |
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