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<br /> ISSUE 1, VOLUME 3: FEBRUARY 2011 – APRIL 2011<br /> THE MAGAZINE FOR AEROSPACE PROFESSIONALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA<br /> www.arabianaerospace.aero<br /> HAS<br /> TYPHOON<br /> BEEN<br /> BLOWN<br /> AWAY?<br /> Page 24<br /> EVENTS: IDEX 2011<br /> Region<br /> goes<br /> defence<br /> shopping<br /> PAGE 48<br /> COUNTRY FOCUS: SAUDI ARABIA<br /> Kingdom<br /> still<br /> rules<br /> the roost<br /> PAGE 57<br /> SPECIAL REPORT: COMPLETIONS<br /> MENA set out<br /> to be the next<br /> big thing in<br /> interiors<br /> PAGE 111<br /> <br /> comment<br /> ISSUE 1 VOL 3 | FEBRUARY 2011 – APRIL 2011<br /> Published by<br /> TIMES Aerospace Limited Regional Office<br /> Thamesgate Business Centre PO Box 36851<br /> Thamesgate House Dubai<br /> 37 Victoria Avenue, United Arab Emirates<br /> Southend on Sea +971 4 603 3364<br /> Essex SS2 <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=1"> ISSUE 1, VOLUME 3: FEBRUARY 2011 – APRIL 2011 </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=2"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=3"> comment ISSUE 1 VOL 3 | FEBRUARY 2011 – APRIL 2</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=4"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=5"> contents ISSUE 1 VOL 3 | FEBRUARY 2011 – APRIL </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=6"> contents ISSUE 1 VOL 3 | FEBRUARY 2011 – APRIL </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=7"> Intelligent Airport Security Sys tems START WITH </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=8"> business brief daily news updates on www.arabiana</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=9"> business brief daily news updates on www.arabiana</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=10"> business brief daily news updates on www.arabiana</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=11"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=12"> business brief daily news updates on www.arabiana</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=13"> Ministry of Tourism, Transportation & Labour Depa</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=14"> business brief daily news updates on www.arabiana</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=15"> Because You Have To Be In 100 PLACES AT ON</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=16"> Power Power is something th</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=17"> AIR TRANSPORT SPECIAL REPORT Libya's two</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=18"> AIR TRANSPORT SPECIAL REPORT CONTINUED FROM PA</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=19"> What's your personal best?... Ak</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=20"> AIR TRANSPORT SPECIAL REPORT CONTINUED FR</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=21"> THIS IS WHERE WE TEST AND PROVE CFM PARTS FOR 500</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=22"> AIR TRANSPORT Airline loyalty systems have bee</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=23"> ANCILLARY REVIEW Links with hotels and even</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=24"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=25"> DEFENCE UAE TRAINING & DISPLAY Aerobati</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=26"> DEFENCE EUROFIGHTER The Saudi decision to buy B</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=27"> 25</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=28"> DEFENCE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 It was intend</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=29"> EUROFIGHTER </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=30"> Bahrain Airshow2 </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=31"> DEFENCE IRAQ Iraq eyes F-16 to spearh</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=32"> DEFENCE Kuwait C-17 deal could dela</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=33"> ROUND-UP Airbus celebrates as Egypt opts for t</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=34"> DEFENCE TRAINING Cornwall laps up </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=35"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=36"> GENERAL AVIATION Liberating Libya may appear to b</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=37"> LIBYA SAFARI Libya logistics man, he'd been wor</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=38"> GENERAL AVIATION CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=39"> LIBYA SAFARI away the sand</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=40"> WE'RE SKIPPING THE WIND TUNNEL AND GOING STR</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=41"> BUSINESS AVIATION MEBA REVIEW MEBA </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=42"> Instrument landings boost for Al Bateen An i</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=43"> Flight support is easy to come by. Success is the</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=44"> BUSINESS AVIATION MEBA REVIEW Exe</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=45"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=46"> BUSINESS AVIATION VIP revamp for 328</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=47"> MEBA REVIEW Inside the new 328 Jet design. </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=48"> BUSINESS AVIATION ILLEGAL CHARTERS </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=49"> www.caacayman.com Cayman Islands</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=50"> EVENTS US cal</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=51"> IDEX PREVIEW </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=52"> EVENTS IDEX PREVIEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=53"> The network-enabled F/A-18E/F delivers unrivaled </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=54"> EVENTS IDEX PREVIEW This year's IDEX will </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=55"> The Amraam is loaded. Opposite, from left: Th</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=56"> EVENTS IDEX PREVIEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=57"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=58"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=59"> FOCUS ON TOURISM SAUDI ARABIA From </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=60"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=61"> FOCUS ON TOURISM SAUDI ARABIA CONTINUED FROM </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=62"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia's second airli</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=63"> THE LCC yet high on service The NAS mana</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=64"> FOCUS ON CARGO SAUDI ARABIA Saudia Cargo gallops</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=65"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=66"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=67"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=68"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA The doyen of the</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=69"> BUSINESS AVIATION WALLAN'S Outspoken and passion</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=70"> Beechcraft KING AIR / WHY I FLY For Per and Lar</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=71"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA LEADERSHIP NAS holding t</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=72"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA SERVICES Sales teams </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=73"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=74"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Mike Martin meets the co</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=75"> BUSINESS AVIATION Wajdi Al-Idrissi flanked by </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=76"> FOCUS ON MRO SAUDI ARABIA “We</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=77"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=78"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Three-pronged appro</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=79"> MRO </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=80"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA SPEED </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=81"> SUPPORT Gulfstream's big p</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=82"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Privatisation a platform to</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=83"> LIBERALISATION progress dispatch. We can do </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=84"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=85"> FOCUS ON TRAINING SAUDI ARABIA Captain Will</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=86"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=87"> FOCUS ON TRAINING SAUDI ARABIA CONTINUED FROM PAG</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=88"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Rivals are happy to Jet Avi</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=89"> FBOS go with the flow... Raising the bar for</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=90"> FOCUS ON TRAINING SAUDI ARABIA Ask a sim qu</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 91" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=91"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 92" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=92"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Jon Lake looks at the her</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 93" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=93"> DEFENCE REVIEW Agusta Sikorsky AS61A-4 of the </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 94" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=94"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 90 sup</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 95" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=95"> DEFENCE REVIEW </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 96" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=96"> FOCUS ON DEFENCE REVIEW SAUDI ARABIA Air Order of</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 97" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=97"> ALSALAM AIRCRAFT COMPANY A CENTER FOR TECHNICAL </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 98" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=98"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Record arms deal helps rep</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 99" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=99"> PROCUREMENT The 500-lb Paveway IV is be</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 100" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=100"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA Modernisation is a priority</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 101" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=101"> PARTNERSHIPS is </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 102" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=102"> FOCUS ON SAUDI ARABIA HERITAGE </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 103" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=103"> MAINTENANCE MRO MIDDLE EAST Airline p</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 104" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=104"> Repair beats replacement! Your advantage is our g</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 105" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=105"> MAINTENANCE ENGINE DAMAGE F ending O ff </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 106" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=106"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 107" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=107"> MAINTENANCE ENGINE DAMAGE CONTINUED FRO</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 108" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=108"> MAINTENANCE COMPETITION Full spee</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 109" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=109"> NEED SOMEONE TO DEPEND ON FOR AFTERMARKET SUPPORT</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 110" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=110"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 111" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=111"> MAINTENANCE INVESTMENT </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 112" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=112"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 113" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=113"> COMPLETIONS AIRLINERS </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 114" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=114"> COMPLETIONS Brendan Gallagher visits the Saudi A</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 115" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=115"> MILITARY </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 116" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=116"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 117" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=117"> COMPLETIONS BUSINESS JETS </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 118" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=118"> COMPLETIONS BUSINESS AVIATION Acqu</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 119" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=119"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 120" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=120"> Security is not just something we do at ARINC</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 121" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=121"> SECURITY AIRPORTS SECURITY ONTHE EDGE</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 122" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=122"> SECURITY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 119 The techn</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 123" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=123"> AIRPORTS able to understand what ha</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 124" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=124"> SECURITY </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 125" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=125"> Because time and security are critical At Smit</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 126" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=126"> SECURITY THE X-RAY FACTOR Ian Sheppard looks a</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 127" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=127"> AIRLINES the same </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 128" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=128"> PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS Etihad announces Kuw</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 129" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=129"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 130" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=130"> all in a day PEOPLE RICHARD LEWIS Marcelle</a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 131" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=131"> </a> <a title="AA Feb-April 2011 page 132" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11ee6a63?page=132"> Now, over 40 years of experience and commitmen</a>