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            <title>Bahrain Airport Company's management of the Bahrain International Airport begins - 2010-03-09</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33894&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Bahrain Airport Company welcomes a new era in aviation history, with its management and operation of the Bahrain International Airport, effective from 1st March 2010.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:35:18</pubDate>
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            <title>Emirates welcomes aboard Senegal by announcing new route to Dakar - 2010-03-09</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33888&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, launches services to Dakar, Senegal from1st September&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:27:27</pubDate>
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            <title>Gulf Air introduces new dimension to travel experience - 2010-03-09</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33886&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;&quot;Today is an important day for Gulf Air as we continue with our pioneering spirit and celebrate another landmark in what is our 60th anniversary year,&quot; said Mr. Majali.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:23:29</pubDate>
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            <title>Arab Bank and Royal Jordanian launch co-branded visa card in Bahrain - 2010-03-08</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33876&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;The Arab Bank launched the Arab Bank-Royal Jordanian co-branded visa card in Bahrain, in a move to prove the bank's commitment to offer its customers the best services wherever they are. The visa card allows its holders to earn and redeem points against purchases, for which they can be awarded free tickets, upgrades to Crown Class and other privileges granted by Royal Jordanian frequent flyer program (Royal Plus).&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:45:14</pubDate>
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            <title>Embraer delivers two Embraer 170 jets to Gulf Air - 2010-03-05</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33856&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Aircraft offer comfort and convenience with dual-class layout and entertainment system&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:43:02</pubDate>
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            <title>Etihad and ANA codeshare comes into service - 2010-03-05</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33850&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Etihad Airways’ focus on the Japanese market continues this week, as a codeshare with ANA comes into service.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:36:10</pubDate>
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            <title>Qatar Airways' fleet size rises to 80 aircraft - 2010-03-05</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33848&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt; Airline Doubles Fleet In Five Years&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:33:42</pubDate>
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            <title>Gulf Air welcomes second batch of trainee engineers from Tamkeen - 2010-03-04</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33822&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Gulf Air reinforced its commitment to developing local talent today when it welcomed 22 trainee engineers into the company to undergo a two year on-the-job-training.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:42:25</pubDate>
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            <title>Etihad Airways launches new destination management company - Hala Abu Dhabi - 2010-03-04</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33820&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is expanding the range of services it offers business and leisure travellers with the launch today of its new destination management company – Hala Abu Dhabi.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:40:52</pubDate>
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            <title>Gulf Air signs with TRAX - 2010-03-04</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33818&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;TRAX USA Corp. is proud to announce a new partnership with Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The international carrier has selected TRAX Maintenance, the top-selling MRO software available in today’s market, to manage their MRO operations.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:40:04</pubDate>
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            <title>Bahrain Air sees 2010 as more promising than last year - 2010-03-04</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33816&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Soaring higher, the second flag carrier of the Kingdom, Bahrain Air described yesterday 2010 as the year of growth and ‘more promising’ than 2009.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:39:17</pubDate>
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            <title>Dubai Airport freezone agrees on mechanisms of cooperation with Japanese-Okinawa Trade FZ - ...</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33796&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Over 130% increase in no. of Japanese Companies in Dubai Airport FZ - Nasser Al Madani, Assistant Director General&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:55:39</pubDate>
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            <title>Oman Air goes live with internet and mobile onair - 2010-03-03</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33788&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Marking a pioneering milestone in the history of aviation, Oman Air became the first airline in the world to offer both mobile and broadband internet on board its flights.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:50:15</pubDate>
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            <title>Beijing joins Emirates A380 'Capital Club' - 2010-03-02</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33810&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;The world’s most populous country, China, will fittingly receive the aviation world’s largest commercial aircraft with the start of Emirates A380 Dubai-Beijing-Dubai services on 1st August 2010.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:07:16</pubDate>
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            <title>Oman Air join hands with Spatial Composite Solutions - 2010-03-02</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33806&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has awarded a US $2.6M contract to Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai-based manufacturer of crew training equipment for two new Cabin Crew Safety Trainers.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:50</pubDate>
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            <title>flydubai's low-cost Muscat-Dubai service to begin in March - 2010-03-02</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33804&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Dubai as a business and leisure destination will be more accessible and affordable from March 28th this year when flydubai, Dubai's first low-cost airline, starts twice daily flights to Muscat.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:03:46</pubDate>
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            <title>ADAC welcomes Afghan national carrier - Ariana - to Al Ain International - 2010-03-01</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33780&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) welcomes the arrival of Ariana Afghan Airlines, the national carrier of Afghanistan, to Al Ain International Airport with the weekly return service, from Kabul to Al Ain, now operating on Friday's offering both business and economy class products.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:44:09</pubDate>
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            <title>Goodrich MRO Campus in Dubai invests to support customers in the region - 2010-03-01</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33770&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Expanded service offerings are poised for new and highly utilized aircraft types&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:29:40</pubDate>
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            <title>Mumbai International Airport receives Emirates’ first luxury lounge in India - 2010-02-26</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33758&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Passengers from Mumbai can now enjoy Emirates’ trademark service on the ground, as well as in the air, following the airline’s inauguration of its first dedicated passenger lounge on the Indian Subcontinent at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:58:58</pubDate>
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            <title>Abu Dhabi International Airport reports Jan-2010 traffic - 2010-02-25</title>
            <link>http://middleeastaviation.aero/news/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=33746&amp;Itemid=59</link>
            <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/thumb.php?image_name=&amp;new_w=100&amp;new_h=100&amp;imageaction=gd&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;2&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign='top'&gt;Abu Dhabi International Airport records double-digit passenger, cargo and aircraft movement growth in January&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt; </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:18:46</pubDate>
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