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The headwinds buffeting the aviation industry from high fuel prices and the credit crisis will be blowing strongly through the Farnborough International Airshow next week.
The most ostentatious deal signed at this year's Dubai Art Show was by Saudi billionaire, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal who shelled out around $300 million to upgrade his personal Boeing 747 to an Airbus A380 superjumbo.
Gulf Arab airlines announced orders for some 140 aircraft at the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday in deals valued at almost $40 billion.
If you want to see real money being spent on airlines and aviation, the Middle East is the place to be.
This month CNN Business Traveller is in the Gulf where billions of dollars are being spent on constructing street after street of new buildings to cater for an influx of foreign investors.
Few would disagree that airports and queuing now go hand in hand, with passengers facing long lines for security checks even if they are flying in business class.
Nepal's government has issued a curfew in Kathmandu after violence broke out in retaliation for the killing of 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq.
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