Strategic Confirms A330-200

September 30th, 2009 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - "Following an earlier announcement by BIMB Holdings Berhad BHB ("Bank Islam") with regards to its April 2009 offer for the capital increase, Dubai Group confirms that it is in the process of reviewing its strategic options relating to its stake. Bank Islam boasts strong attributes across the Asian banking sector, and the capital raise offer came in reflection of the successful transformation plan implemented by Bank Islam since 2006.

September 28th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - Strategic Airlines ("Strategic") has become the newest operator in the domestic and international market after being awarded its Australian Air Operators Certificate (AOC) by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority today. The new airline can now launch commercial operations using its recently acquired Airbus A330-200, which arrived on Australian soil earlier this year.

September 9th, 2009 MADRID - ONDAS Media S.A., the satellite radio company for Europe, has today announced the appointment of Benoit Chereau as Senior VP of Business Development and Alain Kervizic as Director of Content for Automotive Services for ONDAS Media's new operational base in Paris. "As former CEO of Worldspace Europe, Chereau has a deep understanding and passion for the massive potential that is European satellite radio," confirms Dave Krueger, CEO of ONDAS Media.

August 16th, 2009 MADRID - ONDAS Media S.A., the satellite radio company for Europe, has today announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi-based media giant Rotana Audio & Video. This strategic partnership allows ONDAS Media to broadcast artists' songs, interviews, concerts and related content owned by Rotana to satellite radio customers across Europe.

August 12th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - STRATEGIC Airlines Takes Off in Europe, after today receiving their Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile(DGAC). With two Airbus A320 aircraft now forming the Strategic European fleet, this major milestone is central to the ongoing growth and expansion of the new airline.

June 18th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The Government of Argentina has begun an extensive effort to modernize the national airline Aerolineas Argentinas and domestic carrier Austral. President Cristina Kirchner unveiled a new Boeing 737/700 last week, the first new airplane bought for Aerolineas Argentinas in 16 years.

June 14th, 2009 SAO PAULO - TAM (NYSE: TAM; Bovespa: TAMM4) has signed a contract with LAN Group (LAN Chile S.A.) to perform regular maintenance on six aircraft from the Chilean company's fleet at TAM's Technological Center in Sao Carlos, located in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGO ) Altogether, four Airbus A319 and two A320 aircraft will undergo C and D checks.

June 11th, 2009 NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands - In the appeal procedure the court in Rotterdam has confirmed the fine of 7,9 million euros for Ballast Nedam as imposed by the NMA (Netherlands Competition Authority). Subject of the appeal procedure was the amount of the fine for summary offences of the competition laws in the period 1998-2000.

April 25th, 2009 FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - MSC Cruises confirms that the Melody cruise ship was attacked by pirates near the Seychelles Islands on Saturday evening, April 25, 2009. The ship initiated avoidance procedures and quickly escaped the attack with no injuries to any of the approximately 1,000 passengers and 500 crew members onboard.

March 11th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap", NYSE: AER) today announced that AerVenture Limited, its consolidated joint venture, has signed a facility agreement with Calyon S.A.

June 1st, 2009 A glance at the Airbus A330-200Some details about the Airbus A330-200 jets, after one disappeared Monday en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. — According to the Aviation Safety Network, there has not been a fatal accident for this type of plane since a 1994 test flight blamed on the type of the test and its execution by the crew.

June 15th, 2009 Rolls Royce gets $1.5B order with Gulf AirLE BOURGET, France — Rolls-Royce PLC said Monday it has signed a $1.5 billion order with Gulf Air to supply engines for the Bahrain-based airline's new Airbus A330 long-haul aircraft. The British aircraft engine manufacturer will supply Trent 700EP engines to power 20 Airbus A330 aircraft, with deliveries beginning in 2012, Rolls Royce said in a statement released at the Paris Air Show.

August 7th, 2009 Airlines flying Airbus A330 and A340 planesAirlines are replacing airspeed sensors on their Airbus A330 and A340 airliners, which have been a focus of the investigation into the June 1 crash of Air France Flight 447. The only U.S.

July 27th, 2009 Saudi Arabia orders 3 Airbus tankersPARIS — The Saudi Arabian Air Force has ordered three Airbus tanker aircraft for use in air-to-air refulling missions, Airbus parent company EADS said in a statement Monday. The order comes in addition to the first three A330 tankers that Saudi Arabia ordered in 2008.

September 10th, 2009 Germany's Merkel confirms Opel sale to MagnaBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel is welcoming General Motors Co.'s decision to sell Opel to Canada's Magna International Inc. She told reporters Thursday that GM chief executive Fritz Henderson had informed her office of GM's plans.

June 9th, 2009 Airline chiefs dismiss safety fears over A330 jetsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Several airline chiefs dismissed safety fears over the Airbus A330 on Tuesday, saying they were confident of the plane's reliability despite last week's Air France jet crash. Emirates airlines President Tim Clark said the Dubai-based company has a fleet of 29 A330-200 planes that have been flying since 1998.

August 7th, 2009 Senate confirms Abbey to head BLMCARSON CITY, Nev. — The U.S.

June 26th, 2009 Calif. Rep. Tauscher gets State Department postWASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved the nomination of Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.

June 17th, 2009 Ex-campaign staffer confirms affair with EnsignWASHINGTON — A former campaign staffer for Sen. John Ensign is confirming her involvement in an extramarital affair.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Think, plan and act' is the mantra of Funskool's new range of strategic games that have been conceptualized by the IIT-Mumbai students and promise to improve your logical abilities. Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of IIT-Bombay has designed these games and Chennai-based toy and game manufacturer Funskool is producing and marketing them.