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Oil rich country Kuwait has a very vibrant economy. This middle east country has a very effective communication network. Among many modes of transportations prevalent in this middle east Asian country air traffic is one of the most advanced kind of transportation. Among the air traffic providers in Kuwait, Kuwait Airways is famous for its high standard flights. Kuwait Airways is the national airline of this country. This airline in Kuwait is wholly owned by the government of Kuwait. Kuwait Airways
is a member of Arab Air Carriers Organization.
The idea of opening an airline was first thought by two Kuwaiti businessmen in the year 1953. On the next year the Kuwait Airways was established. Kuwait Airways starts its operation on March 16 1954.
This airline is the first airline run by ab Arab state in the gulf region. At the very onset its name was Kuwait National Airways. The airline took its new name in the year 1958. Since then this airline is known as Kuwait Airways. From the very beginning Kuwait Airways took the path of modernizing its fleet. Now this fabulous provider of flight amenities not only competing with its neighboring airlines like Emirate Airline and Qatar Airways but also with other major players of the aviation sector.
Business of Kuwait Airways was very much affected in the year 1991 when the invasion of Saddam Hussein led Iraqi forces forced many the operators to move many of their planes from Kuwait to other places of the gulf region. During the time of occupation the air services were done from the neighboring gulf country Bahrain.
Kuwait Airways runs scheduled flights to many international destinations located in many parts of the world. Kuwait Airways runs its flights to the different airports located in the North America and Far East. This airway in Kuwait also runs services to the different destinations in the Europe and Middle East. The principal base of Kuwait Airways is Kuwait International Airport.
On March 2007 Kuwait Airways has 3,735 employees. In the October 2007 the management of Kuwait Airways announced their plan to privatize the company to meet the growing demand of the aviation sector.
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The CEO of the Kuwait Airways told the media that the airway will find difficulty in upgrading its services if it do not take the path of privatization. He also reveled that presently the airline is facing major difficulties in the sector like fleet renewal.
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