Bahrain 2012: King Hamed in tune with industry

A military band welcomed King Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa to the royal pavilion at Sakhir Airbase yesterday morning as he officially opened the show.
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He was also greeted by Bahraini VIPs and representatives of global aerospace companies that have come to the show; before making a tour along the chalet line to officially speak to companies and organisations supporting the show.

These included representatives from the Russian pavilion who has shown great support for the show. Other companies the king dropped in on included TAG and Bombardier.

King Hamed also took time to visit local aerospace organisations that have been adding to Bahrain’s growing reputation as a global aerospace hub before joining the US delegations and making his way to lunch to settle down and watch the flying display.