Publication Date

9-18-2018

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Religious Studies

Keywords

Aviation, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Middle East history

Abstract

This article uses Syria and Saudi Arabia as contrasting examples of how different Arab states interacted with United States aviation technology, involving aviation technology companies, airline corporations, and government officials as they worked to develop civil and military aviation capabilities after World War II. It considers the role played by airline companies like TWA, the impact of the shift from military to commercial aviation technology among companies like Boeing, and the fallout from regional political developments like the Iranian Revolution. These factors all placed varying constraints on the two countries’ ability to draw upon American sources for airplanes and other aviation technology, channeling but not preventing Syrian and Saudi efforts toward aviation development. It suggests that the US government acted as gatekeeper in terms of access to US aviation technology, but that unless strategic concerns prompted its involvement, states like Saudi Arabia primarily interacted with US airline and aviation technology corporations.

Copyright Date

9-18-2918

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

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Rights Holder

Andrea L. Stanton and Shanghai International Studies University

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

15 pgs

File Size

270 KB

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Copyright is held by the author and Shanghai International Studies University. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in ASIAN JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND ISLAMIC STUDIES, 28 September 2018, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/25765949.2018.1481620

Publication Title

Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Volume

12

Issue

2

First Page

225

Last Page

239

ISSN

2576-5957

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