EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROYAL JET, ABU

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000144 STATE FOR PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/MNICKSON/DFARROW DHS FOR ICE/STRATEGIC SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC AE SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROYAL JET, ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABU DHABI, UAE. REF: A. USDOC 0280 ¶B. USDOC 0281 ¶1. Reftels requested that Post conduct post-shipment verifications at Royal Jet, Abu Dhabi International Airport Materials Departments, Abu Dhabi, UAE for the shipment of a Digital Media Server and an Electronic Flight Display both exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS. ¶2. On February 9, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mohamed Ziyard, Repair and Warranty Administrator; Audren D'Santos, Tech Material Buyer; Haris Khan, Supervisor AOG and Repair; and Shahid Anwar Ali, Tech Material Buyer, Royal Jet/Amiri Flight at the Amiri Flight complex, Abu Dhabi International Airport. Ziyard explained that Royal Jet, a semi-government/commercial executive airlift entity also provides all maintenance and logistical support to the UAE presidential aircraft organization known as the Amiri Flight. ¶3. Regarding these two shipments, Ziyard explained that the Digital Media Server was for a back-up/spare for the Presidential 747-400 aircraft. The other shipment: Electronic Flight Display was installed in a Learjet aircraft currently in service. Ziyard provided relevant documentation for these transactions. ECO was also provided a detailed tour of the Amiri flight installation and was able to physically confirm the location of the Digital Media Server in the Amiri Flight's stores. Royal Jet's support to the Amiri flight is a well organized and highly secure operation. ¶4. Post considers Royal Jet and the Amiri Flight to be reliable recipients of U.S. origin items. OLSON