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Turkish Airlines signs deal with Amadeus 40
COLUMNS

Flarepath 4 BUSINESS
World Air News snippets 43 AVIATION
Hanger Talk by Des Bishop 48 Increased demand for business aviation 44 PRAETOR 600: CERTIFIED

FEATURES HELICOPTERS OUTPERFORMANCE.

When one door closes, another opens 6 - 7 Boeing delivers SOCOM’s first next gen Chinook helicopter 22

The advent of unmanned commerce 8 - 11 IAI introduces “MultiFlyer” 24
The bright light of drones 14 - 15
The Praetor 600 — the world’s most disruptive and
Dual-purpose drones for agriculture 16 HISTORICAL technologically advanced super-midsize aircraft that leads the
Strange airline call signs 34 Commemorating 80 years 29 way in performance, comfort and technology.

Prepare for the vaccine 38 - 39 World War II Air Force veteran flies high 42

Unveiled at NBAA in October 2018 and now certified by ANAC,
MILITARY FAA and EASA, the Praetor 600 did not just meet initial
AIRCRAFT expectations, it exceeded them. Named for the Latin root that

A sixth generation fighter programme 28 means “lead the way,” the Praetor 600 is a jet of firsts. It is the

A futuristic French air transport solution 19 SOLAR first super-midsize jet certified since 2014. The first to fly beyond
Dreamliner probe alert for Kenya Airlines 21 POWER 3,700 nm at M0.80. The first with over 4,000 nm range at LRC.
Supersonic Russian research 28 The first with full fly-by-wire. The first with turbulence reduction
First person to parachute from a solar-powered plane 27 capability. The first with a cabin altitude as low as 5,800 feet.
SPEED The first with high-capacity, ultra-high-speed connectivity
AIRLINES RALLY from Viasat’s Ka-band. And all of this, backed by a top-ranked
Customer Support network.
The SAFPA Secunda Speed Rally 46 - 47
Look at the Flying-V 20
Learn more at executive.embraer.com/praetor600.
United Airlines add routes 23
SA Express try to save their jobs 32 TRAVEL
Emirates refund customers 39 Mauritius to reopen borders 18

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