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A lovely airside shot of the Malta Medair aircraft by photogra- tour operators alike. Both airlines are owned by the government
pher Andre Abela. The launch of the operation has been mired of Malta.
in controversy, as the European Cockpit Association, accused Charter, cargo and business jets form the basis for our Septem-
Air Malta of trying to undermine worker’s rights by promoting ber issue but you must read about an exciting initiative by the
precarious broker-agency set ups. Malta Medair is largely taking South African Civil Aviation Authority aimed at reducing acci-
over the charter operation that Air Malta ran for local and foreign dents. Turn to page 12 for an exciting read.
Vallair signs MOU with CHAMP 17
NEWS
Electric aviation pioneers 24
Getting back to business 5 APOC acquires another A320 for teardown 26
Emirates launches airbridge to Lebanon 6 FlightSmart to participate in the AFWEX 2020 Challenge 26
SkyGates adds new Russian airfreight service 11 Cathay Pacific strips seats from 777 aircraft 27
AFRAA launches portal 13 Catastrophic impact 32
Flying the spirit of ubuntu 16 Bell’s manufacturing technology centre 33
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