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Revealed at the Singapore Airshow this week, Airbus tor has a blended-wing design - a concept used mainly in military
has revealed its latest aircraft design which is purpose aircraft. If commercialised it could offer more environmentally-fo-
built to cut carbon emissions. cused mode of flying and could change the shape of aircraft as we
Code-named the Maveric (Model Aircraft for Validation and know them today. More about this in the April edition of World
Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls), the demonstra- Airnews and a taster this month on page 25.
FEATURES NEWS
Large cabin long range jets 6 - 9 Reports link Textron and Bombardier 12
Jetex opens North Africa’s first VIP terminal in Marrakech 12 NBAA cancels ABACE 2020 16
AI, drones and sustainability in commercial aviation 18 - 19 Boom introduces virtual experience 22
World Airnews African Flight School Directory 2020 33 - 42 Qatar Airways eyes stake in Rwandair 26
Islamic state is not dead – it has moved to Africa 49 - 54 Coronavirus: Cathay Pacific asks staff to take unpaid leave 27
Global standards unpin global aviation systems 62 - 63 AAR names Jessica Garascia 32
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