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COLUMNS Salamair selects Commsoft’s aviation system 19 B:216 mm
Airbus advances autonomy projects for future-cockpit concept 20
Flarepath 4 GENERAL
World Air News 59 AVIATION
Hanger Talk 64 New private jet models push deliveries to highest in decade 45

Hondajet earns most-delivered in-class aircraft 46
AFRICA

EASA conducts European general aviation survey 47

KQ counts $8m in lost revenue after flying out of China route 33

3 new airlines, 60 planes coming to crash Nigeria fares 36 - 37 HISTORICAL

Commemorate Battle of Britain 80 at RAF museum 15

AIRCRAFT
Own your own RAAF plane 32 THE 777X TAKES

US approves sale of KC-46 aircraft to Israel 8 3 US aircraft found in the Pacific – 76 years later 38

First Russian navy aircraft 25
Why fully electric aviation is not for tomorrow 44 - 45 MILITARY TO THE SKIES

Former MOD gliders to be used by charity 47

Why India might fly French Dassault Rafales over ‘Super F16s’ 10

AIRLINES SADF Armed Forces demonstration 11
DARPA’s ace wants to automate dogfighting to empower AI 14

Plans to acquire 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets 49
India beats Russia, Poland to bag defence deal in Europe 14
Comair navigates strong headwinds 50 - 51
Military approves WWII aircraft transport to Pearl Harbour 38

Emirates Airline partners with Arab Hope Makers Initiative 55
WOMEN IN
AVIONICS AVIATION
My friend, the invincible Teresa James 34 - 35
Universal Avionics announces certification for Clearvision EFVS 19

Collins Aerospace goes big with Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 48 S:277 mm T:297 mm B:303 mm

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