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This Boeing 747-4H6F registered in Bermuda as Caruana / MAviO News. Now read inside for news on the Russian
VP-BCV was originally delivered to Malaysia Airlines aviation sector as well as the situation facing SAA pilots. Keep up
way back in 2006. It was reported stored in 2016 before moving to date with what is happening in Africa and on the international
Azerbaijani carrier Silk Way West Airlines in 2018. Photo by Mario front.
NBAA: full steam ahead 35
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Commercial UAV-Expo Americas 43
France Air Expo 12
RG Mugabe International Airport progress 17
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Welcome Carla 21
What the SAAPA have to say 22 - 23
Zambia landing goof-up 21 A safe restart of operations 28 - 29
How are insects affecting parked aircraft pitot tubes 32 3D printing can revolutionise aircraft maintenance 30
Aviation body to accelarate SAF usage 32 A chat with Comair 38 - 39
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