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REGULARS DRONES

Flarepath 3 Malta launches first drone ecosystem 21

Hangar Talk 48 Russia completes testing of new drone-hunting UAV 28

Cargo drone with 65kg payload 32
AFRICA Hydrogen-powered drones 32

Uganda military helicopter crash 6
HELICOPTERS
Fatal helicopter accidents down 20% in 2020 6

Air Tanzania on the rise 17 Africa attack helicopters demand low 4 - 5

Kenya Airways ups cargo capacity 17 Operations in Mali 7

Uganda’s longest serving pilot retires 23 Accelerating helicopter innovation 14
Airbus helicopters - the next generation European rotorcraft 16

AIRCRAFT

Gulf Med Aviation services grow 21

ETOPS for BelugaXL 30 Racer off to a slow start 27

A special missions Beechcraft King 44 MILITARY
United Airlines invests in our air taxi future 45
Moderate loss for Denel Aeronautics 18

AIRPORTS Boeing F-15EX goes vertical 33

Six African airports 19 Lockheed Martin - India pact 34
SAF
AIRSHOWS

Green benefits of Satnav over north Atlantic 36
Airventure planning through unknowns 34 Green hydrogen opens new market for utilities 41

The Aircraft Unlimited Withbank Speed Naviation Rally 46 - 47 KLM’s first flight with sustainable fuel 42

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