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Turkish Airlines signs deal with Amadeus 40
COLUMNS

Flarepath 4 BUSINESS
World Air News snippets 43 AVIATION

Hanger Talk by Des Bishop 48 Increased demand for business aviation 44

FEATURES HELICOPTERS

When one door closes, another opens 6 - 7 Boeing delivers SOCOM’s first next gen Chinook helicopter 22

The advent of unmanned commerce 8 - 11 IAI introduces “MultiFlyer” 24

The bright light of drones 14 - 15
Dual-purpose drones for agriculture 16 HISTORICAL
Strange airline call signs 34 Commemorating 80 years 29

Prepare for the vaccine 38 - 39 World War II Air Force veteran flies high 42

MILITARY
AIRCRAFT

A sixth generation fighter programme 28
A futuristic French air transport solution 19 SOLAR

Dreamliner probe alert for Kenya Airlines 21 POWER
Supersonic Russian research 28
First person to parachute from a solar-powered plane 27
SPEED
AIRLINES RALLY
The SAFPA Secunda Speed Rally 46 - 47
Look at the Flying-V 20
United Airlines add routes 23
SA Express try to save their jobs 32 TRAVEL
Emirates refund customers 39 Mauritius to reopen borders 18

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