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<br /> ISSUE 2, VOLUME 5: APRIL – JUNE 2017<br /> THE MAGAZINE FOR AEROSPACE PROFESSIONALS IN AFRICA<br /> www.africanaerospace.aero<br /> SAA IN FOR<br /> THE LONG<br /> GAME<br /> AIRLINE FOCUSES ON<br /> STABILITY AND PROFITABILITY<br /> – SEE PAGE 16<br /> EVENTS<br /> Remarkable<br /> Rwanda:<br /> Kagame's<br /> freedom call<br /> PAGE 76<br /> DEFENCE<br /> Cameroon's<br /> rapid<br /> intervention<br /> force<br /> PAGE 54<br /> SPECIAL REPORT<br /> Why China is<br /> becoming a<br /> vital partner<br /> in Africa<br /> PAGE 85<br /> IF IT DIDN'T OFFER MORE<br /> IT COULDN'T BE MAX.<br /> 737 MAX. A BETTER WAY TO FLY. The 737 MAX family of airplanes is designed to deliver more<br /> of everything to advance your business. 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TRAIN IN AND ENJOY ISTANBUL 4URKISH</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=31"> </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=32"> AIR TRANSPORT CONGO-GO-GO! «Congo Airways s</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=33"> NATIONAL CARRIERS “We have had to delay and de</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=34"> AIR TRANSPORT NATIONAL CARRIERS CONTIN</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=35"> HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL SERVICES Saf</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=36"> AIR TRANSPORT Faced with intole</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=37"> LIBYA “The government is not completely forme</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=38"> AIR TRANSPORT LIBYA </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=39"> </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=40"> AIR TRANSPORT Mauritania Airlines Internati</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=41"> MAURITANIA “We've invested a lot. 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href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=55"> MILITARY BAT HAWKS TAKE ON A LETHAL QUALITY So</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=56"> DEFENCE From left: The GI</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=57"> MILITARY FROM THE SKY Bouba Ndjidda anti-p</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=58"> DEFENCE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 55 Mission Aircraft.</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=59"> MILITARY Alphas play k</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=60"> DEFENCE A little-known UN mission in Mali </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=61"> MILITARY T</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=62"> DEFENCE The Kenya Air Force is aiming to </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=63"> KENYA A KAF F5 shows off its capability </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=64"> DEFENCE ZAMBIA Thokozile Muwamba beco</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=65"> M-345: Latest Generation Jet Trainer </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=66"> Reduce your operating risk and stress in Africa </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=67"> BUSINESS & GENERAL CHARTERS </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=68"> BUSINESS AVIATION FBOS Fixed-base ope</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=69"> </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=70"> GENERAL AVIATION Helicopters and light j</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=71"> PESTS </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=72"> GENERAL AVIATION PESTS CONTINUED FROM P</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=73"> </a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=74"> BUSINESS & GENERAL It may not have flashi</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=75"> MEDEVAC two-and-a-hal</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=76"> BUSINESS & GENERAL ALFA AIR MISE SUR LA CÔTE</a> <a title="African Aerospace April-June 2017 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd97f338?page=77"> MEDEVAC ET LE SÉNÉGAL... 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