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AFRICA: Kenya to employ foreign drone pilots in readiness for building local capacity businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-to-emplo… via @BD_Africa


AFRICA: Training aircraft crash into Malindi County school field in Kenya, both instructor & student pilot unharmed

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Nasa wants to bring back the era of "X-planes" bbc.in/290Q182

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#Libya One of the two LNA MiG-23BNs crashed today west #Benghazi - pilot Col. Idriss Al Obeidi died of his injuries

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AFRICA: U.S.-Kenya plan for direct flights enters homestretch |mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/people-daily/2… |@K24Tv |#aviationnews

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HISTORY: #OTD in 1540 Joao Torto is killed when demonstrating his invention of cloth-covered wings #aviationhistory

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Today @Lufthansa said goodbye to #Venezuela after 45y of service, while Colombia & Mexico welcome new airlines. #sad

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AFRICA: Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya | #aviation #Kenya

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AFRICA: Kenya fights U.S. push to blacklist its airspace standardmedia.co.ke/article/200020… |@StandardKenya |#aviation

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HISTORY: #OTD in 1989 Antonov An-225 Mriya makes first carrying flight of the Buran space shuttle |@AntonovCompany

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AFRICA:Liberalise Airspace, Unlock Aviation Business Potential allafrica.com/stories/201605… |@allafrica @AfricanAirlines

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NEWS: Blood and Organ delivery by UAS eyed For Africa, India, U.S. aviationweek.com/commercial-avi… |@aviationweek |#aviation


HISTORY: #OTD in 1940 First flight of the General Aircraft Fleet Shadower G. A. L.38, long-range patrol prototype

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HISTORY: #OTD in 1940 First flight of US Navy's Bell XFL Airabonita experimental shipboard interceptor aircraft

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HISTORY: #OTD in 1934 William J Frye sets US coast-to-coast record LA to Newark in 11 hrs 31 min with a Douglas DC-1

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Playing "chicken" with an English Electric Canberra "Not recommended" :-)) Canberra flew first time May 13, 1948

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Canberra flew first time May 13, 1948

HISTORY: #OTD in 1933 Lowe Wylde, managing Director of British Aircraft Company dies in the crash of a BAC Drone

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AFRICA: South African aviation industry overwhelmed by crash-riddled 2 days traveller24.news24.com/News/Flights/s… |@Traveller24_SA

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