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Compiled by : Group Captain Kuma Kirinde Airbus has a pattern for naming planes, starting with “A3” and...

Bernard Ziegler – French aeronautical engineer who dismissed pilots as ‘taxi drivers’ when he...

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SQN LDR ERIC DOWNS [RETD], RAF – OC FLYING AND TRAINING, RCyAF (1959 TO...

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SriLankan Airlines wins a prestigious title at PATA Gold Awards 2021 for the 3rd...

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Air France to start flights to Sri Lanka from Nov 01

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