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Abyssinian takes sixth Caravan
Ethiopia’s Abyssinian Flight Services has welcomed a factory-new Cessna Grand Caravan EX to its fleet. The addition means that the operator will now fly six of the type and the latest unit, which is equipped with a G1000 glass cockpit, will be used for passenger and cargo air charter services.
Read this story in our May 2017 printed issue.

Ethiopia’s Abyssinian Flight Services has welcomed a factory-new Cessna Grand Caravan EX to its fleet. The addition means that the operator will now fly six of the type and the latest unit, which is equipped with a G1000 glass cockpit, will be used for passenger and cargo air charter services.

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