Angola: Second Taag Dash 8-400 Already in Angola

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Angola: Second Taag Dash 8-400 Already in Angola

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan flag company (TAAG), received last Monday the second of the six predicted Dash 8-400 plane model of the Canadian manufacturer De Havilland of Canada Limited (DHC), acquired by the Executive, within the framework of the region operator's fleet.

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