Thanks rogerdabootler, you seem pretty open and frank with what you know and do. Might contact you soon to see what we can do together in the same direction.
The IL-76 is way beyond its legal life-extension limitations and provisions. The CAA in Harare (that despicable place called Zimbabwe) have simply been renewing its annual C of A's without Design Buro approval and prolongations. This is a model -T and one of the very first ever built and shouldnt be flying anymore. It is even rumoured to belong to the ZAF and on "loan" to Avient to commercialize it.
With their disregard for most things decent and civilized in life, - the Zimbabweans are little perturbed by unimportant requirements such as manufacturers prescriptions and requirements. Thats exactly also my point with these antique DC-10's that Avient are now taking over and flying, theyre also now overseen and regulated by the Zimbabweans, after the EU banned DAS from operating them.
Some will then say pipe-down and leave this GROWING airline to get on with their job. Well, sad news, you guy's up north better duck each time you see one of them coming overhead.
Also thought that textiles are some of the banned commodities in Nigeria, but good luck to them if they are rustling them through - they'll get caught and be exposed, same as their shinnanigans in DRC were.
No, - my question remains - who is aware of the tobacco products (Bombay Masala) being round-tripped - the truth will out!