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The UAE-Ethiopia Airlift: The investigation techniques.

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The UAE-Ethiopia Airlift: The investigation techniques.

Using Mode-S data, images and satellite images to identify flights to Harar Meda Airport and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia.

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The UAE-Ethiopia Airlift: The investigation techniques.

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On 07 Oct 2021, I reported identification a total of 45 flights from the United Arab Emirates to Ethiopia. This article is part two of a series of two articles about this find. The first[1] article, which was published yesterday, is about the shady history of the aircraft and their current operator. This second article goes deeper into the technical side: how do I know that these aircraft actually visited Ethiopia?

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⚠️Over the past 53 days, I identified 51 suspicious cargo flights to 🇪🇹Ethiopia: 1⃣ 45 came from the 🇦🇪UAE; 2⃣ 6 came from 🇮🇷Iran; 3⃣ Most are 🇰🇬🇺🇦"Fly Sky Airlines"; 4⃣ Most go to 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport near Bishoftu or Debre Zeit; 5⃣ 48 flights by Il-76, 3 by 747-200.
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Why do 🇦🇪UAE-based "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76TD cargo aircraft keep visiting 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport, Ethiopia, the main Ethiopian Air Force Base? There are usually about 2 per day - today they were 🇺🇦UR-FSA/#FSU4811 and 🇺🇦UR-FSD/#FSU4813, as seen on 🛰️Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. https://t.co/0BDkzlhl0i https://t.co/Wmg9WnEH7I
5:45 PM ∙ Oct 7, 2021
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The technology

Nowadays, most aircraft are equipped with a Mode-S transponder. This article will not go into their exact technical details, but what it comes down to is the following. Aircraft continuously transmit signals, such as their altitude, heading and identity (callsign and Mode-S code), using a standard called Mode-S. These signals are designed to be received by air traffic control and nearby aircraft in order to improve safety.

However, these signals can also be received and decoded by receivers operated by volunteers or enthusiasts on ground. These receivers can “see” aircraft up to over 400 km away in optimal conditions. Received signals are within line of sight: whenever an aircraft is within visual range (so not obstructed by nearby buildings, trees, or the horizon), their signals can be received. Enthusiasts forward this data to websites like ADSBexchange and Flightradar24. These tracking websites receive data from thousands of volunteers and combine this data and put it on the map.

Schematic look at data received by a Mode-S receiver on ground.

Most civil aircraft equipped with a Mode-S transponder use ADS-B, which means that along with the aforementioned other data, they also transmit their location. This means that a single receiver is enough to put the aircraft on the map. Not all aircraft transmit their position. Examples of aircraft that do not transmit their position include most military aircraft, most Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft, including the entire “Fly Sky Airlines” fleet, but also some KLM Cityhopper aircraft. Tracking websites are sometimes still able to put these aircraft on the map: when one and the same signal is received by at least 4 ground receivers, aircraft position can be approximated by a mathematical calculation called MLAT (multilateration).

In countries like the Netherlands, where I am based, data source makes little difference: since there are thousands of volunteers around, almost all aircraft can be drawn on the map regardless of whether their position is known through ADS-B or MLAT.

In other countries, including Ethiopia and most of Africa, very few people send Mode-S data to tracking websites. As a result, only aircraft on full ADS-B can be put on the map, aircraft on MLAT cannot.

However, knowing that a ground receiver can only “see” within line of sight, we know that any aircraft for which we receive signals, has to be within visual range of the receiver. Depending on the position of the receiver, only a particular airport may be within sight, and flights to other destinations will disappear in-flight (when the aircraft are no longer within visual range: disappeared behind the horizon, or behind other obstructions in the vicinity of the receivers).

In the example below, a receiver is able to receive signals of aircraft on ground at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, but not at Harar Meda Airport, Ethiopia’s main military air base, located about 37 km further southwest.

In this way, positionless Mode-S data that would normally not be visible on aircraft tracking websites like Flightradar24 can still be used to estimate origins and destinations of aircraft. For privacy and security reasons, I cannot provide further details about how I got access to this Mode-S data.

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Gerjon | חריון @Gerjon_
⚠️My analysis of Mode-S data of a receiver in the vicinity of 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shows that: "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76s regs. 🇺🇦UR-FSC and 🇰🇬EX-76003 from 🇦🇪UAE both most likely visited 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport in Ethiopia today. FSC visited Bole before returning.
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🕵🏿‍♂️"Fly Sky Airlines" heavy Il-76TD cargo aircraft 🇺🇦UR-FSC/#FSU4811 and her sister 🇺🇦UR-FSA/#FSU4813 returned to an airport in 🇪🇹Ethiopia (likely Harar Meda Military Airport) this morning. The airline recently tweeted commercial operations, but never mentioned Ethiopia flights. https://t.co/jOzPr2F4wD https://t.co/NQkpdcvnmp
7:57 PM ∙ Aug 30, 2021
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The analysis

Mode-S data

Analysis of positionless Mode-S data shows that Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft from the UAE (where they can generally appear on tracking websites around take-off and landing, since there are enough receivers around) land outside Mode-S coverage in central Ethiopia, so not at Addis Ababa Bole Airport, on over 40 occasions. This data was filtered to only include inbound flights, so a return flight is only counted once.

One question remains: How do I know the destination of aircraft that are not tracked to ground? This is where imagery comes in.

Satellite imagery

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Periodic reminder: "Fly Sky" is still flying 🇦🇪UAE - 🇪🇹Ethiopia's main Air Force Base, Harar Meda Airport. Today around 4:00 and 10:00 UTC, their 🇺🇦UR-FSD was tracked over central Ethiopia. At 07:57 a similar Il-76 was seen at Harar Meda. She was back in UAE around 14:15.
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9:47 PM ∙ Sep 20, 2021
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Satellite imagery can be used and has been used to visually confirm the location of aircraft, both on ground and in-flight[2]. For identification of aircraft on ground, several conditions need to be met: an earth observation satellite needs to overpass while the aircraft is on ground during daytime and weather conditions should be clear enough to see the ground. Within my research, I typically use Sentinel-2 data. Although the pixel size of 10 meters is not ideal, pros of using Sentinel-2 include free and unlimited access. This also means that my claims can be verified by anybody, for example using the EO Browser[3].

In recent years, I have grown very familiar with the way this Soviet-built cargo aircraft appear on Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. For example, I have used Sentinel-2 to identify Il-76 cargo aircraft in Libya[4], Russia[5], Somalia[6], Armenia[7], Afghanistan[8], the Central African Republic[9], Egypt[10] and Kyrgyzstan[11]. Besides clues like size (length and width), the Ilyushin Il-76 has a typical silhouette with a large wing area and wings placed rather far forwards on the fuselage. This experience allows me to distinguish them from most other aircraft.

In this way, Ilyushins Il-76 have been identified at Harar Meda Military Airport in Ethiopia on multiple occasions, for example on 01 Aug 2021[12], 31 Aug 2021[13], 10 Sep 2021[14] and 20 Sep 2021[15], and these finds match up with available Mode-S logs.

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Gerjon | חריון @Gerjon_
3rd day in a row, 2 "Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD heavy freighter flights from the 🇦🇪UAE, now spotted at 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport (main EtAF base), Ethiopia,🛰️Sentinel-2. 🇺🇦UR-FSC #FSU4811/#FSU4812 🇺🇦UR-FSA #FSU4813/#FSU4814 That's a lot of baby diapers, vaccines and cookies.
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⚠️My analysis of Mode-S data of a receiver in the vicinity of 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shows that: "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76s regs. 🇺🇦UR-FSC and 🇰🇬EX-76003 from 🇦🇪UAE both most likely visited 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport in Ethiopia today. FSC visited Bole before returning. https://t.co/DtgN2YbPEH https://t.co/RvuFvhCpMB
5:56 PM ∙ Aug 31, 2021
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Ground imagery

Besides Mode-S data and satellite imagery, geolocated images of aircraft provide a third source of information. On 04 Sep 2021 for example, “Fly Sky Airlines” Ilyushins Il-76 reg. EX-76003 and UR-FSC were spotted approaching Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia.

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Gerjon | חריון @Gerjon_
Combining photo location georeference (not shown), indicated time, corresponding Mode-S reports, and inspecting the color scheme of the aircraft, I conclude that "Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushins Il-76TD 🇰🇬EX-76003 and 🇺🇦UR-FSC from 🇦🇪UAE visited 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia earlier today.
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⚠️My analysis of Mode-S data of a receiver in the vicinity of 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shows that: "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76s regs. 🇺🇦UR-FSC and 🇰🇬EX-76003 from 🇦🇪UAE both most likely visited 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport in Ethiopia today. FSC visited Bole before returning. https://t.co/DtgN2YbPEH https://t.co/RvuFvhCpMB
6:24 PM ∙ Sep 4, 2021
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Other geolocated images from ground include:

1.       Antonov Airlines Antonov An-124 reg. UR-82029 from Chengdu, China, spotted approaching Addis Ababa Bole International Airport after landing at Harar Meda Military Airport on 17 Sep 2021[16];

2.       Qeshm Fars Air Boeing 747-200 reg. EP-FAB from Tehran, Iran, spotted at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on 17 Aug 2021[17];

3.       Maximus Air Cargo Antonov An-124 reg. UR-ZYD from Abu Dhabi, UAE, spotted at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on 18 Apr 2021[18].

How you can help

As has hopefully become clear in this article, having more Mode-S receivers in Ethiopia (or, frankly, anywhere in Africa) would be very beneficial. It would mean we can finally put these flights on the map, so we no longer need to rely on interpretations of positionless Mode-S data, which is unavailable to most end users.

Fortunately, websites like Flightradar24[19], ADSBexchange[20] and Flightaware[21] offer free receivers, oftentimes prioritizing receivers in low-density feeder areas like Africa[22]. For hosting a Mode-S receiver, only an internet connection is required. Plenty documentation and tutorials are available online, showing you how to set everything up.

Besides Mode-S receivers, I am always interested to see images of aircraft taken in or over Ethiopia. My Twitter DMs are open – feel free to send me a message!

Corrigendum

One of the flights listed in the overview of flights was by aircraft hex code 6010EA on 20 Aug 2021. This flight was mistakenly listed as one of the flights to Ethiopia. In reality, this flight went to N’Djamena in Chad.


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Gerjon’s Aircraft Finds
The UAE-Ethiopia Airlift: Fly Sky Airlines
On 07 Oct 2021, I reported that I had identified some 45 flights from the United Arab Emirates to Ethiopia. This first article is part one of a series of two articles, and deals with the recent history (2019-present) of the aircraft now flying to Harar Meda Airport in Ethiopia and their various operators. A second article, which is to be published tomor…
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[2]

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The Aviationist @TheAviationist
Report: Using ADS-B Data And Satellite Imagery To "Observe" Interesting Military Aircraft Movements (And Intercepts):
theaviationist.comUsing ADS-B Data And Satellite Imagery To “Observe” Interesting Military Aircraft Movements (And Intercepts)New open source tools complement ADS-B and allow you to spot military activities (including close encounters) all around the world. We have been researching ADS-B as a tool to carry out OSINT (Open Sources INTelligence) on aircraft movements for more than 10 years now. Some of our most loyal
4:40 PM ∙ Jul 20, 2021
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[3] https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/eo-browser/

[4]

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Although I don't report on Ilyushin Il-76s around 🇱🇾#Benghazi, #Libya nearly as frequent as I used to, they're still regularly on the move. Except for 🇱🇾5A-DRS of course, which has been grounded for around a year now.
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Long time since I last saw Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft at Sidi Barrani. I thought of Il-76s based at 🇱🇾#Benghazi #Benina, #Libya, e.g. 🇰🇿UP-I7646/🇰🇿UP-I7652, opby now-banned Jenis Air. However this morning 09:31:41 UTC, no Il-76s were missing. No recent 🇦🇪UAE "Candid"ates either. https://t.co/w7cPS4ismn https://t.co/GmlCGHRcW3
5:25 PM ∙ Apr 23, 2021
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⚠️On 09 Nov 2020, @galandecZP reported arrival of a group of 🇷🇺#Russia Air Force Il-76s to 🇷🇺#Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport, for 🇦🇿🇦🇲#NagornoKarabakh. Today's 🛰️Sentinel-2 scene shows 13 MORE Ilyushins Il-76 and 2 An-124s compared to the 2nd latest cloud-free image, 28 Oct 2020.
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Вчера на аэродром Ульяновск-восточный прибыла большая группа транспортных Ил-76 из Таганрога, Пскова и Твери. Не менее 10 бортов. Также в районе аэродрома была замечена большая колонна военной техники. По словам местных жителей техника "на Карабах". Следим за развитием событий. https://t.co/KDOgC7qVT8
8:15 PM ∙ Nov 12, 2020
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After earlier visits by UAE C-17A cargo aircraft and 🇦🇪UAE-based "Azee Air", "Zetavia" and "Fly Sky", an Il-76 can be seen at 🇸🇴#Bosaso Airport, #Somalia, a 🇦🇪UAE-financed airport on the Gulf of Aden on 01 Nov 2020. A potential but unconfirmed(!) candidate: "Fly Sky" 🇰🇬EX-76003.
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Looks like "Fly Sky" Ukraine 🇺🇦UR-FSC (using hex of former reg. UR-CRN) flew 🇸🇩#Khartoum to 🇸🇴#Bosaso, a simple airstrip in #Somalia, y'day, before continuing to Ras'Al Khaymah and #Fujairah in 🇦🇪UAE. This airport was financed and gets used by the UAE more frequently - thread👇🏻! https://t.co/mcdEfR57fR
12:22 PM ∙ Feb 6, 2021
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Cleanup at 🇦🇲#Armenia Air Force base #Erebuni: between 11-21 May 2021, 2x Il-76 (86040, 86852?) were moved towards the W side of the base (for long term storage?) The other 2 remain in their usual location (probably 76310, 76074). Also the 4 Su-30s were moved (15-20 Jun 2021).
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🛰️ of #Erebuni Air Base in 🇦🇲#Armenia (27 Feb 2021) shows the following: 1) 4x 🇷🇺#Russia (likely Air Force) Ilyushin Il-76 visitors 2) 🇷🇺Russia Air Force Tupolev Tu-134UBL "Crusty-B" 3) the 4x Armenian Air Force Su-30SM (the famous unarmed ones) apparently moved from 🇦🇲#Gyumri. https://t.co/vu92Wpkgy7
3:57 PM ∙ Jul 10, 2021
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"Sapsan Airline" Ilyushin Il-76TD reg. 🇰🇬EX-76007 (previously flying for the 🇱🇾LNA as 🇰🇿UP-I7646) seen delivering 🇦🇪UAE aid to🇦🇫Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, 08 Sep 2021. https://t.co/6tIGT1SSEE
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10:59 AM ∙ Sep 13, 2021
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🇷🇺#Russia has confirmed sending military equipment to the Central African Republic, supporting CAR government, which is battling rebels. 🛰️of the airport in capital 🇨🇫#Bangui shows 2 large aircraft, likely Il-76 and An-124, this morning 10:19 local.
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Samir @obretix
Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD [EX-76003] and RuAF IL-76MD [RF-86901] cargo planes at Bangui airport https://t.co/pHmHhNnl4D https://t.co/4UjVhtrZaz
3:12 PM ∙ Dec 28, 2020
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⚠️Day 8: "Fly Sky" #FSU4814/UR-FSA (former UR-COE) from 🇯🇴#Aqaba + #FSU4812/UR-FSE (former UR-EAB) from 🇦🇪UAE visit NW 🇪🇬#Egypt/🇱🇾#Libya, most likely Sidi Barrani Air Base. More significantly: the vehicle storage (since Aug '20) there seems to be emptying?
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Estimated surface area covered by vehicles around 🇪🇬#SidiBarrani, NW #Egypt used to be around 8,431 m2 on 13 Dec 2020 and around 10,802 m2 yesterday. This suggests new vehicles may have arrived over the past 2 weeks. This air base is known for its connection to LNA in 🇱🇾#Libya. https://t.co/9EHIbxymET
2:23 PM ∙ Jan 24, 2021
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⚠️Kazakh Il-76 🇰🇿UP-I7646 remained in W 🇱🇾#Libya after "Azee Air"+"Jenis Air" lost their license, now became "Sapsan" 🇰🇬EX-76007. I didn't know where she was. Now, @EHEH_Spotter pointed me at a video likely showing the aircraft on ground in... 🇰🇬#Osh, #Kyrgyzstan! No more Libya.
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[THREAD] Interesting development: According to the Kyrgyz CAA, new airline "Sapsan" (Сапсан) has 2 Il-76 cargo aircraft: 0063471147: Former Zetavia 🇺🇦UR-CIV, now 🇰🇬EX-76005 (flown to Bishkek Manas 14 Dec 2020) 1023411378: Former Azee+Jenis Air 🇰🇿UP-I7646, now 🇰🇬EX-76007 [1/6] https://t.co/wX4pq2ooyY https://t.co/QsG78CwalS
8:07 PM ∙ Jul 13, 2021
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⚠️01 Aug 2021: 🇺🇦UR-FSC, a "Fly Sky Airlines" (UAE-based 🇰🇬Kyrgyz/🇺🇦Ukrainian airline) Ilyushin Il-76TD heavy freighter, landed at 🇪🇹Harar Meda military Airport, Debre Zeit/Bishoftu, Ethiopia, and has not been seen moving since. Airline has a history of attempting to silence me.
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IMPORTANT addition: In February 2021, I received an email from Twitter Legal saying "a third party" (I wonder whom...🧐) filed a formal complaint against me! They quoted... 7 Fly Sky tweets. Also, they launched a short social media campaign against me. https://t.co/NganQi9BAv https://t.co/uWhPpVDYhG
7:03 PM ∙ Aug 23, 2021
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Gerjon | חריון @Gerjon_
3rd day in a row, 2 "Fly Sky Airlines" Ilyushin Il-76TD heavy freighter flights from the 🇦🇪UAE, now spotted at 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport (main EtAF base), Ethiopia,🛰️Sentinel-2. 🇺🇦UR-FSC #FSU4811/#FSU4812 🇺🇦UR-FSA #FSU4813/#FSU4814 That's a lot of baby diapers, vaccines and cookies.
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⚠️My analysis of Mode-S data of a receiver in the vicinity of 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shows that: "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76s regs. 🇺🇦UR-FSC and 🇰🇬EX-76003 from 🇦🇪UAE both most likely visited 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport in Ethiopia today. FSC visited Bole before returning. https://t.co/DtgN2YbPEH https://t.co/RvuFvhCpMB
5:56 PM ∙ Aug 31, 2021
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Gerjon | חריון @Gerjon_
Why do 🇦🇪UAE-based "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76TD cargo aircraft keep visiting 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport, Ethiopia, the main Ethiopian Air Force Base? There are usually about 2 per day - today they were 🇺🇦UR-FSA/#FSU4811 and 🇺🇦UR-FSD/#FSU4813, as seen on 🛰️Sentinel-2 satellite imagery.
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The 🇮🇷Iran+🇦🇪UAE link in 🇪🇹Ethiopia: Today and yesterday, 5 heavy Il-76 freighters likely visited Harar Meda Airport*, 🇪🇹Ethiopia. 06 Sep 2021: 07:00** 🇦🇪***UR-FSD/#FSU4813 07:25 🇦🇪UR-FSA/#FSU4811 08:55 🇮🇷EP-PUS**** 07 Sep 2021: 07:40 🇦🇪UR-FSC/#FSU4811 11:05 🇦🇪UR-FSA/#FSU4813 https://t.co/6yOpP98oRn https://t.co/8Y9WZ7xQdK
4:55 PM ∙ Sep 10, 2021
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Periodic reminder: "Fly Sky" is still flying 🇦🇪UAE - 🇪🇹Ethiopia's main Air Force Base, Harar Meda Airport. Today around 4:00 and 10:00 UTC, their 🇺🇦UR-FSD was tracked over central Ethiopia. At 07:57 a similar Il-76 was seen at Harar Meda. She was back in UAE around 14:15.
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9:47 PM ∙ Sep 20, 2021
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Update: Antonov Airlines Antonov An-124 reg. 🇺🇦UR-82029 has now done a very short ferry flight from 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport to 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport (her current location): #ADB376F.
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12:28 PM ∙ Sep 17, 2021
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Wow! Faster than expected. An image reportedly showing "Qeshm Fars Air" Boeing 747 reg. 🇮🇷EP-FAB in 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 👇🏻 Will try to verify image location later (but obviously, I will not be revealing the exact location the image was taken from.) https://t.co/oDaoBZPkvf
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7:58 AM ∙ Aug 17, 2021
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Look what I found! A YouTube video by Kindama shows "Maximus Air Cargo" reg. 🇺🇦UR-ZYD on ground at 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport, Ethiopia. This gigantic freighter arrived from 🇦🇪Abu Dhabi, UAE on 18 Apr 2021: Video parking spot matches Flightradar24 data. 🎥youtu.be/kaRqaHyXByY
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🇦🇪Emirates-based "Maximus Air Cargo" Antonov An-124 🇺🇦UR-ZYD did another flight to 🇪🇹#AddisAbaba, #Ethiopia earlier today. This flight was previously linked to 🇦🇪UAE support of the LNA in the 🇱🇾#Libya War. #MXM3724 https://t.co/cYwhws3oFY
10:48 AM ∙ Oct 2, 2021
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[19] https://www.flightradar24.com/apply-for-receiver

[20] https://c4ads.org/icarus

[21] https://flightaware.com/adsb/flightfeeder/

[22] https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/making-the-flightradar24-network-even-stronger/

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Sam
Oct 29, 2021

Are you also tracing private jets? You will be paid more.

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Adriana
Oct 12, 2021

How much are those Terrorist tugs promised to pay you? Loser.

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