We arrived safely in Chad on Thursday afternoon after our flights from London via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Everything fine so far; the other expatriate staff here have shown us around the city and shops. I (Andrew) have also had the opportunity to spend a morning at the MAF hangar and have met some of the Chadian MAF staff and see the two aircraft that MAF operate here in Chad. One is a new 4-seat Cessna 182; the other is a much larger Cessna 208 Caravan.
The other expatriate staff here are Kalvin and Albert together with their families. Kalvin is a pilot and has been here for many years and is acting as programme manager until that post has been filled. Albert is an engineer and moved here with his family last year from Mongolia. We have a comfortable flat on the MAF compound two miles to the east of central N'djamena.
At the moment we are finding our bearings and getting used to a lot of things being different. Zack and Esther are enjoying making new friends and being able to play outside in the warm weather.
Great to hear. We look forward to arriving in mid-May. Glad you got there alright.
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