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Lai Ching-te praises Eswatini King’s piloting skills

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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te described Eswatini’s King as a natural pilot after a simulator session at the aviation training centre in Tainan, Taiwan. The visit also highlighted the training of 11 Eswatini pilots and technicians by the institution between 2019 and 2020, according to Taiwan’s presidency.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te described Eswatini’s King as a ‘natural pilot’, praising his technique after a simulator session in Tainan, the Times of Eswatini reports. The monarch was visiting the city’s aviation training centre with Liphovela LaZuma.

The centre has already trained 11 Eswatini pilots and maintenance officers. After the exercise, Lai Ching-te presented the King with a certificate and a command jacket, then invited him to board an aircraft.

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