Mr Armitage has penned a version of Homer's second epic which deals with the long-delayed homecoming of Odysseus from the Trojan wars.

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Last year, CAIGA successfully bid on the assets of bankrupt Epic Aviation, and it has also has entered into deals to buy Teledyne Continental Motors and Emivest Aerospace, the maker of the SJ30 business jet.

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