The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for July 2024 global passenger demand shows that “African airlines saw a 7.4% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity was up 6.7% year-on-year. The load factor rose to 74.3% (+0.5ppt compared to July 2023).” IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh said: “July was another positive month. In fact, passenger demand hit an all-time high for the …
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr. Festus Keyamo SAN has signed “a significant Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing.” This strategic partnership according to Boeing is set to “strengthen the West African country’s aviation sector.” Mr. Keyamo said: “As Africa’s largest economy and with the continent’s largest population, Nigeria has a lot to offer in driving the growth of …
Ethiopian Airlines in partnership with Boeing and Think Young, are “strengthening their commitment to STEM education for Ethiopian.” According to ET, this year, “28 high school students in grade 11, with an impressive 50% female participation, successfully completed the second edition of the STEM School program, designed to equip them with critical skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).” …
By Aminat Bakare Captain Gilbert Mwamba Sampa’s journey into civil aviation began from a deep-seated passion that has gone on to fuel his over four decades career. Born on the 30th of September 1959, Capt. Sampa was raised in his native country Zambia, where he completed his Cambridge O’Levels. He briefly attended the University of Zambia’s School of Natural Sciences; …
By Bakam Amin Baranzan Introduction Emerging as a transformative technology in Africa, drones offer cost-effective, efficient and seamless solutions for various industries. Be it delivering medical supplies to remote areas to surveying and mapping agricultural lands, the growing application of drone technology has been proven to be numerous and important. Integration of drones into the continent’s airspace provides both opportunities …
The Director General of Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), Mrs. Musayeroh Barrie is passionate about the aviation industry in Sierra Leone and Africa. At the SAATM Pilot Implementation Project in Sierra Leone, she spoke with Aviation & Allied Business Journal on the implementation of SAATM in Sierra Leone amongst other topics. Q: What motivated Sierra Leone to host the …
Overall levels reaching heights not seen since the record peaks of 2021. The International Air Transport Association has released “data for July 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.” According to the data, “African airlines saw 6.2% year-on-year demand growth for air cargo in July – the lowest of all regions and their lowest recorded figure …
As IATA’s data shows that “Demand on the Africa-Asia market increased by 40.6% compared to May 2023”, leading African cargo airline, Astral Aviation Limited, is leveraging the opportunity to launch “its inaugural flight from the People’s Republic of China.” This landmark flight, departing from the bustling city of Guangzhou to Nairobi with an onward connection to Maputo, the capital of …
Leading regional aircraft manufacturer, ATR has taken “the delivery of its 1,700th aircraft since the inception of the programme to longstanding customer Air Corsica.” ATR says the delivery of this ATR 72-600 to the French airline “completes the full transition of its fleet of ATR -500 series to the latest generation of turboprop aircraft, demonstrating its commitment to operational excellence, regional connectivity, and sustainability.” It also underscores “the robustness and enduring success …
Horizon Aircraft, an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of the world’s first eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) says “Tom Brassington has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer.” According to Horizon: “Tom joins from Lilium, a leading eVTOL developer, where he held the position of Head of System Design Engineering. He takes up his new role at Horizon Aircraft …
