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By Boni Dibate CANSO brings the world’s air navigation service providers, leading industry innovators and air traffic management specialists together to share knowledge, develop best practice and shape the future for a safe, secure and seamless airspace. Our regional focus is a key part of delivering global transformation and meeting regional needs – and we need this community collaboration …
By Roland Ohaeri Individual And Coordinated Wins Recently, South Sudan announced it had taken control of its sovereign airspace ten years after its independence, saying that the State “will be welcoming the world’s international aviation operators and airliners into its skies following the launch of a state-of-the-art, online air space management system.” Interestingly, given the State’s background of …
By Patrick Leopold Over the last couple of years, levels of air cargo within the African continent have demonstrated a consistent augmentation, surpassing those of any other region according to IATA. In general, due to the associated credit risks, lessors are more cautious to lease to this market. The aviation industry takes a different format in Africa as airlines …
By Roland Ohaeri Uncertain Steps No one was expecting the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic or its colossal impact on economies, and the aviation industry- which was one of the worse hit sectors. Counting the losses as at 2020, from 2019 levels, the Africa aviation region had been set back -58% in terms of capacity; Africa also experienced the …
From A Crisis, There Is Often An Opportunity The aviation industry is facing the longest and deepest crisis it has ever faced, and yet the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of regional connections. Regional aircraft have been instrumental to support emergencies through repatriations, the transport of medical supplies and medevacs, with operators such as Air Madagascar, Air Austral, playing …
By Ian Malin Airlines are encouraged to fly the youngest aircraft due to obvious cost savings from fuel efficiency as well as fewer requirements for expensive maintenance events provided by higher reliability. The average age of the global in-service fleet is 13.5 years. In contrast, in Africa the fleet age average is 19.3 years. While that may not …
By Roland Ohaeri Striking The Delicate Balance The advent of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) remains a watershed in air transport because of the unprecedented innovation and efficiencies drones bring to socio-economic life globally. However, the main challenge over the past decade or so has been how to safely integrate the operation of drones into manned airspace with minimum …
The corona virus has decimated the aviation and travel industry. What does this mean for maintenance, repair and overhaul? Andreas Kalina, VP Marketing and Sales Europe, Africa, CIS and Baltics at MTU Maintenance, explains. As a result of this unprecedented crisis, airlines are extremely focused on cash management to ensure their survival. Fleet planning is highly dynamic and we …
The Yamoussoukro Decision (YD), Africa’s main hope for speedy aviation development and sustainability of increased contributions of the aviation industry to Africa’s economic development, was further repositioned for successful implementation last year with the designation of November 13 every year as the official YD Anniversary Day celebration. The second edition of the YD-Day celebration held 13 November 2020, jointly …
By Roland Ohaeri Online AGA African airlines and their partners who met during the 52nd Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) exuded unmistakable courage and positive expectation to achieve sustainable recovery and build back operations to 2019 levels in the face of COVID-19 induced challenges. The AFRAA AGA, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
