By Roland Ohaeri Unprecedented The air transport industry in Africa has experienced a number of major disruptions over the last few decades, including health and economic crises that temporarily set back the industry. But none was as devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic, which struck at a period when about 4 billion passengers globally and about 150million passengers in …
How Will Moussa Lead ASECNA’s Transformation Over The Next Four Years?
By Roland Ohaeri Trusted Anew The Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) mid-September 2020 re-elected Mr. Mohamed MOUSSA as the Director General of the Agency for a second term of four years. His new term of office will run from 2021 to 2024. Mr. Moussa, who is from Niger Republic, has been serving …
How Will The Phenomenal ADS-B Change Africa’s Interconnectivity?
By Roland Ohaeri Aviation At The Cusp Of Third Generational Change On-going efforts to develop safe, efficient and accommodating management guidelines and system for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM), the presence of evolving technologies including AI and IoT, as well as the COVID-19 have all pushed the industry to the cusp of a new generational shift. …
Continental Collaboration – Prerequisite For Successful Restart Of Aviation In Africa In COVID-19 Era
Pandemics, in all their ramifications and manifestations, have become one of the greatest threats to civil aviation in the past 100 years. The impact of a pandemic across all regions of the world today is evident in empty airspaces and airport terminals. The ubiquitous parking of aircraft at airports feeds to a sense of despondency that pervades the air …
Strengthening African Airlines Financial Position for Sustainable Life Post-COVID-19
The aviation landscape globally is changing as a result of COVID-19, with African airlines likely to be the hardest hit. According to IATA’s COVID-19 financial impact assessment of March 2020, Africa will experience one of the starkest declines in traffic. The majority of African airlines are currently grounded, with notably bankruptcies of South African Airlines and Air Mauritius, with a …
Africa’s Quest For Newer Aircraft: Why Aircraft Sellers, Funders Need A Rethink
By Roland Ohaeri Why New Aircraft For African Airlines? The efforts to improve the fleets of African airlines especially with newer aircraft intensified over the last two decades, with varying levels of success among these airlines. The need for newer and, therefore, more efficient aircraft arose mainly due to the core reasons that airlines must reduce their costs to …
Remote Airport – Building Africa’s Future
By Roland Ohaeri Suppressed Characterized by low traffic, lack of facilities including power supply, and day-time only operations, as well as limited number of airlines and flight services, remote airports in Africa face some of the most daunting challenges in the industry. Some of these airports may have suffered downgrading already from their civil aviation regulators on the …
Putting People At The Heart Of Airport Digitalization
By Olivier Guillet Many of the world’s leading airports are using digital services to improve passenger experience and airport operations, but to avoid costly mistakes they need to place ‘user experience’ front and centre of digitalisation. Passengers can now receive accurate information on inbound/outbound flights directly to their mobile phone. They can also enjoy tailored guidance around …
Aviation & Tourism Jump-Starting Leisure From African Airports
By Roland Ohaeri Innovative Thinking Leisure and tourism can begin right at the airports in Africa, if these airports give deep thought to the concept of airport user experience enhanced by value-adding leisure and business facilities. Several airports are still preoccupied with bringing in more airlines and becoming hubs, irrespective of facilities and services they provide, which are defining …
Will Small African Airlines Survive SAATM?
By Roland Ohaeri The SAATM Effect Since its launch on January 28, 2018 by African Union (AU) leaders, the Single African Air Transport (SAATM) has been applauded as an essential catalyst to deliver liberalization and sustainable future air transport in Africa. Perhaps, the most striking aspect of SAATM is that it would have far-reaching effects on all …