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Business Aviation And Africa Business Aviation plays a critical role in economic development and in many ways its successes go hand in hand with economic progress. In Africa, Business Aviation takes on a higher importance due to several reasons. Business Aviation is a dire necessity for Africa. Africa controls only 2.1% of world aviation in spite of its huge population. …
By Gustavo Pina Director of SITA Lab The evolution of AI in chatbots The last year has seen significant announcements and global public attention towards emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Model (LLM) platforms like ChatGPT. Capturing both the public’s imagination and sparking fears around the rapid evolution of these transformative technologies, many industries are now speculating over the …
By Aminat Bakare The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) project spearheaded by the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) led by its vibrant Secretary General Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi has recorded successes in its implementation as the AFCAC Secretariat has reported new 5th Freedom Traffic Rights routes across Africa. According to the AFCAC report, West Africa region leads in new 5th …
Recently, I was on a flight that was severely delayed with most passengers trying to bring their luggage into the cabin. There was simply no space on board. The flight ended up leaving more than an hour late. No doubt fears of their bags being misplaced or long delays waiting at the baggage carousel were weighing heavily on most passengers’ …
By Monday Ukoha COVID 19 has changed the global air transport industry in many ways. Whereas the aviation industry is witnessing increased digitalistion across its length and breadth spurred by the recovery, staff shortages persist in several subsects of the industry and the Air Traffic Management sector has not been spared which has led to inefficiencies in air traffic management. …
By Dainius Staniulis The Covid-19 pandemic has stirred up global aviation thrusting ACMI operators to new highs. As airlines all over the world turn to ACMI for flexible solutions, the African market has only now started to discover the true potential of wet-leasing as a capacity support mechanism. According to Dainius Staniulis, Vice President Commercial at Avion Express, the …
By Roland Ohaeri Delivering Hope To Save Lives In Nigeria Nigeria now has a genuine cause to be more hopeful as Allied Air, Nigeria-based and West and Central Africa’s largest cargo airline, recently began the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines from Abuja to different States in Nigeria, amidst the dismay and losses caused by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic in the …
By Roland Ohaeri Watershed Africa has demonstrated reinvigorated confidence and zeal to establish effective air transport liberalization within the continent for the benefit of African Airlines and economies, with the launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) Pilot Implementation Project (PIP) in Dakar, Senegal, during the 23rd Yamoussoukro Decision Day (YD-Day) celebration. According to the African Civil …
Builds Global Partnerships, Capabilities For Future Sustainable Energy By Roland Ohaeri In an ambitious quest for clean and sustainable energy, Airbus says it is making progress in its research initiatives to explore the benefits of hydrogen, hybrid energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and energy from the moon to power sustainability in future aviation. Airbus’ current preoccupations in …
By Roland Ohaeri Exciting Potential Business aviation is one aspect of the aviation industry that is re-defining the future of air transport in Africa, as the continent strives to transform trade and economic integration across the continent under specific initiatives such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Free Movement Protocol, Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), …
