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By Andrew Orr, Ronce Almond, and Cornelia (Connie) Wilson-Hunter The African Union (AU) recently met for the fourth time to discuss the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in May 2018, an initiative to create a unified air transportation market across all of Africa. SAATM is a flagship project of the AU Agenda 2063. The initiative promises to finally bring …
By Roland Ohaeri One Aim The age-long challenges that have fuelled the under-development of airlines and the aviation industry in Nigeria and West Africa, on the one hand, and the remarkable air traffic and economic growth projected for Africa over the next two decades, on the other, are critical factors that would determine the sustainability and profitability of local airlines, …
By Kayode Oyero Concerned about the need to expand intra-Africa route networks, improve Africa’s air connectivity to the world, open up new markets, and strengthen financial performance of African carriers, pundits from the aviation industry and its sub sectors like tourism, hospitality management, immigration, among others, gathered in Accra, Ghana, from 16th – 18th July 2018, at Routes Africa 2018, …
By Roland Ohaeri Rallying Point – Keeping Africa Together Togo has played a notable and commendable role over the past three decades in the efforts to develop and reposition Africa’s aviation industry. The Yamoussoukro Decision (YD), the globally acclaimed framework to liberalize air transport in Africa and bring the huge benefits of open skies to Africa’s people and economies, was …
By Roland Ohaeri Difficult Choice Africa has been seen more or less as the favourite region for the disposal of ageing or disused aircraft. In the continent, there is still the predominance of small, weak and poorly funded airlines that are in perpetual need of aircraft and struggling to meet the air travel needs of less than 20% of Africa’s …
By Roland Ohaeri & Olamide Oni Focus On Transformation When airport and aviation experts gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the 59th ACI Africa Board and Committees Meetings, Regional Conference and Exhibition April 14-20, 2018, they shifted Africa’s focus to strategies to transform African airports into sustainable businesses. Guided by the theme: “Business Transformation For Sustainable African Airports,” stakeholders sought to …
By Roland Ohaeri & Kayode Oyero Africa has taken a new step closer to the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) which was launched by the African Union (AU) at its 30th Summit in January 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In May 2018 in Lome, Togo, the Fourth Meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on the SAATM, …
Decades-Long Challenge At the Third International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) World Aviation Forum (IWAF) held late November, 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria, African Union States, aviation industry stakeholders in Africa together with global aviation, finance and economic development partners established the Abuja Declaration, designed primarily to resolve the lingering challenge of poor aviation infrastructure in Africa. Nigeria’s President, His Excellency Muhammadu …
AUC’s Commitment Ushers In Africa’s New Beginning Africa turned another page in history on January 29, 2018 when His Excellency Paul Kagame, the newly-elected Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and President of Rwanda, led other AU Heads of State to formally launch the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The launch took place during the 30th Summit of the …
From 14th June to 15th July 2018, Russia, a country nestling between Europe and Asia, will pulsate with the thrills and frills of the biggest football tournament globally, the 23rd FIFA World Cup. Interestingly, thirty-two teams with their technical crew, cheerleaders, football enthusiasts, country delegates, media personnel, and independent observers from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Central America …
