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Mr. Estanislao Esono Anguesomo is the Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea on the ICAO Council. Interestingly, he is the Chairman of the ICO Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) spearheading recovery strategies for global aviation industry. In this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal, he discusses Africa’s participation and achievements in key areas including recovery efforts, environment, and …
Mr. Estanislao Esono Anguesomo is the Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea on the ICAO Council. Interestingly, he is the Chairman of the ICAO Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) spearheading recovery strategies for the global aviation industry. In this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal, he discusses Africa’s participation and achievements in key areas including recovery efforts, environment, …
As aviation recovery builds up following the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, African DGCAs and their regional and global partners are regrouping to strive for aviation oversight system development in Africa. The 7th Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Week in Abuja, Nigeria, outlined these tremendous efforts to strengthen safety, security, training and ecological responsiveness. And Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, ICAO …
Othman Chaoui is an Aviation Executive, with over two decades experience in aircraft financing, and extensive experience in Africa’s regional aircraft market. Here, he discusses strategies to navigate African airlines through the challenging course of aircraft acquisition and fleet improvement. The Best Approach For African Airlines To Finance Their Aircraft The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has been harsh for all …
Mr. Chris Zweigenthal is the immediate-past Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association Of Southern Africa (AASA). In this valedictory interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal, he relives the progression of the industry over the decades of his service, and offers insights on the way forward for the industry in Africa amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Q: You recently bowed …
Africa is hoping for sustainable restart and recovery of the economy and aviation industry on the continent. H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission (AUC), in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business explores efforts to drive Africa’s urgent objectives, including issues on vaccines and continental trade and transport liberalization. …
David Minty is the Head of Aviation for Africa at Investec Bank, South Africa, which provides finance support to the aviation industry in Africa. As expectation of industry recovery from the impact of COVID-19 builds up, he offers insights on how to approach the tremendous challenges of poor financing in aviation industry in Africa, in this exclusive interview with Aviation …
Chief Babajide Olatunde-Agbeja is the Chairman of Boff & Company Insurance Brokers Limited based in Ibadan, Western Nigeria. He analyses issues on aviation insurance and finance in Nigeria as the country’s aviation industry is now struggling for recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal. Q: The aviation …
Mercy Awori is the Alternate Representative of Kenya to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). She is currently Africa’s Environment Champion and Coordinator. She has held leadership positions in the Council of ICAO as Chairperson of Human Resources Committee, Chairperson of the Air Transport Committee, Secretary and Member of the Council Ad hoc Committee, Coordinator of the Forum Group at …
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 …
