Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Interviews”
Ground handling in West Africa is essential to support expected increase in cargo traffic. Mr. Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO), speaks of tremendous investments and the recent public offer issued by the company in the efforts to maintain excellent ground handling services. He emphasizes on the need for speed, safety and excellence …
“Africa has turned the page to the next chapter in aviation development,” says Mr. Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, of ACI-Africa, who, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business outlines what African airports require to excel in a liberalized air transport market. Q: Would you say African airports are ready for the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and …
Stephanie Wear believes Africa has amazing tourism potentials with its undeveloped, undiscovered tourism products. She is the Director of Economic and Air Service Development for the Tenerife Tourism Corporation which is one of the southernmost islands of Spain. Q: It is a common knowledge that Tenerife is associated with successes in tourism and leisure. How have you been able to get …
Mr. Akwasi Agyeman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Tourism Authority. He speaks passionately the need to open up Africa for tourism through single multi-country regional visas. He says Ghana is in top gear driving intra-Ghana tourism and foreign tourists. The people, rhythm and culture of Ghana suspenseful utmost tourism experience, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & …
A growing number of Africa’s women aviation professionals could play more impactful roles in encouraging more African women not just to go into aviation but rise to the top. Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Director for Advocacy and Strategic Relations of IATA for Africa, is focused on bringing value and international standards to the industry within the region. She is a …
The need to improve the synergy between aviation and tourism gets stronger attention as Africa pursues its long-term development objectives. Mr. Alain St. Ange, former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal offers useful ideas on how aviation in Africa can leverage on tourism traffic to …
Mr. John Attafuah is the Managing Director, Ghana Airports Company Limited, who is at the centre-stage of efforts to transform Ghana’ aviation infrastructure. He enthuses about the milestone improvement at the Kotoka International Airport, and the airport’s new Terminal 3 set to light up Ghana’s aviation landscape when it opens in August 2018. He speaks of Ghana’s successful Airport City, …
The success story shared by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) in the execution of its aerotropolis project is heartwarming, especially coming from a region where aviation is most under-exploited and under-developed. Mr. John Attafuah, Managing Director, GACL, here looks to the next phase of the aerotropolis project. He says African airports would take the world by storm over the next …
Mr. Jan Pie is the Secretary General of ASD – AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe. As the aviation industry especially in Africa strives to surmount infrastructure, environmental and other challenges, he weighs up Africa’s prospects, highlighting also what it takes to build Africa more sustainably. He spoke exclusively to Aviation & Allied Business. Q: Aircraft manufacturing technology has …
Mr. Muhammad Ali Albakri joined IATA as Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East on 1 January 2017. He believes the region has tremendous opportunities, detailing how Africa’s potentials can be realized, and how Africa can benefit from the success in the Middle East, among other exciting and intriguing industry issues. Q: What has been your experience so …
