AUC: Leading Africa’s Aviation Change Amidst Crises

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  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.   …

A Change Is Going To Come

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By Mark Tierney   The Backdrop In its June 2021 update, AFRAA reported that African airlines cumulatively lost $10.21b in revenues in 2020 due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that this”poor performance is a direct threat to the survival of the African aviation industry if the trend continues.”   Alas, African airlines were struggling to make money …

ATM: Is Single African Sky Realistic?

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By Roland Ohaeri   Individual And Coordinated Wins Recently, South Sudan announced it had taken control of its sovereign airspace ten years after its independence, saying that the State “will be welcoming the world’s international aviation operators and airliners into its skies following the launch of a state-of-the-art, online air space management system.”   Interestingly, given the State’s background of …