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By Roland Ohaeri and Isaac Atoyebi The Aviation industry faces a gloomy period amid COVID-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc on the billion-dollar industry all over the world in 2020. The year 2020 is a year like no other in aviation history, because of the ravaging virus that has cost millions of lives as well. The pandemic still poses a …
By Ali Tounsi Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, ACI-Africa Before looking at the current challenges of the air cargo sector in Africa posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to examine how this sector has been performing before the crisis. It is worth noting that African air cargo volume is mainly driven by international trade lanes, especially …
The impact of the COVID-19 brought momentary set-back to the industry already facing pre-COVID-19 challenges. It, however, did not deter this year’s edition of the African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) Aeropolitical Forum held in November 2020which brought 140 participants from African airlines, Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs), Airports, Airline Associations, Ministries and related agencies, private sector groups, and aviation service …
By Roland Ohaeri Unprecedented The air transport industry in Africa has experienced a number of major disruptions over the last few decades, including health and economic crises that temporarily set back the industry. But none was as devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic, which struck at a period when about 4 billion passengers globally and about 150million passengers in …
Building a safe and secure aviation industry in West Africa, leveraging the growth of the agro-industry through aviation, positioning African aviation to benefit from global disruption in the aviation industry, developing quality airport infrastructure to support national economic growth as well as securing the prosperity of aviation in West and Central Africa were the kernel of discussions at the International …
Photo Caption: L-R: Mr. Cheik Bedda, Director of Transport, Infrastructure & Energy, AUC; Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner of Transport, Infrastructure & Energy, AUC and Mr. Tefera Mekonnen, New AFCAC SG at the meeting in Cairo, Egypt Mr. Tefera Mekonnen, newly elected Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) had a meeting with Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner of Transport Infrastructure …
The 48th Annual General Assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa will hold from 11th-14th October 2018 at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. South African Airways (SAA) is host of this year’s Assembly themed, ‘Enabling African Airline Service Excellence’. The Assembly is expected to attract around 300 delegates, comprising leading airline industry executives and government policy …
