Airbus has named Gabriel Semelas as President of Airbus in Africa and the Middle East, effective from 1st January 2025. Gabriel Semelas brings more than 24 years of experience in the aeronautical industry, having held key senior executive roles. He returns to Airbus from his current position as Chief Commercial and Financial Officer at Eurofighter […]
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier, announced that it has been awarded the Global Recognition and Appreciation Award at the First International Post-COVID Conference held in Toronto. This accolade acknowledges Ethiopian Airlines’ pivotal role in distributing emergency gear throughout Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring the delivery of essential medical supplies and saving countless lives. The […]
Recently, top financial experts in Africa met in Abuja to deliberate on how Africa could reduce capital flight and stop the loss of capital to the rest of the world. Writer states that their recommendations if implemented, could pull the region out of its current economic quagmire Recently experts from regional financial institutions in Africa […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for September 2023 global air cargo markets, showing continuing demand recovery. While global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), increased by 1.9% compared to September 2022 levels (+1.6% for international operations, capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), was up 12.1% compared to September 2022(+11.0% for […]
Aerospace giant, Airbus, the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, recently presented its market forecast for Nigeria in Abuja, during a media briefing at the 7th Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition and projected the number of aircraft that would be acquired to operate in Nigeria in consonance to the growth of the air transport sector […]
