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African Aerospace: Oct-Dec 2021

VOL. 9 NO. 4 October 12, 2021
African Aerospace: Vol.9, Issue 4

We review the recovery of the airline industry across the African continent - how it lags behind the rest of the world as the fight against Covid-19 continues, with the vaccine availability at the heart of the problem. Discovering that this is the time that airlines, governments and investors look carefully at what they do next.

Plus regional news, not to be missed!

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Dash 8 takes Auric to a higher plane

Jan 14, 2022
Tanzania’s Auric Air, for many years a specialist Cessna Grand Caravan operator, is taking a step up with its first full-size airliner.
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Djibouti plans for ‘strategic hub’

Jan 28, 2022
The Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) has selected ADP Ingénierie and Egis for the design of the new Al Haj Hassan Gouled Aptidon International Airport, writes Vincent Chappard.
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Ethiopian and IAI share the load

Jan 10, 2022
Ethiopian Airlines Group has established a centre – said to be the first of its kind in Africa – to convert B-767-300 ER passenger aircraft to dedicated freighter services in a partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
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Flightline's Nairobi centre proves to be no flight of fancy

Jan 07, 2022
Tough business decisions often have to be made on flights. For Phyl Durdey, founder of Flightline Training Services, there was one he got “absolutely right”.
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FlyWestaf eyes up Algerian LCC market

Jan 21, 2022
FlyWestaf is hoping to bring much-needed competition to the domestic Algerian market, before setting its sights further afield in west Africa. Martin Rivers reports.
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Green light for new Benin airport

Jan 17, 2022
Benin is set to begin construction of its flagship Glo-Djigbé International Airport project.
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Mack backs a Grand new fleet

Jan 06, 2022
Having ordered Africa’s largest batch of Cessna Grand Caravans, Botswana’s Mack Air is ready for a post-pandemic upswing in traffic.
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Mercy missions are a new test for Dippenaar

Jan 13, 2022
Former South African international cricketer, Boeta Dippenaar, is the new chief executive officer of South African helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operator, Rocket.
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New pilot training scheme hits the ground running

Jan 19, 2022
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is rapidly increasing its pilot training capabilities.
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Now there’s Thunder in the Nigerian sky

Jan 12, 2022
The JF-17N Thunder fighter aircraft has now entered service with the Nigerian Air Force. Jon Lake looks at what this could mean for the future.
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Pioneering Kenya on the Eve of becoming upwardly mobile

Jan 04, 2022
A further demonstration of Africa’s position in the vanguard of new-technology aerial solutions has come with plans for an urban air mobility scheme in Kenya.
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Renationalisation row rocks Cabo Verde Airlines

Dec 29, 2021
Uncertainty surrounds the future of Cabo Verde Airlines after the African archipelago’s government decided to renationalise the carrier.
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The race is on to plug west Africa's MRO gap

Dec 17, 2021
It’s no secret that African airlines bleed cash to maintain their fleets. Has the struggle to recover from Covid created an opportunity to change that with new MRO capability in west Africa? Chuck Grieve reports.
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Towering control

Dec 21, 2021
Indra’s growth in Africa continues apace as it dominates the region’s air traffic management (ATM) solutions. Marcelle Nethersole found out more from the company’s Guillermo Rosello.