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African Aerospace: July-September 2022

VOL. 10 NO. 3 July 15, 2022
African Aerospace Vol. 10, Issue 3

The digital edition is sponsored by Diamond Aircraft.

Digital edition sponsorship: Diamond Aircraft


This issue looks at how the African aviation industry can encourage new thinking and change among its governments and its colleagues. Read how African airlines show their frustration on being held back by high costs and how one airline believes consolidation is the only answer to survival and then success.

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Africa's UAV defence imports

Aug 24, 2022
A look at some of the major defence stories throughout Africa with Chinese UAV exports finding plenty of new targets.
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Could the Rooivalk be deployed to Mozambique?

Aug 05, 2022
Is South Africa’s Rooivalk attack helicopter heading for Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province? Sam Basch reports.
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Dream jobs that turn into a debt nightmare

Jul 25, 2022
As airlines carry out their recovery strategies to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, is it right that the most vulnerable of employees – new pilots – should bear the brunt of the costs?
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Ghana station is a platform for growth

Aug 04, 2022
Global communications company, Viasat, has launched its first real-time Earth (RTE) facility in Africa, located in Accra, Ghana.
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Mwari's drone mission

Jul 28, 2022
South Africa’s Mwari combat platform is being given a new role – hunting down high-flying uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Partnership focuses on young pilots

Aug 01, 2022
A South African flying school has teamed up with two businessmen to help disadvantaged youngsters take the first steps towards a career as pilots.
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Somaliland's gateway to opportunity

Jul 26, 2022
Recent work at Berbera International Airport in Somaliland has included a full refurbishment of the terminal building and the control tower, as well as investment in aviation security, ground-handling, firefighting vehicles, and connection of the airport to the city grid.
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Summit looking forward to the post-Covid era

Aug 03, 2022
The Aviation Africa Summit returns to Kigali in September. But what’s in store for the continent’s premier aviation event?
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Tasew's double vision

Aug 22, 2022
Mesfin Tasew, the new Ethiopian Airlines CEO, is determined to continue registering robust growth and profit.
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The outlook is bright for forecasting...

Jul 27, 2022
South Africa has launched a new $5.79 million project on behalf of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) dedicated to monitoring space weather globally, and specifically for the entire African region.
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Worth the weight?

Jul 29, 2022
Keith Mwanalushi looks at African low-cost carrier (LCC) cargo operations following the recent launch of freight services at Jambojet in Kenya.