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African Aerospace: April - June 2023

VOL. 11 NO. 2 April 17, 2023
African Aerospace Vol. 11, Issue 2

Safety is back on our African agenda and global air traffic heads back towards normal numbers, providing reassuring news for air travellers.

Read how Kenyan all-cargo carrier, Astral Aviation, is expanding its footprint, with a new partner airline in South Africa and plans to create three more.

All sectors within the region are covered.

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Could Nigeria become an MRO giant?

May 24, 2023
According to industry experts, Nigeria is strategically positioned to serve as an aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) hub for the entire west African region.
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Double ‘first’ for the Astral planes

May 19, 2023
Becoming the launch customer for one new aircraft model is something that happens to few airlines during their existence. Kenya-based Astral Aviation is involved in the launch of two.
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El-Khafif looks to engineer something special

May 05, 2023
Start-up airlines in Africa can expect keen interest from EgyptAir’s MRO arm, as the organisation’s new head, Walid El-Khafif explains.
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Ethiopian ambitions key to Zambia's step up in class

Jun 09, 2023
Having flown through its first year of operations, Keith Mwanalushi provides some thoughts on the start-up carrier, Zambia Airways, and its potential path towards the next phase of development.
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Harriet's safety thirst...

May 30, 2023
Harriet Nakazwe Angetile, the first female elected vice president of the safety and technical committee at Airports Council International (ACI) Africa, speaks about building safety standards for certification of the continent’s airports.
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How Africa can help ease the skills shortage

May 17, 2023
As African air transport bounces back from the pandemic and starts to grow again, training opportunities are resurfacing within the continent.
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Hub at the centre of Sudan's masterplan

May 15, 2023
Sudan Airports Company is working on a five-year strategic plan to maintain, develop and extend the country’s airports, with passenger experience, innovation, and sustainability as top priorities.
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Mecachrome expands its footprint in Tunisia

Jun 07, 2023
French-based precision engineering company, Mecachrome, has continued its transformation plan with the acquisition of Techni Protec Metal (TPM) in Sousse, Tunisia.
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Mercy’s mission – to prepare the next generation

May 31, 2023
For the past decade, Kenya’s Mercy Makau has been helping to prepare the next generation of African aviation and aerospace professionals.
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Money talks as Africa misses out on star trainers

Jun 05, 2023
Military pilot training across the African continent is, in general, poorly resourced and in relatively sad shape.
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Mwari ramping up for more African sales

May 22, 2023
South Africa-based Paramount Aerospace Industries has sold an unspecified number of Mwari turboprop intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and light attack aircraft to a range of unidentified and unnamed customers.
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Peace talks

Apr 28, 2023
Allen Onyema, the charismatic founder and chief executive of Air Peace, is full of passion describing the many hurdles he has faced establishing his young airline.
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The Astral star is rising

May 10, 2023
Kenyan all-cargo carrier Astral Aviation is expanding its footprint, with the establishment of a new partner airline in South Africa and plans to create three more cargo airlines in Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
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The road to recovery from 'Chelles shock...

May 26, 2023
Having recently emerged from the shadow of financial administration and an alliance with Etihad, how is Air Seychelles preparing for the future?
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Trouble in store for Ghana's new flagship?

Jun 02, 2023
The Ghanaian Government has named the successful bidders to create a new national airline, but doubts remain in some quarters over the plans.
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Why African militaries now want to talk Turkey

May 03, 2023
Africa has traditionally been a continent whose armed forces bought their weaponry from superpowers or former colonial nations. Now, there is a new kid on the block.