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<p>It’s been rather busy in the low cost airline space in South Africa with airlines having to suspend and resume operations several times due to Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Well, new comer, Lift airlines has also has not been immune to these conditions. They resumed operations on Sunday after pausing during level 4 of the lockdown. Lift Co-Founder, Gidon Novick joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Why lockdown level 4 didn’t clip Lift’s wings?

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<p>Allan Kilavuka took the helms at Kenya Airways on the 1st of April with a target of turning around the struggling national carrier.</p>


Kenya Airways looks to bounce back from COVID-19 shocks

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<p>The approval of 4-billion-naira palliative for Nigeria’s aviation sector by the government has been heavily criticised for being insufficient. More recently, domestic airline operators raised their fares by almost 100 per cent citing forex scarcity and operational cost among other reasons. Gbenga Olowo, President of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative joins CNBC Africa to discuss the future of Nigeria’s aviation sector in the near term.</p>


Nigeria’s aviation sector reeling from COVID-19 shock

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<p>It is now five days since Nigeria reopened its air borders to commercial international flights after over five months of COVID-19 shutdown. President of the Nigeria Aviation Roundtable, Gbenga Olowo joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to discuss the resumption protocols and expected impact on the aviation sector.</p>


How Nigeria plans to revive its aviation sector post-COVID-19

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<p>East Africa Community member states, Rwanda and Kenya on the 1st of this month opened up their airspaces to commercial flights after more than four months of lock-downs. So what kind of impact will this have on the struggling aviation sector? Derek Nseko, Aviation Industry Expert and Managing Director iFly Aviation spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


COVID-19: EAC countries resume commercial flights

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<p>Kenya&#8217;s parliament voted to nationalise the country&#8217;s main airline Kenya Airways to save it from mounting debts. The loss-making airline, which is 48.9 per cent government-owned and 7.8 per cent held by Air France-KLM, has been struggling to return to profitability and growth but is this the best long term solution for the struggling carrier? Tony Payne, Partner at DLA Piper joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Is nationalisation the answer for troubled airline Kenya Airways?

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<p>South Africa’s aviation sector partially reopened from Covid-19 lock-down’s this week, with the resumption of domestic business travel being allowed to take off. To understand what steps have been taken to maximise passenger safety at the country’s airports we speak with Refentse Shinners, Group Executive of Corporate affairs at the Airports Company of South Africa.</p>


COVID-19: Reopening aviation in South Africa

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<p>Elmar Conradie, CEO of FlySafair spoke to CNBC Africa about its business position amid the Covid-19 crisis on the travel industry and how they are faring in the aviation sector as its counterparts are facing liquidations and business rescue procedures.</p>


FlySafair CEO on COVID-19 impact & how govt can help save SA’s struggling airlines

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In a move to promote growth in the Aviation sector, Nigeria&#8217;s Ministry of Aviation picked a consortium including Egypt Air to set up an aviation leasing company.</p>


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Nigeria partners with Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines to strengthen its aviation sector

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Africa&#8217;s aviation sector has been attributed as one of the sectors to look out for in this decade with the year beginning with lots of developments. Managing Director of Ifly Aviation, Derek Nseko joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


What the future holds for Africa’s aviation industry

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<p>Allen Onyema, CEO of Nigerian indigenous airline, Air Peace says the government has supported local airlines through tax waivers and more but there is a need for a review of the country’s Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements (BASA) in other to foster the growth of local players. To examine the state of Nigeria’s aviation sector at the ongoing 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, Allen Onyema joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.</p>


Air Peace CEO: Nigeria needs to review all aviation safety agreements

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<p>Flights in the East African region have been noted for being among the most expensive in the world with the Kigali to Entebbe, Uganda route the most costly flight in the world for its distance. Yesterday, Uganda Airlines launched its maiden flight and becomes the fifth national carrier in the region, with this development there is a lot of optimism for the sector. On the prospects and potential of the industry in East African Community (EAC), Aviation sector expert Allan Brian Senyonga joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Uganda relaunches its national carrier after 18 years, what does this mean for aviation in East Africa?

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<p>East Africa&#8217;s only low cost carrier Jambojet is setting it&#8217;s sights on more expansions in the East Africa community with an initial focus on coastal routes, this is amid challenges in the East African Community (EAC) aviation sector. CEO of the airline, Allan Kilavuka joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Low cost carrier Jambojet eyes East Africa expansion for growth

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<p>Aviation Africa summit was opened yesterday under the theme “Flying Forward together -developing partnerships for Africa’s future skies”. On the ongoing Aviation Africa Summit, executives, policymakers and service providers in the aviation industry convened to discuss issues in the African aviation sector. CNBC Africa spoke to some of the participants to share their thoughts on the growth of the aviation sector in Africa and the single Africa air travel market.</p>


Aviation Africa summit participants share their thoughts on growth of Africa’s aviation sector

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<p>The Nigeria aviation sector in recent time has witnessed various challenges as aircraft traffic shrank by 5.9 per cent in the second quarter. Fubara Anga, Partner at AELEX Group joins CNBC Africa to discuss the state of Nigeria&#8217;s aviation sector.</p>


The state of Nigeria’s aviation industry

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<p>The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina says Africa needs an estimate of 150 billion dollars just to buy aircrafts for Africa’s aviation sector over the next 20 years.</p>


How can DFIs improve Africa’s aviation sector

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<p>The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has condemned the recent rating by Sleep-in-airports website which ranked Lagos and Port Harcourt airports as the 5th and 3rd worst airports globally.</p>


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Why lockdown level 4 didn’t clip Lift’s wings?

Kenya Airways looks to bounce back from COVID-19 shocks

Nigeria’s aviation sector reeling from COVID-19 shock

How Nigeria plans to revive its aviation sector post-COVID-19

COVID-19: EAC countries resume commercial flights

Is nationalisation the answer for troubled airline Kenya Airways?

COVID-19: Reopening aviation in South Africa

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Nigeria partners with Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines to strengthen its aviation sector

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Air Peace CEO: Nigeria needs to review all aviation safety agreements

Uganda relaunches its national carrier after 18 years, what does this mean for aviation in East Africa?

Low cost carrier Jambojet eyes East Africa expansion for growth

Aviation Africa summit participants share their thoughts on growth of Africa’s aviation sector

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How can DFIs improve Africa’s aviation sector

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Why lockdown level 4 didn’t clip Lift’s wings?

Kenya Airways looks to bounce back from COVID-19 shocks

Nigeria’s aviation sector reeling from COVID-19 shock

How Nigeria plans to revive its aviation sector post-COVID-19

COVID-19: EAC countries resume commercial flights

Is nationalisation the answer for troubled airline Kenya Airways?

COVID-19: Reopening aviation in South Africa

FlySafair CEO on COVID-19 impact & how govt can help save SA’s struggling airlines

Nigeria partners with Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines to strengthen its aviation sector

What the future holds for Africa’s aviation industry

Air Peace CEO: Nigeria needs to review all aviation safety agreements

Uganda relaunches its national carrier after 18 years, what does this mean for aviation in East Africa?

Low cost carrier Jambojet eyes East Africa expansion for growth

Aviation Africa summit participants share their thoughts on growth of Africa’s aviation sector

The state of Nigeria’s aviation industry

How can DFIs improve Africa’s aviation sector

FAAN condemns rating on Nigeria’s airports

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