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Aviation Week's BCA PodcastWhy Business Aviation In The Middle East Is Poised For GrowthSeveral changes in the Middle East should foster further business aviation growth in the region, especially in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Business aviation veterans Molly McMillin and Alan Peaford share their insights after having covered the recent MEBAA show in Dubai.
2024-12-1920 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastOptimism as Africa and Middle East sees positive growth for 2021The final aerospace and defence podcast for the Middle East and Africa for this year closes on a positive note.Kenya’s Aberdair Aviation which has been delivering ACMI charter operations for almost two decades is expanding its business with a new base in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The airline’s CEO Adrian Wilcox talks to Alan Peaford about his fleet plans and the strategy of multi-AOCs from Kenya, Ghana and now Kinshasa with Tanzania and Uganda in the pipeline.Steve Nichols takes a look at JSSI, the company that brought power-by-the-hour to the business aviation worl...
2020-12-2328 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastHow one African airline plans for return of touristsTourism provides an enormous boost for a number of countries in Africa and the Middle East. In Africa, safaris have been the lifeblood for the GDPs of countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Namibia.The coronavirus pandemic put a stop to that. So what happens to an airline that almost exclusively has a business model that focuses on serving tourists. The CEO of Kenya’s Safarilink, Alex Avedi explains the impact the virus had on the boutique airline to African Aerospace correspondent Edward Njeru. He also outlines the strategy going forward and plans for new aircraft to fu...
2020-12-1722 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastHow Qatar rode the storm and Dassault’s new FalconAs Dassault rolls out its first new business jet of a generation, which legitimately can claim to be a game changer, we hear how the 6X took its place in Falcon familyBut while business aviation is looking at new horizons, the airline business has been in survival mode – or as Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways group says it is about doing the right thing.Qatar kept flying throughout global lockdowns and in this piece he explains just how that was done.We also get to talk to French company Moment who have a no...
2020-12-1021 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastAfrica’s challenges to distribute Covid vaccineWith encouraging news around the world regarding approvals of different Covid-19 vaccines, attention swings to distribution of the vital cargo.The UAE has already developed airside warehousing to act to as a hub for the distribution. But what about Africa?We talk to Sanjeev Ghadia, the CEO of Africa’s largest cargo carrier, Astral Aviation and the chair of AFRAA’s cargo committee and vice chair of industry body TIACA, about the situation across the continent.Astral has been one of the few airlines in the world to have seen positive growth during the pandemic and Ghadia also...
2020-12-0324 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastChange abounds at IATA and new cargo boost while ATM has a new approachAs IATA holds its AGM there are clear signs of change. CEO Alexandre de Juniac is stepping down and will be succeeded by the loquacious former IAG chief Willie Walsh who takes no time to take off the diplomatic gloves and point figures at misguided governments. In this week’s podcast we hear from both of them as they lay out future direction IATA will take.While airlines have been seen to be bearing the brunt of the travel collapse, CANSO reports that air navigation service providers have lost more than $9 billion so far since the start of th...
2020-11-2624 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastWhy India is so important to Middle East recoveryAs the true green shoots of recovery begin to show we look at how some old links will prosper as travel restarts in earnest. For Middle Eastern markets the Indian sub-continent will be vital.Special guest for this week’s programme is Sanjiv Kapoor, who is now senior advisor at global consulting firm Alton Aviation. Sanjiv has been a key figure in India’s airline industry having been chief strategy and commercial officer of Vistara – the joint venture airline between TATA and Singapore Airlines, and was previously chief operating officer for successful low cost carrier SpiceJet. Kapoor tells Alan P...
2020-11-1923 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastCollaboration and passenger confidence keys to revive aviationThis week’s programme comes from the African airline industry’s AFRAA annual general assembly. Although on a virtual platform this year, airline CEOs and representatives from governments, associations and the whole aviation supply chain logged in.Our air transport editor Victoria Moores and airports editor Chloe Greenbank were there too and they give their overview on the future for the industry.In the programme we hear from Sanjeev Ghadia the CEO of Astral Aviation, Yvonne Makolo, CEO of Rwandair and Angola’s Minister of Transport Ricardo de Abreu, as they individually call for action not word.De Abr...
2020-11-1223 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastINSIGHT: Understanding Saudi Vision for defence industry and why Nigerian fighters are hot newsThis week’s Insight programme, hosted by Marcelle Nethersole, looks at the world of two of the major players in the Middle East and Africa regions.Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to develop its defence industry and has given GAMI – the Kingdom’s General Authority for Military Industries – a mandate to to localize 50% of Saudi Arabia’s military spending over the next decade.A key part of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy GAMI will act as the regulator, enabler and licensor for the defence industry and will work with international defence companies and specifically the OEMs to see this change thr...
2020-11-1016 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastWhy outsourcing can aid air transport recoveryIn this week’s look into the world of aerospace and defence across the Middle East and Africa, Peter Mohring, managing director of transport at Serco Middle East, explains why it has never been timelier for the air transport sector to embrace outsourcing to help with post pandemic recovery.Serco provides services across the Gulf from the UAE to Iraq including air traffic management services in Dubai, Sharjah and Baghdad.Mohring says as one of the first industries affected, overnight the pandemic sent the aviation industry into crisis mode, with overall air traffic levels down by about 80 percent gl...
2020-11-0530 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastFlying on the wild side – and how to stay safeSafety is always a priority for airlines and while technology has made giant strides to aid flights – sometimes just shouting can make a difference.That’s what Airports Editor Chloe Greenback discovered when she looked at how bird-strikes and other wildlife incursions at airfields impact aviation safety.These represent as much as 3% of aircraft safety incidents – and cost the industry more than $1.2 billion annually - with the majority of the challenges being from bird strikes.IN this week’s programme Chloe talks to Cerian Henshaw, Director of Operations at Aviare a wildlife hazard management company working with airports...
2020-10-2925 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastNo business? Show business to bounce backWill aerospace and defence shows continue or will virtual conferences take their place? That has been a big debate around an industry spending a lot of time at home. This week we hear from Douglas Emslie, the chief executive of Tarsus, the owner of F&E in the UAE and the organiser of the Dubai Air Airshow.He talks through the challenges facing events in the world but outlines his hopes for revival in the Middle East region.Mark Brown, managing director of Times Aerospace also offers an optimistic view of African revival and the forthcoming Aviation...
2020-10-2219 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastRight-sizing airline fleets for post pandemic connectivityAirlines need to be planning now for the revival in connectivity. The newly appointed vice president for Embraer’s commercial jet business in Africa, Middle East and Europe, Cesar Pereira joins Alan Peaford to talk about the changing demands on air travel and how right-sizing the fleet will lead to greater flexibility and profitability for the airlines.As former head of Embraer Commercial’s consulting division, and until recently vice president for Asia, Pereira has in-depth knowledge of the airline industry and shares his thoughts about the future.We also talk about changing to the regulations for voice and...
2020-10-1517 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastINSIGHT: The Black Box – changing data recording with L3HarrisIn recent years the “black box: Flight data recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) has come under scrutiny in a number of high-profile aircraft crashes – or disappearances.Questions have been asked – has technology kept up with changing profile of airline routes and range profiles ? Is there now so much data being picked up by sensors and downloaded to the airlines or their maintenance partners? Is there analysis paralysis? And shouldn’t we be sharing data more?Technology company L3Harris – the combined business of L3 Technologies and the Harris Corporation - have been in the aviation technology market for...
2020-10-1316 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastSpace, supersonic and super serviceIt is international space week and the Middle East and Africa region has been doing its bit. Space Editor Steve Nichols looks at how a university in Ras Al Khaimah is doing its bit for the environment by sending its own satellite into space.Things are speeding up in the airlanes as well with this week’s launch of the first flight test article – the XB-1 – for Boom Supersonic’s Overture jet.CEO Blake Scholl outlines why the successor to Concorde could appeal to the passenger and the pockets of the Gulf carriers.A key comp...
2020-10-0819 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastDefence takes centre stage virtually and in realityDefence takes centre stage at this week’s news and feature programme for the Middle East and Africa’s aerospace, aviation and defence podcast.Times Aerospace’s defence editor Alan Warnes sniffs out the only airshow taking place in the world and heads to the eastern reaches of the Czech Republic in search of stories from Africa and the Middle East.And all works out well. A coffee with Micael Johansson, CEO of Swedish manufacturer Saab reveals more about the company’s relationship with the UAE as the second Global Eye aircraft is delivered to the emirates this week.
2020-10-0120 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastBusiness bounce back and hydrogen in the airWith the region’s biggest business aviation event MEBAA Show postponed until February, this week’s programme hears just how strongly the sector is bouncing back with optimism. Our special guest is Rob DiCastri, the president and CEO of Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-based luxury carrier with the world’s biggest Boeing Business Jet fleet.The carrier has established a strong position in Africa as well as the Middle East and had widely published plans for establishing bases in Eswatini and Saudi Arabia and DiCastri explains how Covid has impacted plans but shops how it has also created opportunity.Enq...
2020-09-2419 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastThe inside story for safer cabinsThis week’s programme for the African and Middle East aerospace, defence and aviation market takes a look at changes in the cabin that should affect passenger confidence and safety.Roger Patron from the UK’s completions company RAS – an interiors business known for its work on head of state cabins, most recently with two West African countries – has turned its attention to commercial aircraft cabins and developed a shield which sits between seats and protects fellow passengers from droplets that could escape masks.Already one Gulf carrier has sets being trialled on an aircraft.RAS’s Roger Patr...
2020-09-1721 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastTraining in place for aviation bounce backThis week training takes the centre stage in our weekly news magazine programme for the Middle East and Africa.A leading light in the Women in Aviation movement in the Middle East, Kinda Sarrage, joins us in her ‘day job’ role as vice president sales, for the commercial aviation arm of L3 Harris in Middle East, Africa and South Asia.She talks about the latest initiative to increase pilot numbers for Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom shows great prospects for recovery.Meanwhile in Africa, safety remains a key talking point and training need. Tom Kok, director of the...
2020-09-1025 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastStay safe on board … or else. Firm warning on passenger behaviourThe former CEO of Kenya Airways, Sebastian Milosz, joins his IATA colleagues for The overview of the industry recovery – or lack of it – as passengers ignore safety rules and put public confidence in doubt.Mikosz explains the law – and how crews should respond to such behaviour.As IATA’s CEO Philippe de Juniac outlines a new three-point plan for global recovery, Chief economist Brian Pearce and Mikosz explain how the Middle East and African connectivity is faring.Getting aircraft back into the air is certainly no easy matter as Chuck Grieve discovers when he listens to Martin B...
2020-09-0322 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastIndustry hopes sink as restart held back – IATA explains whyThis week’s programme features Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East who talks to Alan Peaford about the challenge of persuading governments across the region to invest in their aviation industry now and keep airlines and airports alive, rather than delay and pay more later.Albakri, who will be taking up a new role with IATA, speaks about the progress that had been underway in Africa with SAATM and explains how connectivity will help Africa fight back, despite the enormous blow to the continent’s GDP as a result of Covid19.Also...
2020-08-2717 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastStart-up airline a ray of positivity for West AfricaThis week’s Times Aerospace podcast for the industry in Africa and the Middle East introduces a new aircraft planned to launch from The Gambia next year. Fly WestAf’s managing director Richard Powell talks to Hilka Birns about how the concept for an airline that will reflect the youth and vitality of the West African market came to be, and why he believes that the model for the regional carrier could be perfect for these challenging times.“I think if you look at any investor history in the past, in any domain, they look at buying when the market...
2020-08-2022 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastTurning the data to operational advantageDigitalisation, data and analytics are key elements of the new ‘industrial revolution’ and in this week’s programme we talk to Honeywell Aerospace about its holistic approach to bring the data together.We’re told their adoption will lead the way to benefits measured in efficiency, cost savings, smart operations, predictive maintenance and so on – all of which aerospace now needs more than ever in the new normal taking shape after Covid-19. The challenge remains to make sense of the data you have. Paul Page who is Honeywell’s aerospace solution architect, based in Dubai, works with a large number...
2020-08-1316 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastAfriJet and Accenture on why new business models work.This week’s news-magazine podcast talks about the new world of aerospace defence and aviation as the industry evolves into its new position.CEO of AfriJet, the hybrid carrier from Gabon, Marc Gaffajoli talks to Anuradha Deenapanray about how the commercial airline/business charter operator survived the pandemic and is now ready to collaborate with others to feed traffic from central and west Africa.Gaffajoli also explains why the airline’s recent IOSA certification will help springboard to the next level and enter new markets.Another area where business models comes under scrutiny is the aerospace supply chai...
2020-08-0623 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastSteps to recovery – and the sum of the partsThis week’s podcast looks at two main issues that are part of the recovery plans for aviation in Africa and the Middle East.Of course passenger confidence is one.The need for everyone in the aviation industry to be a PR person for the airline business is clear. We need to inform friends, family and others about the safety measures in place to prevent COvid 19 spread – and understanding air systems to keep cabins safe is one of those.We talk to Laurent Hartenstein from Liebherr Aerospace about the air management and environmental systems.We also reco...
2020-07-3024 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastHope realised as UAE reaches for the starsThe successful launch of the UAE’s Hope Mars orbiter from Japan marked an historic moment, not just for the emirates, but for the whole of the region.In this week’s podcast we hear first hand from the Director-General of the UAE’s Space Agency, Dr Mohammed Al Ahbabi, and get the inside track from space editor Steve Nichols about the nerve-wracking moments when things looked like they might not go as planned.And this week should have been Farnborough Air Show, instead the organisers held a virtual conference with the region well represented.Alan Peaford interv...
2020-07-2328 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastRegion's airports set to shake off the gloomAli Tounsi the head of Airports Council International across Africa joins this week’s action-packed programme from the team at African Aerospace and Arabian Aerospace.He talks to Anuradha Deenapanray about the challenges facing Africa’s airports as many begin flying internationally again this week.Airports are also utilising more in the way of biometric technologies for the restart and technology editor Steve Nichols hears from Miguel CEO Leitmann, CEO of Vision Box, the specialist in seamless biometrics travel, automated border management, and electronic identity management.Josef Kutschi, managing director of Frequentis, who featured in this week’s Insi...
2020-07-1627 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastINSIGHT: Frequentis' towers of strengthHow remote and digital towers herald the way ahead for air traffic managementThis week’s in-depth focus looks at a growing digital future for the world of air traffic management.During the recent pandemic there were stories have airport control towers having to close due to a single infection. But Austrian company Frequentis says that using remote towers with full digital support gives flexibility and resilience to the air navigation service networks.In the Middle East, Frequentis has been demonstrating how the digital remote tower can help with smaller airports with only occasional air traffic an...
2020-07-1419 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastWhy Mars mission brings new Hope to the Arab worldThis week’s news magazine programme for the Middle East and Africa looks ahead to next week’s launch of the UAE’s mission to Mars. Our space and technology editor Steve Nichols hears from the UAE’s Minister of State for Advanced Science, Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, who is also Chair of the UAE Council of Scientists and deputy project manager of the Emirates’ Mars Mission. She will be explaining how important Tuesday’s launch will be for the entire region.Chuck Grieve talks to Lufthansa Technik’s head of sales for Africa and the Middle East, T...
2020-07-0920 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastGOING GREEN FROM THE GROUND UPAs the global lockdown has shown how much pollution surrounds us – by its absence. All aspects of aviation are under the microscope, but this edition of our Insight series takes a look at ground handling.We all know that need to protect our planet but the post COVID-19 financial situation will be a challenge. But our guest on the programmeDavid Feuga from ITW-GSE says it is not wishful thinking when claims that reducing emissions by 90% and lowering your operating costs at the same time is indeed possible. ITW GSE is a leading supplier of ground power un...
2020-07-0615 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastPreparing for take-off – clean, classy and healthyThis week we see a move in the right direction for the industry across the region where, although some areas are still in quarantine, others are beginning operations.Business jet sales are picking up according to Jetcraft’s Pascal Bachmann. The Dubai-based head of sales for Middle East, Africa and Europe talks about how the private aviation market could see a boom as premium passengers seek exclusive space – and go the places the airlines no longer go.Etihad Airways Engineering has been working on making cabins safe and comfortable. We talk to David Doherty about the progress bein...
2020-07-0226 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastINSIGHT: When airline cabins are drier than Death ValleyThis week’s special in-depth focus looks at aircraft cabin comfort and the air we breathe. We talk to Torbjorn Johansson and Peter Landquist, CEO and VP-Marketing for Sweden’s CTT.The company developed systems to rehydrate cabins to improve cabin comfort while at the same time, remove moisture from the aircraft fuselage that could turn to ice or add unnecessary weight to the aircraft.Premium classes suffer the most, with less dense seating there is less humidity – these cabins often have humidity of less than 10% - and that is lower than Death Valley or the Sahara Desert.Thi...
2020-06-3044 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastOptimism for post-Covid opportunities from African airline chiefsThis week we meet two African airline CEOs who share a belief that now is a time of opportunity for airlines on the continent.Marie-Joseph Malé , the president and CEO of Air Austral, the flag carrier for the French Indian Ocean territories of La Reunion, and Mayotte.Malé puts the COivid 19 pandemic against a number of other challenges the airline faced before lockdown, the strategy during it – and its plans for a bright new future amid greater cooperation among the Vanilla Island communities.Meantime Gidon Novic who revolutionised South Africa’s domestic market against all the odds, when h...
2020-06-2529 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastIt’s all about recovery through technology for aviationThis week’s Times Aerospace podcast for the Middle East and Africa gets into the swing of recovery. Alan Peaford talks to Andrew O’Connor from the industry-owned IT innovator SITA, we hear how the use of new and current technology will reinstill confidence for the traveling publicAs airlines begin resuming operation lot of focus turns to the maintenance, repair and overhaul providers. Chuck Grieve talks to Joramco’s chief commercial officer Fraser Currie about how the Jordanian business has fared during the coronavirus crisis and why it is in good shape to kick start its operations.And...
2020-06-1824 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastShootings and successes - a week for airlinesThe scandal of airline shootdowns and the prospects of regional aviationThis week’s programme for Africa and Middle East aerospace and defence markets has a mix of good news and bad news. In the programme, brought with the support of Collins Aerospace, we talk to Raul Villeron, the regional VP from Embraer about how the OEM is expanding its fleet in Africa and how right-sized aircraft will lead the recovery.He explains how the E2 Profit Hunter now ordered by airlines like Congo Airways and Air Peace will be using the aircraft to open new ro...
2020-06-1132 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastInsight: Why Collins Aerospace is stepping up its game in AfricaCollins Aerospace, now part of Raytheon Technologies, the third largest OEM in the world – is making a drive into emerging markets and bringing with it a host of new technologies.In this special INSIGHT report, we meet the new regional director for Africa, JENS Ziesel and hear how he sees the future for Africa and its aviation industry.Austrian-born Ziesel shares his thoughts on how African carriers can skip a generation of investment in technology by European and American airlines with its current focus on new models and time-saving and money-saving digital assets.African airports too are se...
2020-06-0813 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastBusiness or Leisure – Emirates chief and the big bounce back for tourismEmirates president Sir Tim Clark was the headline act as the first Arabian Travel Market Virtual from Dubai this week. Our Marcelle Nethersole was tuned in to the debates on tourism and the shared impact it has suffered from the coronavirus pandemic.We hear from Sir Tim about the challenges of cashflow which could scupper some airlines even with government bailouts. He talks about his instinct for the great return to leisure and business flights – and shares his thoughts on when the bounce back will happen. We hear too from government and industry about views on tourism ahead from th...
2020-06-0421 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastGiving the A220 a business boost for Arabia’s VIPsThis week’s podcast has a special business aviation feel. This week should have been EBACE, Europe’s business aviation showcase in Geneva, much loved by Middle Eastern and African operators. We talk to Ali Alnaqbi, the chairman of IBAC and the founding chairman of MEBAA the Middle East and North Africa’s business aviation association.We also look forward with an overview of the exciting project to take the 100-150 seat Airbus A220 and configure it to a ground-breaking VIP corporate airliner targeted at the MENA region and compete against BBJs and ACJS. We hear from two of the CE...
2020-05-2831 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastRestoring confidence on return to flight – from the science to policyThis week’s Times Aerospace look at the week for Middle East and African aerospace markets we hear from Jim Haas, Boeing’s director of product development on how aircraft cabins are as safe as operating theatres in terms of air quality and explains how the air filtration system removes viruses such as Covid-19 virtually row-by-row.We also hear from the IATA regional vice-president Muhammad Albakri on how discussions are going between the industry and world governments on getting consensus on the return to flight with a common set of rules and following the biosecurity roadmap agreed across the...
2020-05-211h 09
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastBUBBLES IN THE AIR – THE KEY TO THE RETURN OF AVIATIONRoyal Jordanian CEO Stefan Pichler is the main guest on this week’s podcast, the former Jazeera Airways and Air Berlin chief explains how the “bubble effect” is the key to restarting passenger flights.In his discussions with host Alan Peaford, he talks about how O&D (origination and destination) flights from A-B will be the first to come back but predicts delays to the return of the long-haul connecting traffic. Strategic planning throughout the value chain is a challenge, so say the least. For example, which do you defer: fleet renewal or the retirement of older aircraft? Chuck...
2020-05-1428 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastINSIGHT: How Angola’s corporate aviation stars came out from a cockpit ideaThis week’s special report into the world of corporate aviation uncovers how Angola’s Bestfly was born.Today Bestfly manages corporate shuttle services for leading international oil majors and mining businesses, it supplies standby medevac services for the offshore industry, has a fleet of business jets and turboprops to support companies and private individual with safe, efficient and secure flights across Southern Africa. It also has an award-winning FBO matching the concierge and facilities that VIP passengers get anywhere in the world.But it all started when the company’s owner Nuno Pereira was flying a Boeing 747 for th...
2020-05-1228 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastAir transport's new normal and positive thinkingTechnology editor Steve Nichols hears from SITA’s chief executive Barbara Dalibard (pictured) on what the new normal could be, and how technology will play its part.MRO editor Chuck Grieve gets to grips with discussion on the push by OEMs into the aftermarket, and how it is going to affect independent service providers, particularly in the aircraft modification space. He talks to Nicole Noack, Managing Director, of IAMA, the independent aircraft modifier alliance.And there is some upbeat news. We hear from Nuno Pereira, the CEO of Angola’s Bestfly Aviation about their successful contract win in the...
2020-05-0727 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastCargo, conferences, careers - its all crisisThis week's news magazine podcast looks at Africa's cargo crisis, Middle East careers concerns, a virtual conference and the latest defence delivery with world-beating technology, plus all the news headlines from the aerospace and defence market across Africa and the Middle East.
2020-05-0125 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastINSIGHT: Special report on airline restructuringWith airlines in crisis, we talk to a leading expert of restructuring and turnaround, Steven Kargman, the president of KARGMAN ASSOCIATES. He looks in particular at the challenges facing African airlines but has guidance for airlines facing potential failure
2020-04-2919 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastSAA crisis and private aviation challengesThis week's news and views from the aerospace, aviation and defence industry programme includes the future - if any - for South African Airways; and hears from Catharine Buchanan, chief operating officer of Vertis Aviation about how the private aviation sector is surviving during Covid-19
2020-04-2426 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastMRO and sustainable aviation fuelsIn this week's Times Aerospace podcast for the Middle East and Africa we talk to AJW’s Hafsa Abdul Salman about MRO in Africa and to Joshua Kitetu from Dubai's USW about sustainable fuels. Plus all the news highlights - and an aircraft interiors view from Sabeti-Wain
2020-04-1725 min
Times Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastDrones and hands-free check in at Abu DhabiAlan Peaford talks to Prof Tony Tzes about drones and robotics at Abu Dhabi AIrport and how contactless health screening at key touch points is also on its way. Also the weekly update on news from Africa and Arabia's aerospace world.
2020-04-1015 minTimes Aerospace - Africa and the Middle EastIATA shares thoughts on airline futureMuhammed Ali Albakri, regional VP of IATA talks to Alan Peaford about the latest impact on the region's aviation industry plus industry updates - April 3 2020
2020-04-0310 min
AviaDev Insight AfricaAlan Peaford MBE, Chairman, Aviation Africa. A sneak previewAviaDev Africa is delighted to be a media partner of Aviation Africa, taking place 4-5 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ahead of the event, we spoke with the Conference Chairman about what we can expect from the upcoming event, how the African aviation landscape continues to evolve and much more. You can find out more about the conference at http://www.aviationafrica.aero/home
2020-02-1936 min
Flightglobal.com's Week on the WebSpecial Feature: SBAC CEO interviewFrom the Paris Air Show, Flight Daily News Editor Alan Peaford talks with Ian Godden, CEO of the Society of British Aerospace Companies.
2009-06-1805 min