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From the high-flying aviation industry to working the highways and byways of Johannesburg

From the high-flying aviation industry to working the highways and byways of Johannesburg

LOBISA Nhlapo spends her days contending with a mix of the traffic jams and open highways and byways of one of Africa's oldest developed cities: Johannesburg. The diversity of the storied surroundings is echoed in the multitude of stories told by her clients. That rich tapestry, along with regular improvements in her working conditions, is what has prevented her from going back to the aviation industry, where she worked before Covid. However, questions over her role as a woman driver in the male-dominated ride-share still rattle her. "Personally, I love meeting all kinds of people, which makes my work more…
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Kenyan Airways hit by disruptions

Kenyan Airways hit by disruptions

KENYA Airways is experiencing flight disruptions due to delays in securing aircraft components required for maintenance, the carrier said. The airline, which is one of Africa's biggest, may be forced to cut some flights if the challenges of getting the parts to persist, Chief Executive Officer Allan Kilavuka said in a statement. "The challenges have been occasioned by the Ukraine war crisis, which has significantly crippled the Russian supply chain crucial to global aviation," he said. He cited titanium from Russia as one of the key raw materials used by the aviation industry and is crucial to the maintenance of planes.…
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Africa’s aviation industry is on an upward trajectory. There’s room for a more aggressive takeoff

Africa’s aviation industry is on an upward trajectory. There’s room for a more aggressive takeoff

SETH ONYANGO, BIRD NEWSROOM The air transport industry in Africa is expected to grow at 5 per cent annually over the next 20 years with the African Development Bank asserting the sector is the "next infrastructure growth frontier for Africa” Africa’s aviation industry is expected to maintain a cruising altitude of 5 per cent growth per annum for the next 20 years, despite the ongoing COVID-19 financial turbulence. However, there is room for a far more aggressive takeoff. International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts the sector’s growth to remain steady for two decades as African carriers add more routes on…
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