The shortage of spare parts is grounding African aviation [Business Africa]

 

African airlines are facing delays and cancellations due to a global shortage of aircraft parts, grounding aircraft across the world.

Smaller carriers such as Uganda Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air Senegal and RwandAir are the hardest hit, with each company ending the year with at least one plane grounded.

According to a study by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), this crisis is expected to cost the aviation sector more than $11 billion this year.

Jacques Assoumou, pilot and former manager d’Air Gabon, participates in the show to explain why African companies have been disproportionately affected and how this shortage will affect their competitiveness.

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Rawan Abu Aeshah's company focuses on innovative modifications of automobile engines, reducing costs for its customers while challenging long-standing gender norms in the engineering and automotive professions.

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