Boosting connectivity, sharing ramp safety lessons and creating a cost-effective GSE strategy to advance the electrification of the apron in Africa are all under discussion.
African aviation leaders from the African Airlines Association, Aviapartner and Swissport Kenya will be delivering their insights on key market developments and opportunities.
Programme highlights include:
• The GHI Big Debate: Ending monopolies, embracing collaboration and advancing the single African sky
Almost 25 years since the original Yamoussoukro Decision was heralded as a milestone in the creation of open skies across Africa and the wait for a single African sky goes on. With factionalism and the politics of self-interest continuing to constrain the market’s true growth potential – GHI invites a panel of industry experts to table an agenda for change.
• Ramp Safety: High risks, near misses and lasting lessons from the African apron
From staying alert to danger under a blistering Saharan sun to accident blindspots when the OTP pressure is on – what are some of the most common ramp safety challenges facing frontline staff across the continent? GHI invites station leadership teams/operators to share their stories.
Are ground handlers and airlines locked in a doom spiral on cost when it comes to negotiating ground handling contracts? What is the real, long term cost of $500 a turn for a widebody aircraft when it comes to service quality, reliability, innovation and safety? The panel will discuss.
• GSE: A cost-effective strategy to achieve the electrification of the African apron
Enthusiasm is high for adopting more electric powered pushbacks, passenger steps and ground power units at stations across the continent. But, how do African ground handlers balance their low carbon ambitions with constraints in GSE investment capital, lackustre charging infrastructure on the ground and the inherent instability of five year ground service agreements?
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More than 150 airlines, airports, GSPs and suppliers are set to join GHI’s 7th African Stakeholders’ Conference, which has been a key community forum for accelerating African aviation growth for over a decade.
