People of the airline industry Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/category/people-of-the-airline-industry/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:38:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png People of the airline industry Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/category/people-of-the-airline-industry/ 32 32 The King of the African Aviation Jungle. https://airspace-africa.com/2022/07/11/the-king-of-the-african-aviation-jungle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-king-of-the-african-aviation-jungle https://airspace-africa.com/2022/07/11/the-king-of-the-african-aviation-jungle/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:34:50 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=7054 Sitting with over 50 years of airline experience vivid on his face, Girma wake, often referred to as the Godfather of the African Sky, is a professional and successful guru in the aviation industry. At first sight, he is the highly-experienced and famous figure you see on news. However, a deeper interaction with him will [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/07/11/the-king-of-the-african-aviation-jungle/feed/ 0 Rwandair’s Yvonne Makolo set to Become First Female IATA Board of Governors Chair https://airspace-africa.com/2022/06/20/rwandairs-yvonne-makolo-set-to-become-first-female-iata-board-of-governors-chair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rwandairs-yvonne-makolo-set-to-become-first-female-iata-board-of-governors-chair https://airspace-africa.com/2022/06/20/rwandairs-yvonne-makolo-set-to-become-first-female-iata-board-of-governors-chair/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:28:24 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=6843 A Beehive of activities happening at the 78th Annual General Meeting in Doha as RwandAir chief executive Yvonne Makolo is set to become the first woman to serve as IATA’s chair of the board of governors after being named chair-elect at its AGM in Doha today. The current chair-elect, Pegasus Airlines vice-chairman Mehmet Nane, today [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/06/20/rwandairs-yvonne-makolo-set-to-become-first-female-iata-board-of-governors-chair/feed/ 0 Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam Retires Due to Health Reasons Ending 37 Year Stellar Career https://airspace-africa.com/2022/03/23/ethiopian-airlines-ceo-tewolde-gebremariam-retires-due-to-health-reasons-ending-37-year-stellar-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethiopian-airlines-ceo-tewolde-gebremariam-retires-due-to-health-reasons-ending-37-year-stellar-career https://airspace-africa.com/2022/03/23/ethiopian-airlines-ceo-tewolde-gebremariam-retires-due-to-health-reasons-ending-37-year-stellar-career/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:30:17 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=5787 Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam has stepped down as the carrier’s chief due to health reasons after spending just over a decade running the airline. Tewolde Gebremariam said on Wednesday he had resigned from his post, which he held for 11 years, to focus on his medical treatment. He has been at the airline for [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/03/23/ethiopian-airlines-ceo-tewolde-gebremariam-retires-due-to-health-reasons-ending-37-year-stellar-career/feed/ 0 National Order of the Southern Cross Awarded To Airlink CEO, Rodger Foster https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/12/national-order-of-the-southern-cross-awarded-to-airlink-ceo-rodger-foster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-order-of-the-southern-cross-awarded-to-airlink-ceo-rodger-foster https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/12/national-order-of-the-southern-cross-awarded-to-airlink-ceo-rodger-foster/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2022 18:08:45 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=4940 Airlink CEO, Rodger Foster has been admitted to the “Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul” (National Order of the Southern Cross) – the highest Brazilian decoration awarded to citizens of other countries – in recognition of his active role in strengthening business ties between Brazil and South Africa in the aviation field. The decoration was [...]

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