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2019February 27-28Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda

t #avaf19 w aviationafrica.aero

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The organisers would like to acknowledge and thank the official sponsors and partners whose commitment to the future of African aviation has been demonstrated by their support for this event

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AVIATION AFRICA 2019 was the 4th event in the Aviation Africa series, the first was held in May 2015 in Dubai, the 2nd inFebruary 2017 in Kigali and the 3rd in April 2018 in Cairo.

The event was a two-day summit and exhibition focusing on all aspects of the aviation industry including MRO, business aviation, defence and commercial aviation.

The Aviation Africa team would like to thank all of our partners for yet another successful event.

Event Summary:

Event Facts:

• Dates: 27 & 28 February 2019• Location: Radisson Blu Hotel &

Convention Centre• Event: Two day summit & exhibition• Edition: 4th year

• Website: www.aviationafrica.aero• 100 event sponsors / exhibitors / partners• 860 attendees• 47 airlines represented• 111 airline personnel attended


“This is the Event during which I have hadthe highest number of interactions withAirlines at Senior Management Level in theContinent since I became VP MEA & IndianOcean, 3 years ago.”Bombardier

Sponsors & partnersExhibitors & Sponsors

Achelis (Rwanda) Ltd

Aero MRO

African Aerospace

AGS Rwanda Ltd

AIR BP

Airbus Africa & Middle East

Akagera Aviation

AliPlan

Astral Aviation

ATNS

AviaBaltika Aviation Ltd

aviationscouts GmbH

AVIONAMS JSC

AVMAX

Beechcraft

Bestbier Inspection Solutions

Bestfly

BIRD Aerosystems

Blackbox Flight Data Systems

BOSE

Bugesera Airport Company

Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority

Cessna

Charis Unmanned Aerial Systems

Clyde & Co

Collins Aerospace

CPaT Global, LLC

CU Phosco Lighting

Cyrrus Limited

DAS Handling

Dassault Aviation

Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH

Dublin Aerospace Ltd

DynamicSource - EFB Solutions

Embraer

Ethiopian MRO Services

Ethiopian Aviation Academy

EU Wings

Fargo Jet Centre

Flight Data Services

Flight Management Ltd

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd

GainJet Aviation Group

GainJet Ireland

GulfStream

Hawker

Howard Consultants

KIU System Solutions

Krimson Aviation

Lasa Engineering Ltd

Leonardo

Long Range

Lufthansa Technik

Marsh Ltd - Insurance & Risk Specialists

Ministry of Infrastructure

NavPass

Nedbank CIB

Network Airline Services

NEXUS

OGMA

OLYMPUS

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Premier Jet Centre

Rohde & Schwarz

Rolls-Royce plc

RCAA

RwandAir

Rwandan Air Force

Rwanda Airports Company

Rwanda Development Board

Rymax

S&B Aviation Services

SEI Industries

Skyplan Services

Somati Vehicles

SAA Technical

SP Aviation Ltd

TCR

Textron Aviation, Inc

The Boeing Company

Titan Aviation

TP Aerospace

Transfer Technologies

Vaisala

Viking Air Limited

Weather Modification International

Willis Towers Watson

WYVERN

The organisers would like to acknowledge and thank all 2019 exhibitors & sponsors:


To Exhibit in 2020 please contact Mark Brown:

T: + 44 (0) 1702 530 000F: + 44 (0) 1702 533 088E: [email protected]

“I really thank the organiser forthe effort and all I can say is thattogether we can raise Africa.”Astral Aviation

Sponsors & partners Sponsors & partners Event Facts

Testimonials:

Some of the Airlines that attended:


Total Attendees

860

Countries Represented

90

Surveyed rated the Event Very

Good / Excellent

92%

Exhibitors interested in exhibiting again

93%

“The exhibition was well run and the organisers were outstanding! Communication was excellent.We had a prime location and enjoyed seeing the other vendors & guests. The highlight of the show wasmeeting the president of Rwanda!”Gulfstream

“WOW! What an event. This was such a well organised summit, it just ticked all the boxes in terms ofaviation development.”

Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation

“I wanted to congratulate you on a magnificent conference in Kigali. It was exceptional in every wayand we got a lot out of it. We will definitely be attending next year's event.”

Holman Fenwick Willan Middle East LLP

“Aviation Africa was a great success and provided a clear vision of the entire African Continent andthe strides it has made in a relatively short time.”Skyplan Services FZCO

Sponsors & partnersSummit

• Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame formally opened the show,but also delighted the packed conference room with hisinsights into the need for change.

• ICAO specialist search and rescue consultant Brian Day calledon African states to develop true regional cooperationcentres to make a single sky for SAR operations.

• You could hear a pin drop in the Summit theatre when Africa’s‘First Lady’ for space, Dr Adriana Marais, delivered a keynoteon: Developing new frontiers: Inspiring Africa’s youth to lookbeyond Earth and the hopes for a future in space.

• The chairman of the IATA board and the CEO of Qatar Airways,Akbar Al Baker has a reputation for straight-talking and he didnot disappoint the audience for the opening session of Day 2.

• After a site visit to the launch pad of Zipline, the Rwandan-based drone operation near Kigali that delivers blood andmedical supplies to rural areas, we heard about the operationfrom the company’s CEO and its regulatory counsel.

• Finance remains a key focus for the African aviation industryand Aviation Africa brought together speakers who shared thehighs and the lows of the financial environment.

Day 1 Highlights: Day 2 Highlights:

Speakers: H.E. Paul Kagame, President, Republicof Rwanda

H.E. Akbar Al Baker, Chairman of theCouncil, IATA

Hon. Amb. Claver Gatete, Minister ofInfrastructure, Republic of Rwanda

Hon. Eng. Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye,Minister of State in charge of Transport,Republic of Rwanda

Hon. Mme Zouréatou TchakondoKassa-Traoré, Ministre desInfrastructures et des Transports, Togo

Abderahmane Berthé, SecretaryGeneral, African Airlines Association(Kenya)

Abdullah Al-Sayed, President & CEO,Nexus Group (Saudi Arabia)

Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Head,Member & External Relations Africa &Middle East, IATA (Kenya)

Adriana Marais, Head of Innovation,SAP Africa and Director, South AfricaSpace Foundation (South Africa)

Alan Peaford, MBE, Editor-in-Chief,African and Arabian Aerospace (UK)

Barry Kashambo, Regional DirectorEastern & Southern Africa, ICAO(Kenya)

Boni Dibate, Director Africa Affairs,CANSO (South Africa)

Brian Day, Independent Aviation SARConsultant (Australia)

Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) CarloGagiano, Former Chief of the SouthAfrican Air Force and Group Executive, Paramount Group (South Africa)

Chamsou Andjorin, DirectorGovernment Affairs & MarketDevelopment, Sub-Saharan Africa,Boeing (South Africa)

Major General Charles Karamba, AirForces Chief of Staff, Rwandan DefenceForce (Rwanda)

Chris Rocheleau, Executive Director forInternational Affairs, FAA (USA)

Chris Zweigenthal, Chief Executive,Airlines Association of South Africa(South Africa)

Dan Czerwonka, InternationalRegulatory Counsel, ZiplineInternational (USA)

Fadimatou Noutchemo Simo, DirectorStrategy & Development, CronosAirlines (Equatorial Guinea)

Frédéric Thenevin, Senior BusinessDevelopment Manager for Africa, ADPIngénierie (France)

Girma Wake, Board member, EthiopianAirlines (Ethiopia)

Henry Kikoyo, Partner, Brown RudnickLLP (UK)

Hisham Hassan Nasser, CEO TechnicalConsultant, CIAF Leasing Company,Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation(Egypt)

James Geldenhuys, Head, AircraftFinance, Nedbank (South Africa)

Jason Sutcliffe, Marketing Director,Civil Aircraft, Rolls-Royce (UAE)

Ladislaus Matindi, CEO, Air Tanzania(Tanzania)

Latta Dokisime Gnama, DirectorGeneral, Togo Civil Aviation Authority(Togo)

Luthando Prinsloo, Director BusinessDevelopment Africa, AirborneTechnologies (Austria)

Marcel Jansen, Head of Sales, AviationScouts (Germany)

Maurizio Bove, Regional Sales Director,Leonardo (Italy)

Mengistu Jima, Head, ECA Finance,Trade and Development Bank(Kenya)

Michael Gill, Executive Director, Air Transport Action Group (Switzerland)

Michał Nowak, Marketing DirectorEMEA & Central Asia, Embraer(Netherlands)

Patric Pascaline, Services SalesDirector, Sub-Saharan Africa, Airbus(France)

Philippe Calac, Customer FinanceDirector, Airbus (France)

Rahul Shah, Senior Vice PresidentStrategic Growth and BusinessDevelopment Asia Pacific, Middle Eastand Africa, AAR (USA)

Retta Melaku Gabre, Director MROSales and Marketing, Ethiopian Airlines(Ethiopia)

Richard Haas, VP Africa, LufthansaTechnik (Germany)

Rob Watts, CEO & Vice-President,Advisory, Aerotask (UAE)

Rolland Besoa Razafimaharo, Directeur Général, Air Madagascar(Madagascar)

Romain Ekoto, Head of Aviation, African Development Bank (Côte d”Ivoire)

Rui Carreira, CEO, TAAG (Angola)

Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO, Astral Aviation(Kenya)

Sébastien Taupiac, Airline MarketingDirector, Airbus (France)

Colonel Silas Udahemuka, DirectorGeneral, Rwanda Civil AviationAuthority (Rwanda)

Simon Knechtli, Executive DirectorAviation, Willis Towers Watson (UK)

Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder and CEO, Dronamics Ltd(Bulgaria)

Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, SecretaryGeneral, AFCAC (Sénégal)

Victoria Moores, Air Transport Editor,African Aerospace & Air TransportWorld (UK)

Vincenzo de Laurentis, CEO & GeneralManager, EU Wings (Italy)

Will Hetzler, COO, Zipline (USA)

Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO, RwandAir(Rwanda)


“This is by far the best aviation organisedconference in Africa and has the best speakers.”FlightCom

Sponsors & partners Sponsors & partners Reception Evenings

The welcome reception, sponsored by RCAA was the perfect way to kick start our show. After a day for the set up of all exhibitor stands; allowing exhibitors,speakers and delegates the opportunity to mingle and chat, over 400attended for drinks up on the rooftop terrace at the Radisson Blu hotel, before the start of the formal proceedings the next day.

RCAA Networking Gala 400+

attended

Host sponsors’ NEXUS & WyvernGala Cocktail Reception 500+

attended

The gala cocktail reception, sponsored by NEXUS & Wyvern, was a greatnetworking event after Day 1 of the show. Over 500 attended for drinks which took place in the gardens of the Serena Hotel, Kigali. Attendees had the chance to unwind and discuss the key themes of the day. Conversationswent on well into the night!


ABEAAL Group LtdAARAbu Dhabi AviationAchelis Rwanda LimitedACMI24 / ACC AviationADAC TchadADB SafegateADP IngenierieAerCapAero Calibration Services LtdAero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd.Aero Pioneer GroupAerodyne Technologies FZEAeronews AfricaAerosafe Africa Consultants & ATOAerotaskAerovision InternationalAFRAA - African Airlines AssociationAfrica 24Africa Business NewsAfricair, Inc.African AerospaceAfrican Business ManagementAfrican Civil Aviation Commission -AFCACAfrican Development BankAgaciro Development FundAGS RwandaAir AustralAIR BPAirbusAir CargoAir Charter InternationalAir Charter ServiceAir Force EthiopiaAir MadagascarAir SeychellesAir Tanzania Company LtdAir Traffic & Navigation Services (ATNS)Air Transport Action GroupAirborne TechnologiesAirbus Africa & Middle EastAirbus Defence & Space SAUAirbus HelicoptersAirbus SASAirbus Southern AfricaAirlines Association of Southern AfricaAIrport GurusAirports CompanyAJW GroupAkagera AviationALBAlbert Ziegler GmbHAliPlan s.r.lAllianz Global Corporate & Specialty

Allied ServicesAmadeusAmahoronews.netAmbassade CongoANAC - CONGOANAC - TOGOAngels NewsAngle Contracting & Trading LtdAngola AirlinesAngola Civil Aviation AuthorityAngola EmbassyAPS Airparts Services & SuppliesARKAsante aviationAstral AviationATLATRAuditelAvia Lux LtdAviaBaltika Aviation Ltd.AviaDevAviajoin LtdAviAssist FoundationAviation Travel & Logistics Holdingaviationscouts GmbHAviatrustAvionams JSCAvmax Spares East Africa Limited Avmax Aviation Services Inc.Avolon AerospaceAvtrade LtdBAC - Bugesera Airport CompanyBank of KigaliBelgian EmbassyBell FlightBestbier SolutionsBestflyBigira Aviation Group LtdBird AerosystemsBlackbox Flight Data SystemsBlackhawk Modifications Inc.BloombergBLU FlamingoBlueSky AirwaysBoeingBollore Logistics N.V.BombardierBOSEBP Southern Africa (pty) LtdBraunBristow HelicoptersBritish High Commission KigaliBrown Rudnick LLPBrussels AirlinesBugesera Airport CompanyCAE Parc AviationCameroon Civil Aviation Authority

CANSOCDB AviationCGX AEROCharis UASCIAF LeasingCivil Aviation AuthorityClyde & Co LLPCNBC AfricaCoastal AviationCodisystCoffeeTech Lab I&I CenterCollins Aerospace Comair LtdComlux AviationCommunicorCook & Associates LtdCPaT GlobalCronos GroupCrystal Venture LtdCU PHOSCOCyrrus LtdDAS Handling LtdDassault AviationDefense Research and DevelopmentDiamond Aircraft IndustriesDipendra Kandel InitiativeDJA AviationDM WORLD FZEDronamicsDubai Chamber International Office, KenyaDublin Aerospace LtdDynamicSource ABEAC Flight SuportEast African Granite Industries Ltd(EAGI)Embassy of France Embassy of the RepublicEmbraerENANAEntebbe Handling Services trading asNational Aviation Services

ERI-RWANDAEthiopian AirlinesEtihad Aviation TrainingEU Wings s.r.lEways AviationExcaliburExcella schoolFab LabFargo Jet CenterFBC ReinsuranceFederal Aviation AdministrationFine FMFlash TV & RadioFlight Wood consultingFlightCom MagazineFlightSafety InternationalFly East AfricaFly540FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.Fountain AdvocatesFreshpack UK LtdFuelLinkGainJet Aviation GroupGASCOGashora AcademyGermany EmbassyGhana Civil Aviation AuthorityGLO-Creation ltdGoma ExpressGR VisionGulfstreamHADID International ServicesHahn AirHarith General PartnersHDI Global Specialty SEHema LtdHMG AerospaceHolman Fenwick Willan Middle East LLPHorizonHoward Consultants SPCHSH Aerospace FinishesHUGUKAHybrid Engineering LtdInternational Air Transport Association (IATA)ICADICAO - ESAF OfficeIFAIMAiFly AviationIGPIjaboIJET GlobalImagine We Rwanda Imena Media Group LtdImvaho Nshya

Sponsors & partnersAttendees

Organisations that attended:


“Aviation Africa 2019 was well organised anddelegates attended in good numbers.”Akagera Aviation

InmarsatInside RwandaInterSearch Middle EastInterVISTAS Consulting IncorporationIntegrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) KigaliI-Sky TechnologiesJain UniversityJambo jetJet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI)Jet Ways AirlineJoh. Achelis & Soehne GmbHJordan Aeronautical-systems Company (JAC)KennedysKenya Airways & KLMKenya Airways PlcKenya Civil Aviation AuthorityKigali Today LtdKigali VoiceKIU System SolutionsKK SecurityKrimson AviationLanseria International AirportLASA Engineering Ltd.Leapr LabsLeonardoLeonardo Helicopter DivisionLiege AirportLocus DynamicsLubricants Distributor Middle EastFZCOLufthansa Technik AGLuxivair San Bernardino InternationalAirportMalawi Defence ForceMarsh LtdMartucci Consulting LtdM-Aviation Services Company LtdMaxi PointMedisellMediterranean Aviation ServicesMesse FrankfurtMINADEF

MINAFFETMINICOMMinistere des TransportsMinistry of DefenceMinistry of InfrastructureMinistry of TransportMinistry of Transport & AviationMinistry of Transport &CommunicationsMoi UniversityMoS MINECOFINMoS MININFRAMota Engil RwandaMota-Engil, AfricaMota-Engil, Engenharia e ConstrucaoAfrica SANACNanjing UniversityThe East AfricanNational Agency of Civil AviationNavPass Global LtdNedbank CIBNetherlands policeNetwork Airlines ServicesNew TimesNEXUS GhanaNEXUS GroupNiger Airlines S.ANordic Aviation CapitalNPD LtdOasis GazetteOGMA - Industria Aeronautica dePortugalOGSOil Energy co. ltdOlympus MEA FZ-LLCPacifico GroupParamount GroupPiran Rwanda LimitedPratt & Whitney CanadaPrice ForbesPSFQatar AirwaysQuality Tools (U) LtdQuantrum Sarl.

Rwanda Civil Aviation AuthorityRwanda Development BoardReGREPUBLIC OF KENYAREPUBLIQUE GABONAISERISARNPRohde & SchwarzRolls-Royce plcRoyal Eswatini National AirwaysCorporationRoyal JetRW EventsRwanda Air ForceRwanda Airports CompanyRwanda Broadcasting AgencyRwanda Convention BureauRwanda ICT ChamberRwanda military hospitalRwanda Ministry of DefenceRwanda Utilities RegulatoryAuthority (RURA)RwandAirRyan Aviation Services LtdS&B Aviation Company LtdSAA Technical (SOC) PtySabena AerospaceSAC (K) LTD-SAFE AIRSafat Aviation GroupSAFAT MRO ComplexSafe AirSan Bernardino Regional EmergencyTraining CenterSAP AfricaScandinavian Avionics Greece S.A.SDCSEGAPSEI IndustriesSG NISSSGSShield Integrated SolutionsSierra Leone Civil Aviation AuthoritySkyplan Services FZCOSMART ENERGYSMBC Aviation Capital

Smiths HeimannSonasSONEMASP Aviation LtdSpire Flight SolutionsStarr CompaniesStone Foundries LtdStonecraft Ltd.Stratosphere Aviation, LLCTahseen Aviation ServicesTanzanian EmbassyTCRTextron AviationTHALESThe East African/Rwanda TodayNewspapersThe New Times PublicationsThe Travel House LimitedTiger General TradingTitan AviationTogo Civil Aviation AuthorityTOTALTP AerospaceTrade & Development BankTradewinds Aviation Services LtdTransfer Technologies RwandaTreasures CompanyTWIGA AERO LtdU.S. Embassy KigaliU.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Uganda AirlinesUmurabyo NewspaperUNHCRUnited Nations-World FoodProgrammeUnited States Air Forces Europe &AfricaUniversal Weather and AviationUniversity of South Wales - DubaiUniversity of Tourism, Technology &Business StudiesUSAFE-AFAFRICAUTBVaisalaVigilanceViking Air LimitedVivo EnergyVoice Magazine Media GroupWeather Modification InternationalWillis Towers WatsonWyvernZA'ANEZenal Payment Solutions LtdZipline International Inc.Zoom

Sponsors & partners Sponsors & partners Attendees

Organisations that attended:


COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

Delegates came from all over the world to the 4th

Aviation Africa event. Over half of those came from

the African continent – North, South, East and West,

but we also received visitors from Japan, the USA,

Australia, Nepal, Bahamas and across Europe.

1% Asia-Pacific

5% Americas

7% Middle East

18% Europe

69% Africa

Where AvAf

delegatescame from

““This event keeps on getting better and isn't scared to tackle the topical issues effecting African Aviation currently.”Howard Consultants

Book your stand at our fifth, Aviation Africa event, dates to be confirmed soon - this isyour chance to display your products and services to a strong cross-section of African

aviation buyers & specifiers, allowing you to meet during both informal and formalnetworking opportunities; at your booth, during both welcome and cocktail receptions,

visiting the hall, at the summit, in the workshops, over lunch and coffee breaks.

Another great event with lots of opportunities to meet, connect and form new business relationships.

Book nowfor 2020

To find out more please contact Mark Brown:

T: + 44 (0) 1702 530 000 | F: + 44 (0) 1702 533 088

E: [email protected] | www.aviationafrica.aero


“Improving year after year. Very well organised.”Hahn Air

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