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It is essential to develop
projectsthat match the needs
oflocal communities.
Finally, there is a need for a dedicated air transport investment fund whose resources would
finance both infrastructure and airlines. Such a
fund should be a private, neutral entity, totally
independent of governments and focused solely
on its own profitability. It would need a capital
base of at least 100 billion dollars and should
only finance those projects deemed to be most
worthwhile.
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OVERVIEW
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
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STATE-OF-THE-ART FLEET
Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines since 2011, has spent his entire career
with the company, rising up through the ranks
since his arrival in 1984. Supposedly he was
the target of an Eritrean assassination plot in
1994, for having subjected one of their aircraft
to over-zealous inspection.
A CAPTIVE MARKET
Ethiopian Airlines has been given more protection by its government than any other airline
on the continent, states an aviation industry
expert. In skies that were for many years closed
to all competitors, and benefiting from the many
expatriates from other African Union countries
working in Addis Ababa, the airline enjoyed
optimum conditions for take-off, subsequently
opening its own market to some extent in order
to pave the way for accessing other markets, too.
A LONG-STANDING ALLIANCE
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JEUNE AFRIQUE
Jeune Afrique, established in Tunis
in1960, is a leading weekly magazine
focused on Africa. Week by week its
political, economic, social and cultural
news coverage offers its readers
insights into the contemporary African
scene.It is the leading pan-African
French-language magazine in terms
ofcirculation and readership.
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