February 27-28 Radisson Blu Hotel 2019 & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
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Event Facts:
• Dates: 27 & 28 February 2019 • Website: www.aviationafrica.aero • Location: Radisson Blu Hotel & • 100 event sponsors / exhibitors / partners Convention Centre • 860 attendees • Event: Two day summit & exhibition • 47 airlines represented • Edition: 4th year • 111 airline personnel attended
Event Summary:
AVIATION AFRICA 2019 was the 4th event in the Aviation Africa series, the first was held in May 2015 in Dubai, the 2nd in February 2017 in Kigali and the 3rd in April 2018 in Cairo. “This is the Event during which I have had The event was a two-day summit and exhibition focusing on all the highest number of interactions with aspects of the aviation industry including MRO, business aviation, Airlines at Senior Management Level in the defence and commercial aviation. Continent since I became VP MEA & Indian The Aviation Africa team would like to thank all of our partners Ocean, 3 years ago.” for yet another successful event. Bombardier
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The organisers would like to acknowledge and thank Nedbank CIB all 2019 exhibitors & sponsors: 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 Achelis (Rwanda) Ltd Cyrrus Limited SEI Industries Aero MRO DAS Handling Skyplan Services African Aerospace Dassault Aviation Somati Vehicles AGS Rwanda Ltd Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH SAA Technical AIR BP Dublin Aerospace Ltd SP Aviation Ltd Airbus Africa & Middle East DynamicSource - EFB Solutions TCR Akagera Aviation Embraer Textron Aviation, Inc AliPlan Ethiopian MRO Services The Boeing Company Astral Aviation Ethiopian Aviation Academy Titan Aviation ATNS EU Wings TP Aerospace AviaBaltika Aviation Ltd Fargo Jet Centre Transfer Technologies aviationscouts GmbH Flight Data Services Vaisala AVIONAMS JSC Flight Management Ltd Viking Air Limited AVMAX FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd Weather Modification International Beechcraft GainJet Aviation Group Willis Towers Watson Bestbier Inspection Solutions GainJet Ireland WYVERN Bestfly GulfStream BIRD Aerosystems Hawker Blackbox Flight Data Systems Howard Consultants “I really thank the organiser for BOSE KIU System Solutions the effort and all I can say is that Bugesera Airport Company Krimson Aviation together we can raise Africa.” Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority Lasa Engineering Ltd Astral Aviation Cessna Leonardo Charis Unmanned Aerial Systems Long Range Clyde & Co Lufthansa Technik Collins Aerospace Marsh Ltd - Insurance & Risk Specialists CPaT Global, LLC Ministry of Infrastructure CU Phosco Lighting NavPass
To Exhibit in 2020 please contact Mark Brown:
T: + 44 (0) 1702 530 000 F: + 44 (0) 1702 533 088 E: [email protected]
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Total Attendees Countries Represented Surveyed rated the Exhibitors interested Event Very in exhibiting again Good / Excellent Testimonials:
“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 was meeting the president of Rwanda!” Gulfstream
“I wanted to congratulate you on a magnificent conference in Kigali. It was exceptional in every way and 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 and the strides it has made in a relatively short time.” Skyplan Services FZCO
“WOW! What an event. This was such a well organised summit, it just ticked all the boxes in terms of aviation development.” Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation Some of the Airlines that attended:
t #avaf19 w aviationafrica.aero “This is by far the best aviation organised Summit Sponsors &co npartnersference in Africa and has the best speakers.” FlightCom
Day 1 Highlights: Day 2 Highlights:
• Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame formally opened the show, • The chairman of the IATA board and the CEO of Qatar Airways, but also delighted the packed conference room with his Akbar Al Baker has a reputation for straight-talking and he did insights into the need for change. not disappoint the audience for the opening session of Day 2.
• ICAO specialist search and rescue consultant Brian Day called • After a site visit to the launch pad of Zipline, the Rwandan- on African states to develop true regional cooperation based drone operation near Kigali that delivers blood and centres to make a single sky for SAR operations. medical supplies to rural areas, we heard about the operation from the company’s CEO and its regulatory counsel. • You could hear a pin drop in the Summit theatre when Africa’s ‘First Lady’ for space, Dr Adriana Marais, delivered a keynote • Finance remains a key focus for the African aviation industry on: Developing new frontiers: Inspiring Africa’s youth to look and Aviation Africa brought together speakers who shared the beyond Earth and the hopes for a future in space. highs and the lows of the financial environment.
Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Carlo Jason Sutcliffe, Marketing Director, Richard Haas, VP Africa, Lufthansa Speakers: Gagiano, Former Chief of the South Civil Aircraft, Rolls-Royce (UAE) Technik (Germany) African Air Force and Group H.E. Paul Kagame, President, Republic Executive, Paramount Group Ladislaus Matindi, CEO, Air Tanzania Rob Watts, CEO & Vice-President, of Rwanda (South Africa) (Tanzania) Advisory, Aerotask (UAE)
H.E. Akbar Al Baker, Chairman of the Chamsou Andjorin, Director Latta Dokisime Gnama, Director Rolland Besoa Razafimaharo, Council, IATA Government Affairs & Market General, Togo Civil Aviation Authority Directeur Général, Air Madagascar Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, (Togo) (Madagascar) Hon. Amb. Claver Gatete, Minister of Boeing (South Africa) Infrastructure, Republic of Rwanda Luthando Prinsloo, Director Business Romain Ekoto, Head of Aviation, Major General Charles Karamba, Air Development Africa, Airborne African Development Bank Hon. Eng. Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, Forces Chief of Staff, Rwandan Defence Technologies (Austria) (Côte d”Ivoire) Minister of State in charge of Transport, Force (Rwanda) Republic of Rwanda Marcel Jansen, Head of Sales, Aviation Rui Carreira, CEO, TAAG (Angola) Chris Rocheleau, Executive Director for Scouts (Germany) Hon. Mme Zouréatou Tchakondo International Affairs, FAA (USA) Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO, Astral Aviation Kassa-Traoré, Ministre des Maurizio Bove, Regional Sales Director, (Kenya) Infrastructures et des Transports, Togo Chris Zweigenthal, Chief Executive, Leonardo (Italy) Airlines Association of South Africa Sébastien Taupiac, Airline Marketing Abderahmane Berthé, Secretary (South Africa) Mengistu Jima, Head, ECA Finance, Director, Airbus (France) General, African Airlines Association Trade and Development Bank (Kenya) Dan Czerwonka, International (Kenya) Colonel Silas Udahemuka, Director Regulatory Counsel, Zipline General, Rwanda Civil Aviation Abdullah Al-Sayed, President & CEO, International (USA) Michael Gill, Executive Director, Authority (Rwanda) Nexus Group (Saudi Arabia) Air Transport Action Group Fadimatou Noutchemo Simo, Director (Switzerland) Simon Knechtli, Executive Director Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Head, Strategy & Development, Cronos Aviation, Willis Towers Watson (UK) Member & External Relations Africa & Airlines (Equatorial Guinea) Michał Nowak, Marketing Director Middle East, IATA (Kenya) EMEA & Central Asia, Embraer Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder Frédéric Thenevin, Senior Business (Netherlands) and CEO, Dronamics Ltd Adriana Marais, Head of Innovation, Development Manager for Africa, ADP (Bulgaria) SAP Africa and Director, South Africa Ingénierie (France) Patric Pascaline, Services Sales Space Foundation (South Africa) Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Airbus Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, Secretary Girma Wake, Board member, Ethiopian (France) General, AFCAC (Sénégal) Alan Peaford, MBE, Editor-in-Chief, Airlines (Ethiopia) African and Arabian Aerospace (UK) Philippe Calac, Customer Finance Victoria Moores, Air Transport Editor, Henry Kikoyo, Partner, Brown Rudnick Director, Airbus (France) African Aerospace & Air Transport Barry Kashambo, Regional Director LLP (UK) World (UK) Eastern & Southern Africa, ICAO Rahul Shah, Senior Vice President (Kenya) Hisham Hassan Nasser, CEO Technical Strategic Growth and Business Vincenzo de Laurentis, CEO & General Consultant, CIAF Leasing Company, Development Asia Pacific, Middle East Manager, EU Wings (Italy) Boni Dibate, Director Africa Affairs, Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation and Africa, AAR (USA) CANSO (South Africa) (Egypt) Will Hetzler, COO, Zipline (USA) Retta Melaku Gabre, Director MRO Brian Day, Independent Aviation SAR James Geldenhuys, Head, Aircraft Sales and Marketing, Ethiopian Airlines Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO, RwandAir Consultant (Australia) Finance, Nedbank (South Africa) (Ethiopia) (Rwanda)
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RCAA Networking Gala 400+ attended 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 400 attended for drinks up on the rooftop terrace at the Radisson Blu hotel, before the start of the formal proceedings the next day.
Host sponsors’ NEXUS & Wyvern Gala Cocktail Reception 500+ attended The gala cocktail reception, sponsored by NEXUS & Wyvern, was a great networking 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. Conversations went on well into the night!
t #avaf19 w aviationafrica.aero “Aviation Africa 2019 was well organised and AttendeesSponsors &dele gpartnersates attended in good numbers.” Akagera Aviation
Organisations that attended:
ABE Allied Services CANSO ERI-RWANDA AAL Group Ltd Amadeus CDB Aviation Ethiopian Airlines AAR Amahoronews.net CGX AERO Etihad Aviation Training Abu Dhabi Aviation Ambassade Congo Charis UAS EU Wings s.r.l Achelis Rwanda Limited ANAC - CONGO CIAF Leasing Eways Aviation ACMI24 / ACC Aviation ANAC - TOGO Civil Aviation Authority Excalibur ADAC Tchad Angels News Clyde & Co LLP Excella school ADB Safegate Angle Contracting & Trading Ltd CNBC Africa Fab Lab ADP Ingenierie Angola Airlines Coastal Aviation Fargo Jet Center AerCap Angola Civil Aviation Authority Codisyst FBC Reinsurance Aero Calibration Services Ltd Angola Embassy CoffeeTech Lab I&I Center Federal Aviation Aero Contractors Company of APS Airparts Services & Supplies Collins Aerospace Administration Nigeria Ltd. ARK Comair Ltd Fine FM Aero Pioneer Group Asante aviation Comlux Aviation Flash TV & Radio Aerodyne Technologies FZE Astral Aviation Communicor Flight Wood consulting Aeronews Africa ATL Cook & Associates Ltd FlightCom Magazine Aerosafe Africa Consultants & ATO ATR CPaT Global FlightSafety International Aerotask Auditel Cronos Group Fly East Africa Aerovision International Avia Lux Ltd Crystal Venture Ltd Fly540 AFRAA - African Airlines Association AviaBaltika Aviation Ltd. CU PHOSCO FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. Africa 24 AviaDev Cyrrus Ltd Fountain Advocates Africa Business News Aviajoin Ltd DAS Handling Ltd Freshpack UK Ltd Africair, Inc. AviAssist Foundation Dassault Aviation FuelLink African Aerospace Aviation Travel & Logistics Holding Defense Research and Development GainJet Aviation Group African Business Management aviationscouts GmbH Diamond Aircraft Industries GASCO African Civil Aviation Commission - Aviatrust Dipendra Kandel Initiative Gashora Academy AFCAC Avionams JSC DJA Aviation Germany Embassy African Development Bank Avmax Spares East Africa Limited DM WORLD FZE Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Agaciro Development Fund Avmax Aviation Services Inc. Dronamics GLO-Creation ltd AGS Rwanda Avolon Aerospace Dubai Chamber International Goma Express Air Austral Avtrade Ltd Office, Kenya GR Vision AIR BP BAC - Bugesera Airport Company Dublin Aerospace Ltd Gulfstream Airbus Bank of Kigali DynamicSource AB HADID International Services Air Cargo Belgian Embassy EAC Flight Suport Hahn Air Air Charter International Bell Flight East African Granite Industries Ltd Harith General Partners Air Charter Service Bestbier Solutions (EAGI) HDI Global Specialty SE Air Force Ethiopia Bestfly Embassy of France Hema Ltd Air Madagascar Bigira Aviation Group Ltd Embassy of the Republic HMG Aerospace Air Seychelles Bird Aerosystems Embraer Holman Fenwick Willan Middle Air Tanzania Company Ltd Blackbox Flight Data Systems ENANA East LLP Air Traffic & Navigation Services (ATNS) Blackhawk Modifications Inc. Entebbe Handling Services trading as Horizon Air Transport Action Group Bloomberg National Aviation Services Howard Consultants SPC Airborne Technologies BLU Flamingo HSH Aerospace Finishes Airbus Africa & Middle East BlueSky Airways HUGUKA Airbus Defence & Space SAU Boeing Hybrid Engineering Ltd Airbus Helicopters Bollore Logistics N.V. International Air Transport Airbus SAS Bombardier Association (IATA) Airbus Southern Africa BOSE ICAD Airlines Association of Southern Africa BP Southern Africa (pty) Ltd ICAO - ESAF Office AIrport Gurus Braun IFAIMA Airports Company Bristow Helicopters iFly Aviation AJW Group British High Commission Kigali IGP Akagera Aviation Brown Rudnick LLP Ijabo ALB Brussels Airlines IJET Global Albert Ziegler GmbH Bugesera Airport Company Imagine We Rwanda AliPlan s.r.l CAE Parc Aviation Imena Media Group Ltd Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority Imvaho Nshya
t #avaf19 w aviationafrica.aero “This event keeps on getting better and isn't scared to tackle the topical issues effecting African Aviation currentlypartners partners .” & & AttendeesSponsors Sponsors Howard Consultants
Organisations that attended:
Inmarsat MINAFFET Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority Smiths Heimann Inside Rwanda MINICOM Rwanda Development Board Sonas InterSearch Middle East Ministere des Transports ReG SONEMA InterVISTAS Consulting Ministry of Defence REPUBLIC OF KENYA SP Aviation Ltd Incorporation Ministry of Infrastructure REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE Spire Flight Solutions Integrated Polytechnic Regional Ministry of Transport RISA Starr Companies Centre (IPRC) Kigali Ministry of Transport & Aviation RNP Stone Foundries Ltd I-Sky Technologies Ministry of Transport & Rohde & Schwarz Stonecraft Ltd. Jain University Communications Rolls-Royce plc Stratosphere Aviation, LLC Jambo jet Moi University Royal Eswatini National Airways Tahseen Aviation Services Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) MoS MINECOFIN Corporation Tanzanian Embassy Jet Ways Airline MoS MININFRA Royal Jet TCR Joh. Achelis & Soehne GmbH Mota Engil Rwanda RW Events Textron Aviation Jordan Aeronautical-systems Mota-Engil, Africa Rwanda Air Force THALES Company (JAC) Mota-Engil, Engenharia e Construcao Rwanda Airports Company The East African/Rwanda Today Kennedys Africa SA Rwanda Broadcasting Agency Newspapers Kenya Airways & KLM NAC Rwanda Convention Bureau The New Times Publications Kenya Airways Plc Nanjing University Rwanda ICT Chamber The Travel House Limited Kenya Civil Aviation Authority The East African Rwanda military hospital Tiger General Trading Kigali Today Ltd National Agency of Civil Aviation Rwanda Ministry of Defence Titan Aviation Kigali Voice NavPass Global Ltd Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Togo Civil Aviation Authority KIU System Solutions Nedbank CIB Authority (RURA) TOTAL KK Security Netherlands police RwandAir TP Aerospace Krimson Aviation Network Airlines Services Ryan Aviation Services Ltd Trade & Development Bank Lanseria International Airport New Times S&B Aviation Company Ltd Tradewinds Aviation Services Ltd LASA Engineering Ltd. NEXUS Ghana SAA Technical (SOC) Pty Transfer Technologies Rwanda Leapr Labs NEXUS Group Sabena Aerospace Treasures Company Leonardo Niger Airlines S.A SAC (K) LTD-SAFE AIR TWIGA AERO Ltd Leonardo Helicopter Division Nordic Aviation Capital Safat Aviation Group U.S. Embassy Kigali Liege Airport NPD Ltd SAFAT MRO Complex U.S. Federal Aviation Locus Dynamics Oasis Gazette Safe Air Administration (FAA) Lubricants Distributor Middle East OGMA - Industria Aeronautica de San Bernardino Regional Emergency Uganda Airlines FZCO Portugal Training Center Umurabyo Newspaper Lufthansa Technik AG OGS SAP Africa UNHCR Luxivair San Bernardino International Oil Energy co. ltd Scandinavian Avionics Greece S.A. United Nations-World Food Airport Olympus MEA FZ-LLC SDC Programme Malawi Defence Force Pacifico Group SEGAP United States Air Forces Europe & Marsh Ltd Paramount Group SEI Industries Africa Martucci Consulting Ltd Piran Rwanda Limited SG NISS Universal Weather and Aviation M-Aviation Services Company Ltd Pratt & Whitney Canada SGS University of South Wales - Dubai Maxi Point Price Forbes Shield Integrated Solutions University of Tourism, Technology & Medisell PSF Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority Business Studies Mediterranean Aviation Services Qatar Airways Skyplan Services FZCO USAFE-AFAFRICA Messe Frankfurt Quality Tools (U) Ltd SMART ENERGY UTB MINADEF Quantrum Sarl. SMBC Aviation Capital Vaisala Vigilance Viking Air Limited 1% Asia-Pacific Vivo Energy COUNTRIES REPRESENTED Voice Magazine Media Group Americas Weather Modification Delegates came from all over the world to the 4th Where 5% AvAf International Aviation Africa event. Over half of those came from delegates 7% Middle East Willis Towers Watson the African continent – North, South, East and West, came Wyvern from 18% Europe but we also received visitors from Japan, the USA, ZA'ANE Australia, Nepal, Bahamas and across Europe. 69% Africa Zenal Payment Solutions Ltd Zipline International Inc. Zoom
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Book your stand at our fifth, Aviation Africa event, dates to be confirmed soon - this is your 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 formal networking 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.
“Improving year after year. Very well organised.” Hahn Air
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
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