Post-show Video Clip of Aviation Consultant Mr.Antwi-Bosiako on Airline Safety

E.K. shared a video with you! “Dear friends, To mark the 20th edition of the Africa in Focus show, we have commenced post-show video interviews that seek to both promote the work of the guests we invite, and some of their ideas on the themes we cover for the show. In this post-show clip, Mr.Antwi-Bosiako, an Aviation Consultant who has worked with ANTRAK AIR before, tells us why the aviation sector remains one of the safest forms of transport in the country. Comments much appreciated! Regards, Emmanuel” View video

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PODCAST>> "AFRICA IN FOCUS: Africa's Aviation Sector (3) (4 November, 2014)

From E K: "Dear friends, Kindly find the link to the podcast of #AfricainFocus show on Tuesday 4 November, 2014. We spent some 15 minutes getting a quick update from Mr.Diallo of the Accra-based West Africa Network for Peacebuilding on the unfolding situation in Burkina Faso. We spent the 22nd edition of Africa in Focus reprising the theme of Africa's aviation sector, with a focus on safety. We spoke to Captain Victor Amoah, an airline pilot very conversant with the incident, which brought domestic airline Starbow to the headlines. We left the show reminded that the airline industry is one of the safest transport systems around, and we need to do one other thing: build more national airports, which are the missing link between aviation fuel and airline tickets. It really is not only about taxes, but about aviation fuel. Every pilot starts his day having factored fuel. Even more so the domestic airlines. As usual, we had different segments, including our regular "Africa in the News". We look forward to comments! In solidarity! Emmanuel" Click here to view (E K shared these files using Dropbox. Enjoy!) © 2014 Dropbox

PODCAST>> "AFRICA IN FOCUS: Africa's Aviation Sector (2) (28 October, 2014)

From Emmanuel K: "Dear friends, Kindly find the link to the podcast of #AfricainFocus show on Tuesday 28 October, 2014. We had a mixed bag, where we interviewed Aviation Consultant Antwi-Boasiako, and Head of Aviation News at Business/Financial Times Newspaper Dominick Andoh to speak to the issues of Africa's aviation sector. The last half of the show, we spoke to Samuel Sam, Northern Regional correspondent for the same paper, who had just received a Tourism award for his coverage of the Northern region. Present in the studio was Dr.Boakye of Tourism advocacy organisation Tourism Research Advocacy Centre (TRAC). As usual, we had different segments, including our regular "Africa in the News". We also had #EbolaWatch updates from Kobby Blay, our registered nurse at Korle-Bu, who was at the studios this time for our 21st edition. We look forward to comments! Kind regards, Emmanuel" Click here to view (Emmanuel K shared these files using Dropbox. Enjoy!) © 2014 Dropbox

AFRICA IN FOCUS >> Coming up on 28 October, 2014: State of Aviation Sector in Africa (2)

State of the Aviation Sector(2)

In this edition of AIF, we will be discussing the aviation sector in Africa, with a special focus on two updates.

The first is AFRAA's meeting with the AU Commission that plan to convene a meeting on the Yamassoukro Decision October ending, and the second is the 23rd Airports Council Intl Africa Regional Assembly, held in SA.

We want to find out the state of Africa's aviation sector and explore way forward, especially now Ebola is being contained.

Guiding Questions to be answered:

·        What concrete measures are airlines taking to help bring down tickets?

·        How satisfied are the airlines operating here that the Yamassoukro Declaration is being implemented?

·        Taxes, Charges and Fees are the highest in West Africa. Is it a case of West African governments being insensitive to the necessity of airlines in contributing to Africa’s development?

·        What can our governments do better to help the aviation sector, beyond implementing the YD?
·        How can tourism help synergise with the aviation industry?

Guests in the studio:

Ø  William Afadzinu, Marketing Manager, ASKY Airlines

Ø  Anthony Sarfo, Marketing Manager--West & North Africa, Kenya Airways

Ø  Representative, Arik Air
Ø  Ignatius Ahimbisibwe, RwandAir
Ø  Dr.Boakye, Tourism Research Advocacy Centre, Cape Coast

Tune in at 13h10 GMT (1:00pm Ghana Time). We’re also streaming live  www.radioxyzonline.com.

Contact us Facebook on: http://www.facebook.com/africainfocusonradioxyz and radio XYZ 93.1FM. Tweet us @africainfocus14 and @ekbensah. Listen to us on #MultiTVChannel29. Thanks!

PODCAST>> "AFRICA IN FOCUS: "Africa's Aviation Sector: Challenges; Prospects and the Future" (19 August, 2014)

From Emmanuel K: "Kindly find a podcast of the 19 August edition of "Africa in Focus", which looked at some of the challenges befalling the Aviation Sector in Africa: "Guiding Questions answered: · What concrete measures are airlines taking to help bring down tickets? · How satisfied are the airlines operating here that the Yamassoukro Declaration is being implemented? · What is the state of play about aviation fuel? Are some airlines getting it cheaper elsewhere? · Taxes, Charges and Fees are the highest in West Africa. Is it a case of West African governments being insensitive to the necessity of airlines in contributing to Africa's development? · With the onset of Ebola, how are airlines bracing themselves to respond to the crisis? What assurances are they giving their passengers? · What can our governments do better to help the aviation sector, beyond implementing the YD?" Click here to view (Emmanuel K shared these files using Dropbox. Enjoy!) © 2014 Dropbox