Aviation Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/aviation/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:50:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Aviation Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/aviation/ 32 32 67616479 Gabon given access to EU airspace after 11 years https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/gabon-given-access-to-eu-airspace-after-11-years/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/gabon-given-access-to-eu-airspace-after-11-years/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:50:22 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=66359 Gabonese airlines have been removed from the European Union Air Safety blacklist after 11 years. The country was withdrawn from the list following its “improvements in aviation safety”.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/gabon-given-access-to-eu-airspace-after-11-years/feed/ 0 66359 #WomenInAviation: Using social media to highlight women breaking barriers in African skies https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/using-social-media-to-highlight-women-in-aviation-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/using-social-media-to-highlight-women-in-aviation-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 07 May 2019 11:21:02 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=54022 The under-representation of women’s achievements in the mainstream media is a serious problem, which perpetuates gender inequality. Social media can help to address this problem by highlighting women’s contributions, and achievements to break barriers and inspire young girls #AfricanWomenInAviation #WomenInAviation

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/using-social-media-to-highlight-women-in-aviation-africa/feed/ 0 54022 Ethiopian Airlines wins African Champion of the Year Award 2019 https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ethiopian-airlines-wins-african-champion-of-the-year-award-2019/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ethiopian-airlines-wins-african-champion-of-the-year-award-2019/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:03:05 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=52267 Ethiopian Airlines was honoured for its excellence at the recent Africa CEO Forum, hosted in Rwanda.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ethiopian-airlines-wins-african-champion-of-the-year-award-2019/feed/ 0 52267 Ethiopian demand Washington Post apology for “baseless and factually incorrect allegations” https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ethiopian-airlines-ethiopian-demand-washington-post-apology/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ethiopian-airlines-ethiopian-demand-washington-post-apology/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:16:53 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=52156 Following flight ET302 crash, the Washington Post and New York Times continue to blame Ethiopian Airlines, questioning the training, and competence of its pilots. Ethiopian Airlines has dismissed the reports as "baseless and factually incorrect allegations", and demanded that the Washington Post "remove the article, apologize and correct the facts".

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/ethiopian-airlines-ethiopian-demand-washington-post-apology/feed/ 0 52156 Why naming the victims of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 is important https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/why-naming-the-victims-of-ethiopian-airlines-flight-et302-is-important/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/why-naming-the-victims-of-ethiopian-airlines-flight-et302-is-important/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:19:56 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=52003 African journalists and media should take seriously their role in changing the way in which African deaths are reported, locally and internationally.

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