Africa: Aviation expert calls on African govts to form airline alliances

African govts have been urged to consider forming alliances with other airlines across the continent to maintain a strong aviation sector. The experts attending the Aviation Africa 2017 forum Wednesday argued that most of the continent’s airlines were not strong enough to maintain a viable aviation industry on their own. Abdullah M. Al-Sayed, founder and chairman of Nexus Flight Operations Services, an international aviation firm, said that promotion of airlines collaboration could boost the continent’s aviation sector. “There is no open skies among African countries, which has limited African airlines capacity to tap into the opportunities available in the global aviation market. The air transport industry provides significant economic benefits, playing a major role in the economic transformation of Africa,” he said. <br/>