(Posted 07th February 2024)
Join us at the February edition of the AFRAA Sky-Connect Leadership Dialogues later today, Wednesday, 07 February 2024, from 1400-1500hrs (East Africa Time) for a candid talk with George Uriesi, Ibom Air Chief Operating Officer.
The AFRAA Sky-Connect show accord leaders in the aviation ecosystem, a platform to dialogue on critical issues impacting the industry and proffer solutions on making African aviation better and bigger. Besides being a forum to share rich experiences, Sky-Connect also strives to explore the inextricable relationship between aviation, tourism, trade and the wider economy of Africa; how to accelerate growth, promote regional integration and create more opportunities for the teaming youthful population.
In the dialogue, our guest, George Uriesi, will discuss:
1. Airlines industry in Nigeria – traffic, cost, skilled labour, cooperation and future prospects
a. Air operators, network and traffic
b. Obsession about domestic market
c. Industry costs and foreign exchange constraints impact on the business and possible solutions
d. Opportunities for regional/intercontinental markets
e. Labour shortage/cost and capacity for training
f. Infrastructure constraints and impact on operations
g. Cooperation among airlines – why it is slow in coming
h. Safety
2. The future of Ibom Air – what lies ahead?
3. SAATM implementation
a. SAATM implementation – the opportunities/challenges and way forward
b. Intra-Africa trade prospects under AfCFTA
4. AFRAA membership – what help to Nigerian airlines?
