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AVIATION AFRICA SUMMIT & EXHIBITION NOMINATED FOR 3 AWARDS AT THE EN INDY AWARDS 2019
Release Date: 11 September 2019
Aviation Africa is nominated in three categories for “Best International Event” “Indy Organiser Team of the Year” and “Best Show Feature” – for the Silent Conference.
The awards scheme, organised by Exhibition News, is dedicated to recognising the achievements of independent organiser shows, teams and individuals. The judging panel is made up of leading experts from the event industry including representatives from venues, suppliers and independent event organisers.
Aviation Africa is nominated for “Best International Event” for the 2019 event held in Kigali, Rwanda in February this year. The event grew overall by 35% and 92% of attendees rated the event Good/Excellent, with 93% of exhibitors saying they would exhibit again.
By working as one team Times Aerospace along with Aerocomm and Access Group has built a world-beating team who are experienced, respected and able to launch and run events in parts of the world that most other aviation event organisers would never dare to tread. The reason they have been nominated for “Indy Organiser Team of the Year”.
The “Best Show Feature” nomination was for the introduction of a silent conference at the 2019 event, which combined the exhibition and conference in one hall where all delegates and speakers listened via headphones so the business in the exhibition hall was not disturbed. “The silent conference was a great idea because business continued as usual at the exhibitions and no one was disrupted. Genius idea!” – Aviation Africa Delegate.
Mark Brown, Director of Times Aerospace Events said “We are really delighted to be nominated in the EN Indy Awards 2019, this is the 4th Aviation Africa event we have organised as a team and we have all put in a lot of time, experience and expertise to get the event to this stage and are rightly proud of how far it has progressed in a relatively short time”
The EN Indy Awards 2019 will take place on 11th October 2019 https://enindyawards.co.uk
www.aviationafrica.aero
Aviation Africa is nominated in three categories for “Best International Event” “Indy Organiser Team of the Year” and “Best Show Feature” – for the Silent Conference.
The awards scheme, organised by Exhibition News, is dedicated to recognising the achievements of independent organiser shows, teams and individuals. The judging panel is made up of leading experts from the event industry including representatives from venues, suppliers and independent event organisers.
Aviation Africa is nominated for “Best International Event” for the 2019 event held in Kigali, Rwanda in February this year. The event grew overall by 35% and 92% of attendees rated the event Good/Excellent, with 93% of exhibitors saying they would exhibit again.
By working as one team Times Aerospace along with Aerocomm and Access Group has built a world-beating team who are experienced, respected and able to launch and run events in parts of the world that most other aviation event organisers would never dare to tread. The reason they have been nominated for “Indy Organiser Team of the Year”.
The “Best Show Feature” nomination was for the introduction of a silent conference at the 2019 event, which combined the exhibition and conference in one hall where all delegates and speakers listened via headphones so the business in the exhibition hall was not disturbed. “The silent conference was a great idea because business continued as usual at the exhibitions and no one was disrupted. Genius idea!” – Aviation Africa Delegate.
Mark Brown, Director of Times Aerospace Events said “We are really delighted to be nominated in the EN Indy Awards 2019, this is the 4th Aviation Africa event we have organised as a team and we have all put in a lot of time, experience and expertise to get the event to this stage and are rightly proud of how far it has progressed in a relatively short time”
The EN Indy Awards 2019 will take place on 11th October 2019 https://enindyawards.co.uk
www.aviationafrica.aero
AVIATION AFRICA 2018 OPENED WITH STRONG GROWTH PREDICTIONS FOR AFRICAN AVIATION MARKET
Release Date: 17 April 2018
The Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition taking place today and tomorrow - 17-18 April 2018 in Cairo, Egypt - opened today to 980 attendees from 56 countries where the key message from the Summit’s first day was the strong growth predictions for the African aviation market.
The event opened just a few months after the African Union launched the Single African Air Traffic Market (SAATM), which 23 countries have subscribed to so far. The SAATM is de-regulated airspace, which has been set up to open up African skies, potentially increasing the aviation market in Africa and reducing air transportation costs by 25%.
Boeing’s long-term market outlook forecasts that air traffic for the continent’s commercial airlines will grow 5.9 percent annually between 2017 and 2036, and that African carriers will need 1,220 new airplanes to meet this growth.
Safwat Musallam, Chairman, Egyptair Holding Company gave the Welcome Keynote Address from the hosts and focused on how the group is looking to new horizons for the future.
The event features an exhibition hall of 118 global aerospace companies including Gold Sponsors: Airbus, Boeing & GE Aviation and Silver Sponsors: AerCap, Bombardier, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise & Rolls-Royce.
Exhibitors are finding the networking at the show the key to their participation, Simon Knechtli, Executive Director Aerospace, Willis Towers Watson said; “In being committed to Egyptian aviation, the Aviation Africa 2018 is a great opportunity for us to meet our network.”
The attendees reached a new record total for the event of 980. The delegates and visitors to the event span 56 countries and include 386 personnel from 42 airlines and 50 speakers from across Africa and internationally.
Aviation Africa 2018 is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Aviation, Republic of Egypt, with Egyptair as host airline and aerospace group.
The Aviation Africa event takes place at the Intercontinental City Stars on April 17-18 2018. It is a business-to-business exhibition offering networking opportunities for airlines, government representatives, manufacturers and service providers.
Further information can be found at www.aviationafrica.aero
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THE AVIATION AFRICA EVENT OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY IN KIGALI TO THE GLOBAL AVIATION INDUSTRY
Release Date: 22 February 2017
The Aviation Africa 2017 is taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda from 22 to 23 February 2017.
H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Republic of Rwanda opened the proceedings and toured the exhibition hall with Hon Minister James Musoni, Minister of Infrastructure and VIPs.
Rwanda is hosting the two day conference and exhibition addressing the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent in the aviation sector.
Alan Peaford, Conference Chairman said “We brought this event to Rwanda because of its investment in aviation and infrastructure, open visa access and plans for the future aviation growth of Rwanda and Africa. We hope over the next two days we can help to knock down some of the barriers to future growth in this industry”.
The conference and exhibition will be one of Africa’s largest events on aviation; the conference has 550 delegates from 58 countries. The exhibition is hosting 56 exhibitors and sponsors including Airbus from France, Bombardier from Canada, Nexus from Saudi Arabia, Gulfstream from the USA and Rolls-Royce from the UK.
The Aviation Africa 2017 is taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda from 22 to 23 February 2017.
H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Republic of Rwanda opened the proceedings and toured the exhibition hall with Hon Minister James Musoni, Minister of Infrastructure and VIPs.
Rwanda is hosting the two day conference and exhibition addressing the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent in the aviation sector.
Alan Peaford, Conference Chairman said “We brought this event to Rwanda because of its investment in aviation and infrastructure, open visa access and plans for the future aviation growth of Rwanda and Africa. We hope over the next two days we can help to knock down some of the barriers to future growth in this industry”.
The conference and exhibition will be one of Africa’s largest events on aviation; the conference has 550 delegates from 58 countries. The exhibition is hosting 56 exhibitors and sponsors including Airbus from France, Bombardier from Canada, Nexus from Saudi Arabia, Gulfstream from the USA and Rolls-Royce from the UK.
RELEASE DATE: 21 November 2016
AVIATION AFRICA EVENT IS ON COURSE FOR 2017
Aviation Africa 2017 attracts all the global players and African industry
Aviation Africa, which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda on 22-23 February 2017, has already confirmed 6 major sponsors from 5 countries with more signing up soon.
The Host Sponsor will be Nexus from Saudi Arabia, Silver sponsors are Rolls Royce from the UK, AVIC from China and SP Aviation from Rwanda, Bronze sponsors are Airbus from France and Ecobank from Rwanda.
These sponsors join a host of international and African names in the exhibition hall including Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp, Gulfstream, Lufthansa Technik, MTU Maintenance, RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines.
The two-day conference and exhibition expects to attract up to 500 delegates from across Africa and the globe. To date the event has registered 300 attendees from 42 countries, 25 of which are African.
This will be the first major aviation event in East Africa to bring together the global aviation industry with the growing pan-African aviation market. Airlines attend for free and to date 35 unique airlines are registered, 25 from Africa, including Kenya Airways, TAAG Angola, RwandAir, Blue sky and Congo Airways. The airline attendees will not only interact with aviation experts in the conference, but for the first time will enjoy global aviation exhibitors on their doorstep. The exhibition will host over 50 companies representing numerous elements of the commercial and business aviation supply chains. This will include a dedicated business aviation pavilion hosted by the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA).
The Government of Rwanda is supporting Aviation Africa 2017 in a big way with the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority, RwandAir, Rwanda Ministry of Defence and the Rwanda Development Board all working with the organisers to invite key counterparts from across the continent.
With another three months to go, the organisers have confirmed they are on course to deliver on all the forecasts and to potentially exceed them.
The event takes place at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Convention Centre in Kigali.
AVIATION AFRICA EVENT IS ON COURSE FOR 2017
Aviation Africa 2017 attracts all the global players and African industry
Aviation Africa, which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda on 22-23 February 2017, has already confirmed 6 major sponsors from 5 countries with more signing up soon.
The Host Sponsor will be Nexus from Saudi Arabia, Silver sponsors are Rolls Royce from the UK, AVIC from China and SP Aviation from Rwanda, Bronze sponsors are Airbus from France and Ecobank from Rwanda.
These sponsors join a host of international and African names in the exhibition hall including Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp, Gulfstream, Lufthansa Technik, MTU Maintenance, RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines.
The two-day conference and exhibition expects to attract up to 500 delegates from across Africa and the globe. To date the event has registered 300 attendees from 42 countries, 25 of which are African.
This will be the first major aviation event in East Africa to bring together the global aviation industry with the growing pan-African aviation market. Airlines attend for free and to date 35 unique airlines are registered, 25 from Africa, including Kenya Airways, TAAG Angola, RwandAir, Blue sky and Congo Airways. The airline attendees will not only interact with aviation experts in the conference, but for the first time will enjoy global aviation exhibitors on their doorstep. The exhibition will host over 50 companies representing numerous elements of the commercial and business aviation supply chains. This will include a dedicated business aviation pavilion hosted by the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA).
The Government of Rwanda is supporting Aviation Africa 2017 in a big way with the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority, RwandAir, Rwanda Ministry of Defence and the Rwanda Development Board all working with the organisers to invite key counterparts from across the continent.
With another three months to go, the organisers have confirmed they are on course to deliver on all the forecasts and to potentially exceed them.
The event takes place at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Convention Centre in Kigali.
RELEASE DATE: 9th June 2014
PENTON’S AVIATION WEEK APPOINTS ACCESS GROUP FOR ASIA/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA GROWTH & EXPANSION
NEW YORK – June 9, 2014 – Penton’s Aviation Week (http://www.aviationweek.com), the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced the appointment of Clive Richardson and Alison Weller, Managing Directors, Access Group, to represent and further develop the company’s business in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Aviation Week continues to expand and invest in the growing Asia and Middle East aviation and aerospace markets by providing events, media, data and analytics products and services. The group has built a solid foundation of events and partnerships in the region, including MRO Asia, MRO Middle East and a 27-year partnership in China with the International Aviation Group and China Aviation News, co-producing magazines, websites, conferences and tradeshows. Aviation Week’s media brands, including Aviation Week & Space Technology, Air Transport World and AviationWeek.com, reach an audience of 70,000 aviation and aerospace managers and executives in Asia/Pacific and the Middle East.
“We are now accelerating our development in the region by teaming with Access Group to further develop events and our information businesses as we continue to develop and build our brand in this vital market,” said Greg Hamilton, President, Aviation Week. “Clive Richardson and Alison Weller are simply the best and most experienced leaders in this marketplace and together they bring a tremendous new energy to our development efforts by enhancing our business relationships and escalating our products to this region.”
For more information, visit www.aviationweek.com.
About Aviation Week
Aviation Week, a division of Penton, is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week for analysis, marketing and intelligence. Customers include the world's leading manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this global market. The product portfolio includes Aviation Week & Space Technology, AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Blue Book, Airportdata.com, Air Charter Guide, Air Transport World, AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Business & Commercial Aviation, ShowNews, SpeedNews, Fleet and MRO forecasts, global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) tradeshows and aerospace & defense conferences.
About Penton
Penton is a professional information services company. We engage and inform millions of professionals every day, helping them decide how to grow and solve their most critical business challenges. As a leading provider of workflow solutions and insightful content, marketing services and networking via in-person and online events, we help businesses do business. We focus our industry expertise on five core growth markets - agriculture, transportation, natural products/food, infrastructure, and industrial design and manufacturing.
PENTON’S AVIATION WEEK APPOINTS ACCESS GROUP FOR ASIA/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA GROWTH & EXPANSION
NEW YORK – June 9, 2014 – Penton’s Aviation Week (http://www.aviationweek.com), the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced the appointment of Clive Richardson and Alison Weller, Managing Directors, Access Group, to represent and further develop the company’s business in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Aviation Week continues to expand and invest in the growing Asia and Middle East aviation and aerospace markets by providing events, media, data and analytics products and services. The group has built a solid foundation of events and partnerships in the region, including MRO Asia, MRO Middle East and a 27-year partnership in China with the International Aviation Group and China Aviation News, co-producing magazines, websites, conferences and tradeshows. Aviation Week’s media brands, including Aviation Week & Space Technology, Air Transport World and AviationWeek.com, reach an audience of 70,000 aviation and aerospace managers and executives in Asia/Pacific and the Middle East.
“We are now accelerating our development in the region by teaming with Access Group to further develop events and our information businesses as we continue to develop and build our brand in this vital market,” said Greg Hamilton, President, Aviation Week. “Clive Richardson and Alison Weller are simply the best and most experienced leaders in this marketplace and together they bring a tremendous new energy to our development efforts by enhancing our business relationships and escalating our products to this region.”
For more information, visit www.aviationweek.com.
About Aviation Week
Aviation Week, a division of Penton, is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week for analysis, marketing and intelligence. Customers include the world's leading manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this global market. The product portfolio includes Aviation Week & Space Technology, AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Blue Book, Airportdata.com, Air Charter Guide, Air Transport World, AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Business & Commercial Aviation, ShowNews, SpeedNews, Fleet and MRO forecasts, global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) tradeshows and aerospace & defense conferences.
About Penton
Penton is a professional information services company. We engage and inform millions of professionals every day, helping them decide how to grow and solve their most critical business challenges. As a leading provider of workflow solutions and insightful content, marketing services and networking via in-person and online events, we help businesses do business. We focus our industry expertise on five core growth markets - agriculture, transportation, natural products/food, infrastructure, and industrial design and manufacturing.
RELEASE DATE: September 2013
Access Group Debuts In Mid East
“It’s about access to the right people in the right markets at the right time”
Access Group – a sales, project management, marketing, PR, protocol management & business development facilitator – has been set up in Dubai to service the dynamic aerospace and defence market.
Formed by Clive Richardson, ex CEO of F&E (Fairs & Exhibitions) and Alison Weller, former Managing Director of F&E Aerospace, the company is working with global media and event organisers to launch new projects across Africa, the Middle East and Asia in particular. Access will provide consultancy for established events and publications as well as creating new products. “Together we bring over 20 years experience in the Middle East and Asia to bear and, with our combined experience of over 50 years in the aerospace, aviation and defence industries, we will naturally specialise in these sectors,” said Richardson.
Richardson and Weller have both previously worked for leading publisher Flight Global and both have created and launched some of the world’s largest aerospace events. Their portfolio includes the creation and launch of: Asian Aerospace, Hong Kong; MEBAA – Middle East Business Aviation; AIME – Aircraft Interiors Middle East and GATE – Gulf Aviation Training Event. They have also developed successful shows such as the Routes forum and the Middle East’s leading aerospace event – The Dubai Airshow.
“We intend to bring our wealth of experience, contacts and ideas to new areas and help develop the aerospace events and media industry” said Weller “We believe that we can offer some new, exciting and important events and help other show organisers and publishers grow and launch in parts of the world which have great growth prospects.”
Access Group Debuts In Mid East
“It’s about access to the right people in the right markets at the right time”
Access Group – a sales, project management, marketing, PR, protocol management & business development facilitator – has been set up in Dubai to service the dynamic aerospace and defence market.
Formed by Clive Richardson, ex CEO of F&E (Fairs & Exhibitions) and Alison Weller, former Managing Director of F&E Aerospace, the company is working with global media and event organisers to launch new projects across Africa, the Middle East and Asia in particular. Access will provide consultancy for established events and publications as well as creating new products. “Together we bring over 20 years experience in the Middle East and Asia to bear and, with our combined experience of over 50 years in the aerospace, aviation and defence industries, we will naturally specialise in these sectors,” said Richardson.
Richardson and Weller have both previously worked for leading publisher Flight Global and both have created and launched some of the world’s largest aerospace events. Their portfolio includes the creation and launch of: Asian Aerospace, Hong Kong; MEBAA – Middle East Business Aviation; AIME – Aircraft Interiors Middle East and GATE – Gulf Aviation Training Event. They have also developed successful shows such as the Routes forum and the Middle East’s leading aerospace event – The Dubai Airshow.
“We intend to bring our wealth of experience, contacts and ideas to new areas and help develop the aerospace events and media industry” said Weller “We believe that we can offer some new, exciting and important events and help other show organisers and publishers grow and launch in parts of the world which have great growth prospects.”