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Christos Shepherd

Christos Shepherd is Head of Business Development & Start-Up Airlines (Africa) at Mango Aviation Partners, an aviation consultancy firm that offers advisory services and interim management support to airlines and airports throughout Africa and worldwide.

Latest Articles by Christos Shepherd

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Sweet Salone Spearheads Sierra Leone Development. VENTURES AFRICA – Although international hotels groups continue to pump billions into new tourist developments across West Africa, there is one country where, until now, such investment has been missing.
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South African Airways: Smothered By Politics? South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s oldest airline and formerly its most successful, experienced further disruption last week as its entire board of directors resigned in protest against interference from the South African government, which remains...
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What Arik Air’s Suspension Meant For Nigeria. The transport network of Africa’s most populous nation was left in limbo last week as Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline, suspended domestic flights for four consecutive days.
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Ethiopian Airlines’ Sweet Dreams. Africa’s booming airline industry reached another milestone on August 14, when Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of the continent’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Why Africa World Airlines Represents Africa’s Golden Opportunity. A face-off is brewing in the skies above Ghana. Just weeks ago, easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou announced plans to revitalise fly540 Ghana by transforming it into a subsidiary of his new pan-African carrier fastjet.com.
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Aviation In Nigeria: Ready For Take-Off. With economic crisis continuing to afflict mature airline markets in Europe and North America, aviation analysts’ eyes have lately turned to Africa – a continent dubbed “the last frontier” by the influential founders of the...