African states should ground weak airlinesKQ aircrafts packed at JKIA during a past strike by the airline workers. I also served as President of the African Airlines Association and at one point acted as its secretary general.Before African states became independent, most of our airspace was dominated by airlines from Europe and the US. Among the first sub-Saharan African airlines that are still in existence are South African Airways and Ethiopian Airways. The British colonial government later set up three regional airlines; East African Airways, Central African Airways and West African Airways. The main reason for setting up regional airlines had to do with economies of scale.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2020 22:52 UTC