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Abstract:The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) held its Fifteenth Plenary Session in Abuja, Nigeria from 20-24 April 1998. The meeting was held at a critical period in the global history of civil aviation when the winds of change and liberalization in air transport were sweeping the air transport industry, calling for fierce competition among carriers to set up viable airlines, whether singularly or collectively. Africa is all too conscious of the rapidly evolving face of commercial aviation that has recently brought on titanic profiles of merged carriers and crafty but legal commercial tools such as outsourcing and franchising in the airline industry. The AFCAC meeting focused on the need to implement its own regional plans expeditiously and to infuse new life to its aviation entities by making them autonomous and competitive. There was also heavy emphasis on the need to focus on safety and training of personnel. So far, African civil aviation has been courageous amidst competition and energetic in its collectivity. However, it now needs a boost in the arm and a much needed blood transfusion to stand up to its competition in other parts of the world and run with the portentous winds of change that are rapidly blowing towards the next millennium. This paper discusses ways and means available to African civil aviation to achieve this goal. Endnotes. 20p.
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