The Ethiopian airport industry is considered as one of the world's fastest growing in the sector. Addis Ababa is home to the country's largest international airport, Bole International Airport, which has expanded from handling less than one million passengers per year, to over 6.5 million in a mere decade. The airport sees both carho and passenger flights, with over 350,000 tons of cargo coming through the airport each year and is home to the country's largest operators Ethiopian Airlines and EAE, Ethiopian Airports Enterprise.
Not only this, Ethiopian MRO Services, established in 1957 and based at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, is a division of Ethiopian Airlines which provides MRO services for aircraft, engines and componenets. Over 2500 employess work for Ethiopian MRO both at the base and line maintenance. The division aims to be the leading MRO srvice provider in Africa.
Ethiopia's strong geographic psitioning with its proximity to the Middle East, abundant skilled labour force and recent forecasts for infratsructure developmentis why BCI considers Addis Ababa as the ideal setting for the first edition of AIMA Africa.
AIMA Africa is an outstanding supply chain orientated business summit for international contract manufacturers to meet through pre-planned business-to-business meetings to discuss partnership and commerce opportunities.
AIMA Africa will assemble OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to meet contract manufacturers who offer specialised expertise and services. To find out more about this event, please visit www.bciaerospace.com/ethiopia/
UK companies are entitled to a 10% discount on entry to AIMA Africa. to book, please visit http://www.bciaerospace.com/ethiopia/rendezvous2015/php/inscription_po_form.php?langue=en. Your discount will be applied to your invoice.
UKTI Ethiopia will also support those companies attending the conference by organizing meetings or with other bespoke services. Please contact the BAG Secretariat for contact details.
