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Old 18th Apr 2020, 08:05
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Profitable airline.

I read a while ago here that this is one of the profitable airlines in Africa. With coronavirus happening, will they still be able to expand and purchase more aircraft? I'd like to hear from any experts on what they see happening over the next few years in West Africa due to this pandemic. Which airlines will collapse and which will thrive?
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Old 2nd Oct 2022, 00:14
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Jumping back into this thread after a number of years, but it brings back good memories as AWA hits its 10th anniversary of flight operations.

I returned to AWA as COO in 2018 and stayed 2.5 years through the pandemic as we moved the airline up to 8 aircraft serving 10 destinations by March 2020 (that has changed slightly since then as the markets evolve). The airline has been profitable since year 3 of operations and continues to be (other than the months with borders closed due to COVID).

If you have the interest and an hour or so to spare, have a look at or listen to my long chat with Jon Howell of AviaDev Africa about the story behind the startup from 2010-12, a lot of which was already discussed in real time on this thread. The chat includes a shallow dive into key principles and things for aviation entrepreneurs in Africa to keep in mind for their own projects. If you watch on YouTube, it also features a slide show of interesting historical photos (I used to have so much hair back then!!!) from the airline startup period to commemorate the 10th anniversary of AWA's launch.

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Podcast : https://aviadevinsight.libsyn.com/22...-success-story
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