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AFRICA: DARS GmbH IS OPEN /READY TO PARTNER WITH AIPORTS &AIRCRAFTS

By Joshua Kwihangana

DARS is a team of seasoned professionals with expertise on fire, safety and emergency issues of the aviation industry. They address all your aviation-related concerns comprehensively and provide custom solution for every issue. Specializing in aircraft recovery, DARS has the experience, tools, knowledge, and ability to provide your aircraft recovery team with the training it requires. For the past few years DARS GmbH has been developing a unique recovery system

In the opening ceremony of the 6th Aviation Africa Summit 2022 Thomas Sefrin CEO, DARS told Urugoli Media that by the moment DARS GmbH are not yet working with any airport and Aircraft in Rwanda but they wish they can have partners in Rwanda; He also told urugoli that, they have tried to approach some airports especially new ones but there is no agreements. He said

Thomas Sefrin CEO, DARS GmbH. (Pic by George Baryamwisaki)

As DARS started development of the Intelligent Recovery System in 2012, DARS Company was established as GmbH with the vision to deliver customized aircraft recovery solutions to airlines and airports across the world. Alongside their products and services, they also provide extensive training and enable to its esteemed customers to carry out all the recovery programs independently.

After its establishment DARS has successfully carried out a number of aviation fire, safety and emergency operations around the world. Many of their projects cover airport firefighting, fire prevention, aircraft recovery, airport emergency planning and training programs. They have successfully trained a huge number of students in aircraft recovery and firefighting.

The 6th event Aviation Africa summit and Exhibition 2022, is a 2-day summit and exhibition which is being held in Kigali Rwanda under the theme of driving revival as recovery strategies take flight Where will we go from here? – Shaping the future for aviation with light at the end of the tunnel'.

“To accelerate the growth of our aviation industry we must also address the shortage of skills across the aviation value chain. After all, aviation is a hugely attractive career for young people in Africa.” President Kagame | 6th Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition #AVAF22.

During this event Speakers include leaders from African airlines, civil aviation authorities, and business aviation & support industries. The co-located exhibition features approx. in the aviation sector share their experiences and lessons from the past, discuss issues for how the industry can accelerate recovery, promote sustainability and enhance the customer experience.

Supporting the African aviation market to recovery

The African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) recent report noted a 50% drop in capacity since April 2019 with the continent facing greater declines in 2020 in passenger numbers, seats offered and aviation-related jobs than the worldwide average. The continent also faces the twin challenges of limited financing options and difficulties with current policies. However, despite these challenges, there are positive aspects to the market’s recovery and opportunities for sustainable growth. Opportunities also abound in this unsaturated market for regional growth and in air cargo.

Challenges

The African aviation industry are still facing global challenges as others such as intense competition, high overheads, and narrow profits margins. It also faces several unique challenges exacerbated by the pandemic; reduced regulatory oversight, older average fleet ages, infrastructure capacity limitations at airports and capacity limitations with air navigation services. These all contribute further to the operational challenges and higher costs faced by the continent’s aviation industry. However, there are two additional major challenges that increase operational costs significantly and act as additional barriers to expansion and growth: higher financing costs and obstructive policies.

Thomas Sefrin CEO, DARS GmbH. (Pic by George Baryamwisaki)
At DARS EXHIBITION STAND F6 in in Aviation Africa Summit 2022.
At Turkish Airlines EXHIBITION STAND in Aviation Africa Summit 2022.

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