The prominent aviation bodies including Airports Council International (ACI) Africa and Civil Air Navigation Service Organisation (CANSO) Africa have appointed Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) staff as part of their Committees.
Zambia Airports and Corporation Limited Manager Air Traffic Services Zephania Sholobela was elected as Civil Air Navigation Service Organisation (CANSO) Africa Operations Working Group’s Deputy Chairperson when the CANSO Africa Region held an elective special meeting on the 27th October 2022.
Airports Council International (ACI) Africa, is the international association of African airports with a primary goals to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations on the African continent and to advance the interests of African airports.
ACI Africa operates autonomously under its own Statutes and internal procedures. ZACL remains a Member at Large at ACI and shall continue to participate in various meetings and engagements. The Corporation’s position is represented by the Acting Managing Director Mrs Maggie B. Kaunda.
During the 2022 ACI Africa/World Annual General Assembly Conference and Exhibition (WAGA) in Marrakech, Morocco held between 22nd – 28th October, Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) Airport Manager Mrs. Harriet Nakazwe Angetile was appointed to the Safety & Technical Committee as a member and was also elected Vice President of the Safety & Technical Committee.
In a statement made available to the Zambian Business Times – ZBT – by ZACL Communications and Brand Manager Mweembe Sikaulu, Harriet Nakazwe Angetile becomes the first female to serve as Vice President in the history of the Council, while Planning and Business Development Manager Josiah Mvula was nominated for a permanent seat in the Economics Committee.
The CANSO Africa Region was established in 2012 with a vision to achieve safe, seamless and harmonised airspace across Africa and help air navigation service providers (ANSPs) provide services that are: universally safe, technically interoperable, procedurally harmonised, efficient and affordable.
Mweembe said the Economics and Safety & Technical Committees are part of the Regional Committees of the organisational structure at ACI Africa. There are currently six regional Committees: Safety & Technical, Security, Facilitation, Technology and Innovation, Human Resources, Economics, Environment & Sustainable Development.
Zambia had in the recent past invested heavily in putting up ultra modern airport infrastructure that has seen the country having three modern and reputable and international standard airports. These include the Lusaka’s Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Copperbelt’s Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport and Livingstone’s Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport.
