African aviation needs greater government support says Ethiopian Airways chief exec 

Tewolde GebreMariam, chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines,. said that African aviation has many opportunities, but also faces challenges that the sector must face together to ensure a sustainable aviation future, at an industry conference today. “Our main challenges include the attitude to aviation by African governments. We need support from governments, taxes need to be reduced and infrastructure needs to improve. We depend on aviation to connect ourselves and the world. For trade, business investment and tourism, other modes of transport cannot serve us well, African governments have to support aviation,” he said. “African airlines also need to cooperate with each other as