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Dawit Lemma is the Founder and CEO of Krimson Aviation, an\naviation services company based in Ethiopia and Malta. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering\nand Flight Technical from Purdue University, USA, and an MSc in Aviation\nManagement and Marketing from Basel Business College, Switzerland. He has close to 20 years of experience in\nthe aviation sector across four continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dawit serves on the AfBAA Board of Directors and is the\nfirst African representative to sit on the International Business Aviation\nCouncil\u2019s IS-BAH Standard\u2019s Board. He\nalso represents Krimson in the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)\nAmbassadors Program, and actively engages with the National Business Aviation\nAssociation (NBAA) in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nick Fadugba, Chairperson of AfBAA and CEO, African Aviation\nServices, says: \u201cDawit has been an ardent supporter of AfBAA and we are\ndelighted that he has officially taken on the important position of Vice\nPresident, International. His key focus\nwill be to promote AfBAA within Africa and internationally, strengthen ties\nwith government regulators and industry stakeholders, and help the association\nto achieve its numerous goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ms. Sam Keddle joins AfBAA from The Commercial Aviation\nAssociation of South Africa (CAASA) where she has served as Office Manager\nsince April 2016. She brings a wealth of\nexperience and expertise to AfBAA particularly in managing association affairs,\naddressing the needs of members and arranging conferences, exhibitions and\nmeetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are delighted that Sam has joined the Association in the\ncritical position of full-time AfBAA Manager. \nHer key objectives will be to enhance AfBAA\u2019s administration, interface\nwith AfBAA\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
leadership team, members, industry stakeholders, supporters\nand sponsors, and to help to manage AfBAA\u2019s international publicity and\nevents,\u201d says Nick Fadugba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The appointments of Mr. Dawit Lemma and Ms. Sam Keddle take\neffect from 1st October 2022. The Vice\nChairperson of AfBAA is Mr. JP Fourie, Executive Director, Aircraft Division,\nNAC, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since its formation in 2012, AfBAA has become the\nPan-African voice for business and general aviation on the continent and has\nchampioned the adoption of unified safety standards across Africa in\npartnership with African civil aviation authorities. AfBAA has also established\na close relationship with the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC),\nan affiliate of the International Civil Aviation Council (ICAO) based in\nMontreal, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AfBAA and IBAC have worked closely to provide African\noperators and regulatory authorities with a greater understanding of IBAC\u2019s\nInternational Standard for Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO) and\nInternational Standard for Business Aircraft Handlers (IS-BAH) programs which\nare recognized as the gold standards in international business aviation safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n