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African airlines fly to the Gulf seeking alliances, survival in crowded airspace

A Qatar Airways A350 taking off from the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. Middle East carriers are expected to make a profit of $1.3b this year, making them attractive partners for Africa. AFP PHOTO | REMY GABALDA

By  Allan Olingo

Nation Media Group

African airlines are seeking partnerships and alliances as they try to remain afloat, with the Middle East carriers becoming the likely suitors as they seek to turn around their fortunes while improving cost efficiencies.

This comes as the latest International Air Transport Association (IATA) report released last month showed that Africa continues to be the weakest region in aviation, a trend that has persistent over the past four years.

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