How to position Kenya’s aviation industry as global value chain shifts

Offloading of cargo from a plane which landed at Eldoret International Airport in Uasin Gishu County from Middle East on March 14, 2024.

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A recent analysis of the global aviation value chain reveals many subsectors are now outperforming 2019 levels, with significant shifts reshaping the industry. The airline sector, for instance, recorded its best performance in decades, almost achieving its cost of capital in aggregate.

The aviation value chain comprises airlines, original equipment manufacturers that produce aircraft and engines, aircraft lessors, air navigation service providers, jet fuel producers, airports, catering suppliers, ground services companies, maintenance, repair, and overhaul organisations, freight forwarders, and providers of global distribution systems and travel technologies.

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