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MAX O. CISSE| AFRICAN OPEN SKY<br />
Business Personality of the Year 2014 – Africa)<br />
explains, “One of fundamental differences<br />
with other companies is that our offices are<br />
fully established as locally registered businesses<br />
and are approved by national civil<br />
aviation and airport authorities to coordinate<br />
flight operations. This certification is vitally<br />
important because local authorities consider<br />
support companies, effectively, to be the same<br />
as aircraft operators in terms of legal accountability<br />
for flights.”<br />
He adds: “Since the legal consequences<br />
of breaching these regulations can be quite<br />
severe, it is vital for operators to have the<br />
expert assistance and support of a legally established<br />
local trip support company. Thanks<br />
to AOS, nothing is easier nowadays in Africa<br />
than getting short-notice permits or calling<br />
on an AOS supervisor who will be ready to<br />
arrange and pay all requested charges on behalf<br />
of a crew, even in countries known to be<br />
complicated,”<br />
AOS’s main activity is rendering flight services<br />
to governmental, commercial, corporate,<br />
and private operators. The company provides<br />
its own handling supervisors network in each<br />
African country and assists customers with<br />
short notice permits plus technical, passenger<br />
or cargo ground-handling services. Other services<br />
include arranging transportation, hotel<br />
accommodation, catering, refueling, maintenance,<br />
aircraft security, flight planning,<br />
computerizing ATC, weather-NOTAMs, and all<br />
others services in connection with handling<br />
activities - at unbeatable prices and without<br />
a third-party commission. <br />
Tough as Hell<br />
You’re in a tough business. You are responsible for servicing millions of dollars’ worth of aircraft<br />
at a moment’s notice, in all kinds of weather. Equipment failure is not an option.<br />
At AERO, everything we manufacture is proudly made in the U.S.A. and designed to go the<br />
distance. Our quality is one thing that you won’t have to worry about.<br />
NBAA Booth N4116, Nov 17-19, Las Vegas<br />
Schedulers & Dispatchers Booth 138, Jan 19-22, Tampa<br />
Ground support equipment<br />
+1 208-378-9888 | www.aerospecialties.com<br />
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