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Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa), Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens Togo (YMCA Togo) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have delivered entrepreneurship training to 738 high school students in Togo this year. The JA Company Program in Togo encouraged participants to develop business ideas that address sustainability challenges in their communities. The program included several key entrepreneurship […]
...Boeing joined forces with Cranfield University, the East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA) and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority to host a three-day Regulatory Excellence workshop in Entebbe, Uganda. Civil aviation regulators from Kenya, Rwanda, Somali, South Sudan and Uganda, the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, and Uganda’s carriers […]
...● ThinkYoung and Boeing hosted the 17th edition of ThinkYoung Coding School in Kenya. ● Classes covered a wide range of activities, such as robotics, drones and aviation workshops. ● In the past seven years, ThinkYoung and Boeing have trained over 1,300 teenagers in coding, 60% of whom were girls. The ThinkYoung Coding School organised in partnership with Boeing has successfully concluded its […]
...Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and leading aviation group in Africa, and its longstanding partner, Boeing Inc. today announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters (current freighters). Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew said ”The addition of these five B777 Frieghters into our cargo fleet […]
...African aviation is expected to be one of the fastest growing sectors in terms of air traffic in the world, second only to China. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says international passenger growth of 7.7 percent is expected over the next few years. The founder of the African Business Travel Association (ABTA), Monique Swart, […]
...The two administrators of the Boeing Financial Assistance Fund, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros, announced today that the fund – designed to provide $50 million in immediate financial assistance to the families of those victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airways Flight 302 accidents – will begin operations today. “The […]
...Ahead of Independence Day in the U.S., Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced $100 million in funds to address family and community needs of those affected by the tragic accidents of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. These funds will support education, hardship and living expenses for impacted families, community programs, and economic development […]
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