AviAssist Foundation

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝: 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝟒𝟐𝟓 — 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

✈️ Join Us in Kigali for the Continuing Airworthiness Management CAMO Course | 9–13 March 2026

Are you an aviation professional working with manufacturers, suppliers, operators, MROs, or civil aviation authorities? Then this course is designed for you.

We at the 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 warmly invite you to join us in Kigali for our Continuing Airworthiness Management (CAMO) Course , hosted at the College of Science and Technology.

📌 Why you should attend
Based on international ICAO requirements , this program will strengthen your ability to manage, monitor, and document aircraft maintenance — ensuring safety, compliance, and cost-efficient reliability throughout an aircraft’s operational life. You’ll gain practical insights into improving fleet availability, reducing maintenance costs, and developing new approaches for CAMO oversight.

👩‍🏫 Learn from seasoned experts:

• 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧 — A highly experienced aviation professional with 24 years as an aeronautical and flight engineer. He rose to deputy technical director at a fixed wing & helicopter operator before joining the Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands in roles including director of airworthiness.

• Henok Nigussie — A seasoned Ethiopian aviation engineer with extensive maintenance and engineering management experience. He has led major projects, introduced aircraft, and improved operations in senior roles at Air Djibouti, National Airways Ethiopia, and Ethiopian Airlines.

💰 Early bird rate: USD 425 (until 23 January 2026). Standard rate: USD 500.
📍 Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Register here:
https://lnkd.in/eBxgzenZ

This is your opportunity to sharpen your expertise, optimize your maintenance budgets, and contribute to safer skies across Africa.

🙏 We extend our gratitude to our partners who make this course possible: Airbus, ATR, Boeing, WTW, the Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management of the Netherlands (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat), and Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.

in October.

At the end of October our director Tom Kok had meetings with Martijn Ouwendijk and Ralf Overduyn at Rotterdam Airport. Both men are also part of the large team of dedicated instructors of the AviAssist Foundation.

Tom was very pleased to meet Air Side Operations Manager Annette Gelens and her colleague Bernd Zweden to talk about future possibilities.

Our foundation is blessed with the support offered by specialists, working for commercial aviation organizations.
This enables us to continue our work, keep up to speed with the latest safety developments AND offer quality aviation safety training to African aviation professionals.

🌍 🌍✈️ Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Kenya: Paving the way for greener skies

The future of aviation is greener! Kenya is advancing research on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a cleaner, low-carbon alternative to traditional jet fuel that helps reduce aviation’s environmental footprint.

A recent report, Feasibility Study on the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Kenya (under ICAO–EU support), confirms that Kenya has the right conditions to build a domestic SAF industry.

According to the study, Kenya could produce up to 200 million litres of SAF per year by 2030 using waste-based feedstock such as used cooking oil (UCO).

The report also highlights other potential feedstocks for longer-term SAF production such as municipal solid waste (MSW), sugarcane residues (cane tops), and water hyacinth, which could support a sustainable SAF supply chain in Kenya.

Under the global ACT‑SAF initiative led by ICAO (with support from the EU), Kenya is part of a network of countries working to build capacity, do feasibility studies, and support SAF deployment worldwide.

At AviAssist, we believe this presents a real opportunity, not just for Kenya, but for African aviation generally.

📄 Read the full study here: https://lnkd.in/evtERn4j

🎥 For a global perspective on SAF development, watch the video report “ACT-SAF Progress – Video report for A42”: https://lnkd.in/e9DGAdX8

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐦 ✈, 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐞, 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐈𝐳𝐮𝐦𝐨, 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬