The Ethiopia-based aviation services company, Krimson, obtained an aviation license by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). The license Krimson obtained is one of the first few business aviation licenses being issued by ECAA.
The permits have been created with an aim to boost local aviation industry standards and, in doing so, support Ethiopia’s growing aviation sector. These new permits also hope to establish a transparent regulatory framework to support fair processing of flight permits and ground handling services by operators or agents.
Krimson was awarded the license for fulfilling the requirements of providing materials to substantiate the company’s professional experience, employee suitability, financial sustainability, active sector knowledge and technical understanding of the required norms to operate within civil aviation. The license is a basic requirement for handling any part of the flight support spectrum, including the processing of landing permits, immigration arrangements, travel and hotel accommodation, refueling and similar services that relate to facilitation of aviation activity.
Krimson’s founder and managing director, Dawit Lemma, said they are “extremely pleased to have attained this license after four years of operations [demonstrating] that we have the necessary competencies, internal knowledge, and professionalism to enable civil aviation in Ethiopia.” Mr. Dawit added, “The criteria are very strict, and we were able to fulfill all the requirements to satisfy them. Holding the license will give our growing international customer-base continued confidence that they are working with an African company that has [adopted] international standards.”
Krimson, which offers companies from all over the globe full flight support, ground handling, charter brokerage and other aviation services within Ethiopia and East Africa to a range of aviation customers including commercial airlines, business aviation operators, and trip planning companies, has seen a dramatic increase in clients from the Middle East.
The number of licenses made available is limited in order to ensure the holders of the licenses consistently deliver the certified standards which are comparable to accepted ICAO service levels.
Sources: Corporate Jet Investor; AI Online
