Commercial Aviation In Africa: 5 Reasons Why The 1960s Represented A Defining Decade

Commercial aviation in Africa has been around for over 100 years, with passengers starting to fly around the continent in the 1920s. Initially, passenger operations were run by European carriers like Air France, Deutsche Lufthansa, and Imperial Airways. However, African airlines started to emerge, with Egyptair commencing operations in 1933 and South African Airways in 1934.