Aviation Leadership. Regulatory Experience. African Aviation Development

Capt. Gilbert Macharia Kibe is the Managing Director of Air Transport Consulting Ltd, a company devoted to the growth and development of aviation. Adding value to the aviation industry by providing advisory and consulting services that open doors to opportunities in Africa for aviation enterprises.

He is the former Director General of Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), responsible for the management and administrative activities of the Authority, and the Principal Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for civil aviation. He served for 7 years (2015-2022).

He served as Board Chairman of the Communications Authority of Kenya for 7 months (May-December 2022).

Capt. Kibe was also appointed in October 2022, a Single African Air Transport Market Pilot Implementation Project (SAATM–PIP) Ambassador for the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) – Eastern Region.

In addition to these positions, Capt. Kibe was the Chairperson of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) Executive Committee, the ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Group, Africa and Indian Ocean (RASG-AFI), the ICAO African Flight Procedure Programme (AFPP) Steering Committee, and the East African Community, Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA), a Regional Safety Oversight Organization (RSOO).

Today, Capt. Kibe is a Board Member of AMREF Flying Doctors (AFD) and NCBA Insurance Company Ltd (formerly AIG Kenya). Capt. Kibe holds an MBA (Aviation Management) from Moi University. He has a wealth of experience in the aviation sector spanning over 45 years and has acquired valuable skills and expertise in the air transport industry. 

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