CIVIL Aviation Authority (CAA) board chairperson Patrick Nkhoma says the aviation sector is grappling with a skills gap. Speaking at the ongoing Aviation Week Africa (AWA) at David Livingstone Lodge and Spa, Nkhoma said air transport was an important enabler to achieving economic growth and development. “In aviation, we have topical issues such as environmental sustainability which is concerned about reducing carbon emissions in the environment and the transition to sustainable aviation fuels. We can talk about capacity building where there is an urgent need to advocate for more people to join the industry, especially the young people so that the skills gap which the globe is grappling with will be controlled,” Nkhoma said. He added that air transport facilitated...