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As African Aviation Traffic Recovers at Strong Pace, Boeing Forecasts Demand for 1,010 New Airplanes

Fast-growing intra-regional and domestic networks drive intra-African traffic growth of 6.1% 82% of new deliveries are for African carrier growth to support passenger traffic and cargo growth Boeing has estimated that intra-regional and domestic networks across the African content will grow with a robust...
BOEING AND AVIASSIST SIGN PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY PROMOTION IN AFRICA

The Boeing Company said it has entered a partnership with AviAssist, the reference safety promotion organization in Africa. Air traffic in Africa is expected to grow by 5.2% annually according to Boeing, above the global average growth of 3.8%. This underscores the importance of...
Ethiopian Airlines Opens a Five-Star In-Terminal Hotel Inside Addis

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has completed the first phase of its In-Terminal Hotel construction. In a continuous effort to ensure the convenience and comfort of passengers, crews and airlines using Addis Ababa as a hub, the In-Terminal Hotel construction...
Incheon Airport becomes world's first to achieve highest level of Airport Customer Experience accreditation

At the Airports Council International (ACI) Customer Experience Global Summit, ACI World announced the launch of the new highest level of its Airport Customer Experience Accreditation program, Level 5, with the Republic of Korea’s Incheon Airport as the first airport in the world to...
AFRAA Forges Close Engagement With Nigerian Member Airlines Through CEOs Leadership Dialogues

The Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, in a bid to foster closer engagement with member airlines in Nigeria, met the CEO of Air Peace, Barr. Allen Onyema, the CEO of Allied Air – Capt. Valentine Tongo and the...
New AFCAC Secretary General Adefunke Adeyemi To Deliver Reformed AFCAC, Calls For Cooperation, Partnership

By Roland Ohaeri Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi, the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), has expressed her desire to deliver a reformed AFCAC and collaborating with all stakeholders to translate the immense potential of African aviation into reality. Ms. Adeyemi stated this...
Ethiopian Airlines Signs New Distribution Agreement with Travelport that includes Rich Content & Branding Participation

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, and Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, have announced a new agreement. The renewed deal includes distribution on the Travelport+ platform and expands the ongoing travel retailing...
IATA Applauds As Central Bank of Nigeria Releases $265 Million To Airlines For Outstanding Ticket Sales

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced it released $265 million to airlines to settle outstanding ticket sales. According to the CBN, "a breakdown of the figure indicates that the sum of $230 million was released as special FX intervention while another sum...
GAMA Releases Second Quarter 2022 Aircraft Shipment and Billing Repor

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the Second Quarter 2022 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The aircraft manufacturing industry’s results for the first six months of 2022, when compared to the same period in 2021, point to increasing deliveries across nearly...
Ethiopian Airlines Advances Customer Functionalities with CHAMP Technologies

Ethiopian Airlines, a CHAMP customer for 30 years, has extended its partnership agreement with the cargo IT solutions provider for an additional 5 years. Under the agreement, Ethiopian will continue to benefit from its use of the acclaimed Cargospot suite of applications to manage the...