ATR, leading regional aircraft manufacturer, has announced “its 2023 annual results, highlighting a robust growth through increased deliveries and sales, strong performance of support and services, acquisition of new customers and route creation.” The aircraft manufacturer says it “delivered 36 aircraft in 2023, a 44% increase from 2022. This reflects a positive momentum, while the year was still beset by …
Leading regional aircraft manufacturer, ATR has “received a B-score from CDP Climate Change – formerly ‘Carbon Disclosure Project’ – after disclosing its environmental impact for the first time, hereby joining global efforts towards environmental transparency.” Annual CDP scores are considered the global benchmark underlining the maturity and robustness of companies’ actions to lower and mitigate the impact of their activities on the environment and climate …
African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says: “Since November 2023, traffic carried by African airlines exceeded 2019 level. In January 2023, African airlines RPKs where 2.06% above the level of the same month in 2019 while ASKs where 7.1% above.” The AFRAA report estimates that African airlines will carry around 98 million passengers in 2024. At some major African airports (Johannesburg, Nairobi, …
Ethiopian Airlines Group has finalized the construction project of the “Gode Ugaas Miraad Airport Terminal building and aircraft parking with taxiway” which took three years to complete. “The new state of the art airport terminal has been opened for service in a grand inauguration in the presence of H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of Ethiopia and H.E Mustafe Mohammed …
Recent air travel figures released by the International Air Transport Association show that global passenger traffic has recovered to 99% of pre COVID-19 figures. For Africa, the domestic traffic has recovered fully and is actually growing while the international traffic is expected to recover fully in 2024. Industry projections by Boeing point to the African air transport industry growing at …
Q: Can you give us a brief overview on ATNS? A: The Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) was established in 1993 as a state-owned company under the Ministry of Transport and its mandate is to provide solutions in terms of air traffic management as well as navigation infrastructure and services, to keep the South African airspace safe. Our mandate also …
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authoirty has embarked on Project 2024. Project 2024 championed by the acting Director General, Capt. Chris Najomo has nine (9) different parts namely: Intensified Consumer Protection; ICT Digital Transformation and Change Management, Staff Welfare, Training and Reorientation and ICAO Audits. Other aspects of the project are Simplified Certification and Licensing Processes, attainment of ISO 9001 Certification, Intensified …
By Monday Ukoha In 2017, I was in Lome, Togo, for a meeting with the President of Togolese Union Of Travel And Tourism Agencies (UTAVOT) and our discussion veered to the very good safety record of the airline I was representing, one of the best on the continent. When I mentioned to the UTAVOT President that the airline is safe …
By Kamate Joel The aviation sector is a strategic one for each continent as it supports a broad set of economic and social development activities. The African continent has taken too long to make the industry well known in areas that could be considered as the potential reservoirs for aviation manpower recruitment. That has obviously contributed to the creation of …
Global aircraft manufacturer, Boeing will “highlight its commercial products, defense capabilities and services at the Singapore Airshow 2024. Company leaders will also discuss how they are supporting commercial aviation’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.” Dr. Brendan Nelson AO, president of Boeing Global said: “We are proud to once again participate at the Singapore Airshow, which highlights how Southeast Asia’s …
