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Mr. Akwasi Agyeman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Tourism Authority. He speaks passionately the need to open up Africa for tourism through single multi-country regional visas. He says Ghana is in top gear driving intra-Ghana tourism and foreign tourists. The people, rhythm and culture of Ghana suspenseful utmost tourism experience, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & …
The African Union Ministers responsible for Tourism endorsed the crucial role of the Tourism sector in the attainment of the main goals of the AU Agenda 2063 of continental integration, prosperity and peace. The declaration of the Ministers is followed by the outcomes of a day-long experts’ First Ordinary Session of the Sub-Committee on Tourism of the Specialized Technical Committee …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) joined air transport businesses and associations to reaffirm its commitment to a sustainable future as the aviation industry marked ten years since agreeing an ambitious joint strategy for reducing carbon emissions. “Ten years ago, the entire aviation sector committed to a joint strategy for carbon-neutral growth and to work towards a carbon-free future. That …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Karen Clayton will join IATA as the Association’s Corporate Secretary effective April 2019. Clayton comes to IATA from Air New Zealand where she has held the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary since 2016. As Corporate Secretary, Clayton will ensure the integrity of IATA’s governance framework, including management of the Association’s …
Business aviation bodies including the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have applauded the new ‘ACT CORSIA’ capacity-building initiative adopted recently by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council. Scheduled for implementation in January 2019, the Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), a series of technical rules for the measurement and reporting …
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Limited’s Board of Directors, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Simphiwe Thobela, has appointed Mr. Thomas Kgokolo, as interim ATNS CEO. According to the Board Chairman, Kgokolo’s exceptional qualities made him a perfect choice to lead ATNS. “The first is his concern for safety and his vision on how it may be addressed within …
Rolls-Royce and South African Airways Technical (SAAT) have opened Rolls-Royce’s first lease engine storage facility in Africa, further developing global service support network to deliver improved aircraft availability. The facility, based in the SAAT site at Johannesburg’s Oliver Tambo International Airport, the busiest airport in Africa, is capable of storing a full range of Rolls-Royce engine types to meet the …
Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has charged the oil and gas sector in Nigeria to consider critically the production of aviation fuel (Jet A1) in the country in line with the Nigerian Content Development initiative of the Buhari-led administration. Capt. Akinkuotu who spoke at the annual Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) forum …
By Olamide Oni Overland Airways stood out as an exemplar in routes development and sustainable airline operation in Nigeria, as Nigerian aviation experts converged at the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) Annual Seminar & Awards in Lagos recently. Mr. Nick Fadugba, CEO of African Aviation Services Limited (AAS) and Chairman African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), says Overland Airways …
…Tanzania’s President Magufuli Lays Foundation Stone For Radar Systems At Four Tanzania Airports His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Tanzania, Dr. John Joseph Magufuli, recently laid a foundation stone for the installation of four (4) radar systems to be installed at Julius Nyerere International Airports (JNIA), Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), Mwanza and Songwe Airports as part of the …
