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In light of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic that has adversely affected the travel and tourism sectors, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) announced the postponement of its 9th Aviation Stakeholders Convention to 2021. According to AFRAA, the decision was informed by AFRAA’s May 2020 impact assessment which shows that recovery is expected to start gradually from Q3 2020 while …
Building on the momentum from its last Executive Summit and considering the feedback from members, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has announced plans to speed-up its transformation program. According to TIACA, its transformation journey started in 2018 with a primary objective to make the Association financially sustainable and strong enough to take up the challenges requested and needed by …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its financial outlook for the global air transport industry showing that airlines are expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020 for a net profit margin of -20.1%. Revenues will fall 50% to $419 billion from $838 billion in 2019. In 2021, losses are expected to be cut to $15.8 billion as revenues …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launching of the Security Risk Intelligence Portal (SRIP)—an incident reporting tool to help airlines mitigate and manage security risks. The portal also includes the latest state and airport restrictions and requirements imposed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. According to IATA, SRIP was developed to improve real-time information-sharing among airlines, airports …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Offices for African States are united in their calls on governments in Africa to rapidly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity to ensure the safe and harmonized restart of aviation in the region. These guidelines are contained in …
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigerian (FAAN) has begun preparations for flight resumption in compliance with the Nigeria’s Federal Government’s directive. This was revealed on the agency’s twitter page. The preparations entail varied measures to ease facilitation and help prevent passengers and other airport users from contracting COVID-19 as flight operations resume soon. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, …
Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA) shed new light on how technology is helping airports and airlines safely resume operations and help implement new hygiene measures to restore passenger confidence after a lengthy shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sebastien Fabre, Vice-President Airline & Airport, SITA, said: “The past few weeks have seen airlines across the globe tentatively take to …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council has adopted a new report and recommendations aimed at restarting the international air transport system and aligning its global recovery. The COVID-19 report and guidelines were produced by the Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART). They were developed through broad-based consultations with countries and regional organizations, and with important advice from the …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has released a new analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the airline industry in Africa which reveals an estimated revenue loss of USD 8.103 billion for African airlines for the year 2020. The analysis is the first in a series of studies that will be published by the Association examining the toll of the …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) have released the data for global air freight markets in April showing that demand dropped 27.7% compared to the same period in 2019 the sharpest fall ever recorded. Still, there was insufficient capacity to meet demand as a result of the loss of belly cargo operations on passenger aircraft. Global demand, measured in …
