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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched its Turbulence Aware data resource to help airlines avoid turbulence when planning routes tactically in flight. Turbulence Aware augments an airline’s ability to forecast and avoid turbulence by pooling and sharing (in real time) turbulence data generated by participating airlines. Today airlines rely upon pilot reports and weather advisories to mitigate the impact …
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has issued CemAir (Pty) Ltd with Air Operator Certificate (AOs) prohibition order for a period of 24 hours, which lapses at 13:30 on Thursday, 13 December 2018. The effect of this decision is that CemAir is precluded from exercising any of the privileges that relate to its Air Operator Certificates. The operator is …
Stephanie Wear believes Africa has amazing tourism potentials with its undeveloped, undiscovered tourism products. She is the Director of Economic and Air Service Development for the Tenerife Tourism Corporation which is one of the southernmost islands of Spain. Q: It is a common knowledge that Tenerife is associated with successes in tourism and leisure. How have you been able to get …
Larger and longer-range Dreamliner to help airline expand service to Europe, United States, Latin America Morocco’s flag carrier unveils new interior and special livery on inaugural 787-9 Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner for Royal Air Maroc, introducing a second member of the super-efficient Dreamliner family to the airline’s fleet. The new airplane offers more seats and more range, …
…Stronger Push For SAATM/YD Implementation Expected Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera has been elected the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). Mr. Mekonen’s election was announced December 3, 2018, at the 29th AFCAC Plenary (Extraordinary) at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. According to AFCAC, four candidates were shortlisted for the position including Mr. Tefera …
By Kizito Bongayi Disruptive innovation creates new markets by discovering new categories of customers partly by harnessing new technologies, and also through new business models and exploiting old technologies in new ways. Drones form part of this innovation, and bring aviation into the fourth industrial revolution, flying not only to transport but also to acquire information. The digitalized information enables …
By Frederic Lamarche Liberalization of air transport is a huge milestone for African carriers. More than ever, they need to review and adapt their commercial, network and fleet strategies to cope with market constraints. And there is an emerging and strong trend which has been too often underestimated during the past decades till today and which will definitely be a …
Photo Caption: Mr. Adelrahmane Berthe, Secretary General, AFRAA, during a speech presentation at the 50th AFRAA AGA & Summit in Rabat, Morocco, recently By Roland Ohaeri Jubilee In The Kingdom Rabat, the capital city of the Kingdom of Morocco, with its unforgettable hospitality as well as rich and exclusive cuisine provided a befitting ambience for the celebration of the AFRAA …
Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated flights to Manchester, its second destination in the UK next to London, at a colourful ceremony graced by the presence of H.E. Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, dignitaries and invited guests. The four weekly flight to Manchester will be operated by the ultra-modern B787 …
Photo Caption: L-R (Seated): Engr. Saleh Dunoma, MD, FAAN and Mr. Kieran Woods, Aviation Security Liaison Officer, Department of Transport, British High Commission, sign MoU on Aviation Security and Training in Lagos The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has received a certificate of recognition from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for its Aviation Security Training Center (ATSC). This …
