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Airports Company of South Africa and Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, earlier this year launched a search for disruptive and innovative developers to come up with a suitable Single Sign On (SSO) access management system. The exercise has come to its conclusion and the two finalists were locked down to a hackathon set out to find a unique and …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has announced Ethiopian Airlines as the winner of the 2018 Best Airlines in Africa Award for the 7th year in a row. Ethiopian was awarded in recognition of its exceptional financial performance at the 50th high profile African Airline Association Annual General Assembly which took place in Rabat, Morocco, recently. Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO …
Moroccan national flag-carrier, Royal Air Maroc, is adding an additional ATR 72-600 to its fleet. This will bring its total ATR 72-600 fleet to six aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered before the end of the year and will be configured in the same dual-class configuration as the airline’s current ATR fleet. Stefano Bortoli, ATR’s Chief Executive Officer, comments: “Seeing …
Bestfly, an Angola-based aviation services company, has entered the rotary market with the addition of two Leonardo AW139 helicopters to its fleet in partnership with Héli-Union. The Bestfly/Héli-Union partnership is operating the machines for an undisclosed leading energy supplier with numerous on and off shore locations in Angola. They will be used predominantly for medevac purposes, in addition to performing …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) wants governments in Africa to maximize the positive social and economic power of aviation by working together to promote safe, sustainable and efficient air connectivity. Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, who spoke at the 50th Annual General Assembly (AGA) meeting of the African Airline Association (AFRAA) in Morocco, recently, says: …
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) urges Pilots and Airline operators to observe safety precautions in line with Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) during flight operations in adverse weather conditions. This is imperative as the rainfall cessation will likely herald a long and severe dust haze also known as Harmattan in the months ahead. The Authority expects Pilots to be …
Kenya Airways (KQ) has celebrated its inaugural direct flights between Nairobi and New York. Kenya Airways recently received formal approval to facilitate direct flights to the U.S.A. This is following the receipt of the Last Point of Departure (LPD) confirmation affirming that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport JKIA meets the Transport Security Administration (TSA) security standards. Ambassador Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary …
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) held its 6th Annual General Meeting recently recording improved performance. Mr. John Attafuah, Managing Director, GACL, indicates that Passenger throughput showed an improvement in 2017 compared to 2016, growing from 2,381,917 in 2016 to 2,509,339 during the year under review. The increase, he says, was as a result of the removal of Value-Added Tax (VAT) …
Photo Caption: Lt. Col. Pascal Nzaramba, outgoing MD, RAC (right) hands-over to Ms. Isabelle Umugwaneza, incoming Ag. MD, RAC (left) The Board of Rwanda Airports Company Ltd (RAC) has appointed Ms. Isabelle Umugwaneza as the Managing Director of the Company in acting capacity. Ms. Umugwaneza takes over from the outgoing Managing Director, Lt. Col. Pascal Nzaramba whose tenure ended recently. The Rwanda …
All nine of Airports Company South Africa’s airports have been certified as compliant with recognised international standard for environmental management systems. The certification is a further milestone in implementation of the sustainability strategy of Airports Company South Africa that has seen it also receive Level 1 carbon accreditation for four airports and build solar energy plants at three of its …
