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The 67th Airports Council International – Africa (ACI-Africa) Regional Conference and Exhibition which held from 12 to 18 March 2022 in Mombasa is its first face-to-face event after two years of online meetings at the top level of African airports. The conference themed “A New Vision for a Resilient and Sustainable African Airport Industry,” covered trendy topics, including the …
The year 2021 was so challenging for the African aviation industry as it struggled to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Air Transport Association 2021 report on the economic performance of airlines in the industry stated that Africa is lagging behind other regions in its vaccine rollout, which will impact international travel recovery. Airlines in the region are expected …
Collaboration Syphax Airlines says it has signed an agreement with tour operator TUI Russia in Moscow, Russia, on the transportation of 50,000 tourists from Russia to Tunisia in 2022. Syphax Airlines reveals that a meeting was held with representatives of the Moscow International Airport, after which it was agreed to allow it to use the airport and its services. …
Upgrade Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc recently commissioned Cool Dollies at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. According to SAHCO, the Cool Dollies are the first of its kind in West Africa amongst other multi-million naira Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to further augment its services to its clients. The Ground Support equipment unveiled by SAHCO also include, Pallet …
Awareness The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) says it is partnering with Mthatha Airport, in the Eastern Cape, in rolling out the Security Culture Campaign in support of the 2021 “Year of Security Culture” initiative. According to SACAA, the aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and promote a security culture amongst the airport security community, passengers …
Commencement The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has approved April 2022 as the commencement date for the operations of the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, made the announcement after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which took place in Abuja recently. Sen.Sirika revealed that 49 per cent of the Nigeria Air …
Execution The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it has met with stakeholders in Ghana’s aviation industry on the implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) new Global Reporting Format for Runway Surface Conditions (GRF). According to the GCAA, the GRF is set to establish a new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions to improve take-off …
Applause The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has commended the Accidents Investigation Bureau, (AIB) for it 2021 budget performances. Hon. Musa Pali, Deputy Chairman of the committee, gave the commendation during an oversight inspection visit to the agencies’ offices and their projects’ sites at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, recently. Engineer Mohammed Wali, Director of Engineering who …
Commencement The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has approved April 2022 as the commencement date for the operations of the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, made the announcement after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which took place in Abuja recently. Sen.Sirika revealed that 49 per cent of the Nigeria Air project …
Partnership Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), says it has signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways (SAA). KQ states that the partnership is a key milestone towards co-starting a Pan African Airline Group by 2023. The partnership framework follows the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) that the two airlines signed two months ago to foster the exchange …
