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African airlines need to overcome daunting challenge and hopefully double or triple their share of global traffic presently stuck at about 2%. Mr. Abderahmane Berthe, Secretary-General of AFRAA, explains how AFRAA can help change the lot of African airlines, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal. Q: What has been the key focus and achievements of …
By Hani El-Assad As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and air transport operations start to normalize, regional airports in Africa are expected to begin recovering fast. According to SITA’s data, Africa continues its strong aviation recovery in the week start October 6, 2021, already reaching 64% of pre-pandemic flight activity. Forty-three percent of traffic carried by African airlines …
By Roland Ohaeri Alliance In The Offing The big question as to whether Africa could produce its own mega-carrier or an ‘African Airlines Alliance’, like the global alliances of SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance, appears to be getting a definite response as Kenya Airways signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways late November 2021. The airlines describe …
By Matthias Kern and Arvind Chandrasekhar COVID-19 has clearly brought aviation to its knees; IATA estimates airlines will lose USD 47.7 billion in 2021. This is particularly true of Africa, which was already a challenging region pre-pandemic for airlines to achieve financial and operational efficiency. As airlines seek to navigate the crisis and establish a sound footing for …
