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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an analysis showing that the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That’s a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. IATA said $67 billion of the new debt is composed of government loans ($50 billion), deferred taxes ($5 billion), and loan guarantees ($12 …
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on May 5th, 2020, issued a post-COVID-19 restart advisory circular,containing protocol for the scheduled carrier, following the announcement by the Federal Government of a gradual phasing and controlled easing of the country’s lockdown from May 4th, 2020. The circular, with number NCAA-AC-FSG-001, mandates all AOC Holders to review, demonstrate and/or submit evidence of …
Domestic flights which have been suspended since March as one of the measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, are to resume at the nation’s airports beginning Sunday 21st June 2020. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this at Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said the resumption of flights will be purely …
The Secretary General of Africa Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Mr. Tefera Mekonnen, officially paid a courtesy visit to the President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on December 10th 2019 at the presidential villa in Lome, Togo. The Secretary General briefed the President who is also the Champion of Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) alongside AU High Representative …
Representatives of the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) arrived Nigeria early January, 2020 to commence security Assessment of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The 3-man team comprising Transportation Security specialists were received by Capt. Abdullahi Sidi, the Acting Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) at the Aviation House. The 10 days Assessment covered critical …
The crucial importance of the liberalization of air transport in Africa to the achievement of the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals was stressed by ICAO’s most senior officials recently on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Yamoussoukro Decision – a convention that supports this objective. The remarks by the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa …
The crucial importance of the liberalization of air transport in Africa to the achievement of the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals was stressed by ICAO’s most senior officials recently on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Yamoussoukro Decision — a convention that supports this objective. The remarks by the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard …
Ing. Frank Apeagyei, Director, Africa Region, International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA) in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal, stresses that licensing and continuous training of Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel as well as investment in modern air traffic infrastructure are essential for improving aviation safety. Q: As IFATSEA Director for the Africa Region …
On the sidelines of the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the UN Specialised Agency celebrates the achievement of Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority’s École de Formation as a TRAINAIR PLUS member. CCAA’s École de Formation was established in 2016 to provide aviation training for civil aviation personnel of Cameroon, and in July of this year, ICAO conducted …
The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has announced the appointments of Ms. Angeline Simana as its new Director of Air Transport and Mr. Stephen Musa as its new Air Transport Expert. Until her recent appointment, Ms. Angeline Simana was the Executive Director of the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority in the Republic of Namibia. She holds an M. Phil (Transport and …
