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Airports Council International (ACI) World concludes its work at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 41st Triennial Assembly with positive outcomes that will facilitate the full recovery and long-term sustainability of airports and the entire aviation ecosystem. ACI World’s Working Papers, many co-authored with industry partners, focused on key priority areas for airports and passengers including meeting the industry’s …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has announced updates on the African airlines performance and related industry issues as at September 2022. AFRAA said “This September, traffic and airlines capacity deployed reached 82.52% and 82.1% of the 2019 level respectively. Domestic market share is now at 39.5% capacity and 32.8%% of passengers carried while intra-Africa passengers carried represented 29.5% and corresponding …
As part of AFRAA’s strategy to forge a close relationship with its member airlines, the Secretary General of AFRAA, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mesfin Tasew Bekele for another edition of the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session today at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO was accompanied …
ICAO adopted, on October 7th, a Long Term Aspirational Goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 for international aviation at the organization’s 41st assembly, held in Montreal. This is a result attributed also to the leadership of the Chairwoman of the meeting, Ms. Poppy Khoza, Director General of Civil Aviation of South Africa, and the first ever female President of …
Culminating 2 weeks of intensive diplomacy by over 2500 delegates from 184 States and 57 organizations at the 41st ICAO Assembly, ICAO Member States adopted a collective long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The achievement of the LTAG will rely on the combined effect of multiple CO2 emissions reduction measures, including the accelerated adoption of …
At the 41st ICAO Assembly, which closed yesterday, State aviation regulators reached a number of landmark agreements and decisions that will enable them to enhance the safety and efficiency of the international air transport system. In particular, States endorsed the latest editions of ICAO’s Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) and Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP). These important strategic plans guide …
South Africa has been given the distinguished honour of presiding over the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 41st Assembly in the Montreal, Canada, with the announcement made at the Opening Ceremony ahead of the first session that started Tuesday 27 September to end Friday, 7 October 2022. Ms. Poppy Khoza, the Director of Civil Aviation at the South African Civil …
By Roland Ohaeri Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi, the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), has expressed her desire to deliver a reformed AFCAC and collaborating with all stakeholders to translate the immense potential of African aviation into reality. Ms. Adeyemi stated this as she officially assumed duty as the new Secretary General of the African Civil …
ICAO has released its 2022 Safety Report, presenting a detailed analysis of global civil aviation safety performance for 2021 operations. Report results reveal a 9.8% decrease in the global accident rate for last year vs. 2020, dropping from 2.14 to 1.93 per million departures. Meanwhile 2021 fatalities fell by 66% against the number in 2020, though the number of accidents where …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said African airlines had a 103.6% rise in June RPKs versus a year ago. June 2022 capacity was up 61.9% and load factor climbed 15.2 percentage points to 74.2%, the lowest among regions. International traffic between Africa and neighboring regions is close to pre-pandemic levels. IATA announced passenger data for June 2022 showing that …
