Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “ACI-Africa”
By Roland Ohaeri Astonishing First Kenya Airways’ Hazel Wachira, an Aeronautical Development Engineer and UAS (Drone) Instructor Operator, led a project that converted two Kenya Airways Dreamliner jets to cargo aircraft when COVID-19 pandemic grounded passenger planes, which was the first in the world. This feat,”completed in a record time of 3 months,”did not just contribute to address …
By Ali Tounsi Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, ACI-Africa Before looking at the current challenges of the air cargo sector in Africa posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to examine how this sector has been performing before the crisis. It is worth noting that African air cargo volume is mainly driven by international trade lanes, especially …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Offices for African States are united in their calls on governments in Africa to rapidly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity to ensure the safe and harmonized restart of aviation in the region. These guidelines are contained in …
The Airport Council International Africa (ACI-Africa) says its 63rd ACI-Africa Board & Committee Meetings & Regional Conference and Exhibition themed, The African Airport Of Tomorrow, Ensuring Resilience And Profitability, will be held from the 14-20 March 2020 in Mombasa, Kenya. The annual Africa Board Committee Meetings And Regional Conference And Exhibition aims at discussing the challenges facing the African …
Innovation Key To Sustainable Growth Of African AirportsAs African airports seek to respond to the challenges of the rapid growth in demand for air services, Airports Council International (ACI) emphasized the importance of innovation to the sustainable growth of the sector in the region Addressing aviation stakeholders at the 28th ACI Africa Annual General Assembly and Regional Conference and Exhibition, …
“Africa has turned the page to the next chapter in aviation development,” says Mr. Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, of ACI-Africa, who, in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business outlines what African airports require to excel in a liberalized air transport market. Q: Would you say African airports are ready for the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and …
