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On the occasion of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Governing Council held in Ouagadougou recently, the Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) joined other key continental stakeholders to support PAPU’s initiatives to promote the development of postal activities in Africa. AFRAA and PAPU recently signed a revised MoU to strengthen their collaboration in order to …
By Kayode Oyero One major claim in the aviation industry in Africa over the years is that governments, airports, service providers, suppliers, technical support companies flourish while African airlines do not. At its 8th Aviation Stakeholders Convention in Mauritius, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) expressed hopes “to build lasting win-win business relationships and improve supply chain efficiency and capacity to …
By Soumaya Ben Letaifa In 2017, Airlines globally posted US$38 billion after-tax profit representing US$9.27 average profit per passenger.The African industry improved profitability but is still making a net after taxloss of $100 million. Meeting rising expectations and boosting profitability requires new technologies and capabilities-and therefore new competencies (PWC report, 2019). There is a need not only to invest in …
The African Union (AU) together with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), have published the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) handbook. The handbook is a guide to the origins, objectives, economic and social benefits as well as the implementation of SAATM by the AU and its member …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has announced Ethiopian Airlines as the winner of the 2018 Best Airlines in Africa Award for the 7th year in a row. Ethiopian was awarded in recognition of its exceptional financial performance at the 50th high profile African Airline Association Annual General Assembly which took place in Rabat, Morocco, recently. Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO …
The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced an exciting roster of keynote speakers for its inaugural AfBAA African Business & General Aviation Conference & Exhibition to be held from Monday, 28th to Wednesday, 30th January, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference will be receiving several African aviation leaders such as Capt. Gilbert Kibe, Director General, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority …
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By Kayode Oyero Potential At the Aviation Day of the 14th Akwaaba African Travel Market held in Lagos, Nigeria from 9th to 11th September, 2018, aviation, tourism and business experts discussed how Africa can overcome the challenges in the aviation operating environment as well as leverage on the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) which was launched in January 2018 …
The 48th Annual General Assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa will hold from 11th-14th October 2018 at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. South African Airways (SAA) is host of this year’s Assembly themed, ‘Enabling African Airline Service Excellence’. The Assembly is expected to attract around 300 delegates, comprising leading airline industry executives and government policy …
Airline Commits To ECOWAS Community Objective Opens New Opportunity For Trade, Business Community Nigeria’s frontline airline, Overland Airways, on Sunday, August 12, 2018 began flight services from Lagos to Lome, Republic of Togo. The inaugural flight was warmly received by the aviation, business and leisure communities as an essential quick-link between both countries. Overland Airways’ inaugural flight took off …
