AASA’s CEO Aaron Munetsi Outlines Pathways For Africa’s Aviation Growth

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The Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Mr. Aaron Munetsi has articulated measures to improve the aviation sector in Africa. At the Annual General Assembly of AASA hosted by Proflight Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia. Munetsi said “airlines, airports, air navigation services, regulators and equipment suppliers all had a part to play in rewriting Africa’s aviation negative …

IATA Laments $1b Blocked Airline Funds In Africa, Tasks Nigeria, Ethiopia, Others To Release Funds

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The 78th Annual General Assembly of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) kicked off in Doha, Qatar June 19, with a fervent call by Mr. Kamil Alawadhi, IATA Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East (AME), for the African States to expedite the release of airlines’ funds still trapped in their jurisdictions. Mr. Alawadhi lamented that “blocked funds remain …

Aviation Leaders Assemble In Doha For IATA’s 78th AGM

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering in Doha, Qatar, for the 78th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS), with Qatar Airways as the host airline. The event (19-21 June) attracts the industry’s most senior leaders from among IATA’s 290 member airlines, as well as …

78th IATA AGM to Take Place in Doha, Qatar

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 78th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit will take place 19-21 June 2022 in Doha, Qatar, hosted by Qatar Airways. This will be the second time that the global gathering of aviation’s top leaders will be held in Qatar; the first being in 2014. Originally, the 78th IATA …