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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to apply the lessons learned from the dismantling of global connectivity in response to COVID-19 to ensure that future global health threats can be effectively managed without closing borders. The World Health Organization (WHO) long advised that border closures are not an effective means of managing a global pandemic. Evidence observed …
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 …
Dana Air said it is partnering with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on the maiden edition of the FAAN National Aviation Conference (FNAC) scheduled to hold from 14th to 17th of June, at the international conference center Abuja. As a partner of the conference themed: Advancing the frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure, and Profitable Air Transport, Dana Air …
ATR has announced an agreement for the acquisition of two ATR 72-500 freighters from its asset management portfolio to GIG Aviation, a subsidiary of GIG Group. According to ATR, the ATR 72-500s will initiate the GIG Aviation’s journey as a freighter airline. The ATR freighters will help GIG Logistics expand its network in Africa to meet the rapid growth of …
Safran and AJW Group have signed a contract to maintain electrical power generators, electrical contractors, and ventilation systems equipment. According to Safran, this contract covers more than 350 Airbus A320 and A330, including AJW Group’s flagship customers’ fleets. This is an exclusive contract for a period of five years and will support around 50 Auxiliary Power Units generators (APUs) and …
Ethiopian Airlines MRO, UTD Aviation Solutions, and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a tripartite MoU to work together on Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services in pursuance of the Brown Condor Initiative (BCI). The signing ceremony took place at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Brown Condor Initiative (BCI) is a joint initiative that was conceptualized …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a request for proposals for the establishment of a national carrier. This was disclosed in a statement recently by the Federal Ministry of Aviation. It added that all RFPs must be received in hard copy before the 10th of May at the Ministry of Aviation’s headquarters in Abuja. The Ministry said that the …
The African Airline Association (AFRAA) said that African airlines’ capacity reached 64% compared to the same month in 2019. Similarly, traffic is estimated at 49.6% in the month of February 2022. The domestic market maintained the biggest share for capacity deployed through traffic share saw a small dip. Domestic demand however at 45.3% outperformed intra-Africa and intercontinental which remained subdued …
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) said it has appointed Madam Pamela Diamson-Tettey as the New Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited effective February 18, 2022. GACL said Mr Yaw Kwakwa, submitted his resignation as the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited effective close of the day, February 17, 2022, following an emergency meeting of the GACL Board held …
The African Airline Association (AFRAA) said the number of people infected by the Omicron Covid variant continues to increase and has resulted in some countries putting in place panic measures against international travel. Globally, the number of cases has reached 350 million and 10.7 million in Africa. According to AFRAA, stringent travel advisories, insistence on full vaccination before travel, forceful …
