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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released February 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels with demand up 9% over February 2019. February demand also showed strong month-on-month growth over January 2021 levels. Volumes have now returned to 2018 levels seen prior to the US-China trade war, IATA said. …
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic. Africa CDC has mobilised a broad multi-stakeholder public private partnership with the help of its strategic partners, the PanaBIOS Consortium and Econet, and …
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said its airports operated at about 68.6%, 49.1% and 116.8% in aircraft, passenger and cargo throughputs respectively in January 2021. Cumulatively, since the beginning of the current fiscal year, these performances were at 54.8%, 33.0% and 95.1% respectively. According to KAA, the month posted a decline in performance as compared to December last year with respect …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its Chief Economist, Brian Pearce, will retire from the organization in July 2021. A recruitment process has been launched to find a successor in time for a smooth transition. Pearce joined IATA in 2004. Since then he has built IATA’s evidence-based economic analysis capabilities into the most authoritative source of insight …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the 10th edition of the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Standards Manual is now available. The standards and recommended practices contained in the latest edition have been updated to align fully with corresponding guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ISAGO is a standardized and …
SITA has announced the launch of Health Protect – an industry solution, to help airlines, airports, governments, and passengers safely and securely share information on health tests or vaccinations needed during travel. Successful trials have already been undertaken with travelers to the United Arab Emirates, and soon to start at Milan Malpensa Airport. For many countries, economic recovery from …
By Roland Ohaeri and Isaac Atoyebi The Aviation industry faces a gloomy period amid COVID-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc on the billion-dollar industry all over the world in 2020. The year 2020 is a year like no other in aviation history, because of the ravaging virus that has cost millions of lives as well. The pandemic still poses a …
Airbus reveals that it delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers in 2020, in line with the production adaptation plan set out in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Airbus states that in order to overcome international travel restrictions, the Airbus team developed an innovative e-delivery solution which represented more than 25% of the 2020 deliveries, allowing …
AfrikFly has announced readiness to support industry operators through the process of recovery as the aviation industry battles the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which began early 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of AfrikFly, Ms. Chloe Grant, says: “Our goal is simple, to become the most trusted, innovative and preferred aviation services company on the continent. We offer our …
Rakan Khaled, Director, Global Business Operation at Collins Aerospace As the impact of the COVID-19 continues to torment the aviation industry, so also is the industry becoming more innovative to better manage the effects of the pandemic and related issues. Collins Aerospace is already working on contactless technology to improve safety and efficiency at the airports. Rakan Khaled, the …
