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Airports Council International (ACI) has revealed that its new World forecasts for the global airport sector shows that approximately $2.4 trillion in airport total capital investments will be needed to address the long-term trend in passenger demand to 2040. According to ACI, the Global Outlook of Airport Capital Expenditure – Meeting Sustainable Development Goals and Future Air Travel Demand, …
Airports Council International (ACI) World has published guidance for airports in combating the global illegal trade of protected species of wild animals and plants. The ACI Combatting Wildlife Trafficking Handbook has been developed with the support of the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership to assist airports in addressing this global crime. Elephants are …
Turkish Airlines said it has successfully ended the fiscal year 2020 with 6.7 billion USD revenue, which accounts for 50% of the preceding year’s level, with a net loss of only 836 million USD. The airline stated that it was also able to maintain its robust route network during these uncertain times. In April 2021 Turkish Airlines operated an average …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has released the 2020 Africa air transport report. The report gives an in-depth analysis of Africa’s air transport industry performance for 2020 covering: financial performance, passenger and cargo traffic evolution, airport ranking, intra Africa connectivity and openness. The report highlights financial performance in 2020 which was an exceptionally difficult year in history. The travel …
By Monday Ukoha The impact of the COVID 19 has no doubt devastated the aviation industry across the world and Africa in particular where airlines had several pre-COVID 19 challenges. The expectation was that by early 2021 the world could witness a quick end to the pandemic and a return to normalcy especially with the certification of vaccines late …
Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of services to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya with 14 weekly flights and to Kigali International Airport (KGL) Kigali, Rwanda, with three weekly flights. With the addition of Kigali and Nairobi, the airline now operates 33 weekly flights to eight destinations in Africa including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said it has introduced a new series of implementation packages or ‘iPACKs’ to support States’ aviation response, recovery, and resilience efforts during COVID-19. ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, stated: “Addressing priority areas for States and industry such as aviation safety, security, public health, passenger facilitation, airports and air navigation services, and air …
