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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched solar-at-gate projects in Cameroon and Kenya. The new ground-mounted 1.2MW solar power generation facility at Cameroon’s Douala International Airport and the 500kW solar power generation facility at Kenya’s Moi International Airport, were put into operation recently to help reduce the CO2 emissions produced by aircraft during ground operations. By providing pre-conditioned air …
Kenya has launched a 500kW solar power generation facility and mobile airport gate electric equipment at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. By providing pre-conditioned air and compatible electricity that runs on solar energy to aircraft during ground operations, the new solar-at-gate project will eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft parked at the gate, which currently use their auxiliary …
…Stronger Push For SAATM/YD Implementation Expected Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera has been elected the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). Mr. Mekonen’s election was announced December 3, 2018, at the 29th AFCAC Plenary (Extraordinary) at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. According to AFCAC, four candidates were shortlisted for the position including Mr. Tefera …
Photo Caption: L-R (Seated): Engr. Saleh Dunoma, MD, FAAN and Mr. Kieran Woods, Aviation Security Liaison Officer, Department of Transport, British High Commission, sign MoU on Aviation Security and Training in Lagos The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has received a certificate of recognition from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for its Aviation Security Training Center (ATSC). This …
At the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), this week, Airports Council International (ACI) World outlined its long term vision for aviation security which focuses on more innovative procedures, greater efficiency, and a better passenger experience. ACI World published its vision as some 700 international aviation security professionals met in Montreal for a series of events exploring the future of aviation …
Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera has been elected the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). Mr. Tefera’s election as the new SG of AFCAC was announced on December 3, 2018 at the 29th AFCAC Plenary (Extraordinary) at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia at the kind invitation of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic …
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has expressed willingness to support Nigeria on Aviation Security, capacity building, employment and internship as well as the establishment of Aerospace University. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of State for aviation made this known after a meeting with Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General, on the sideline of the just-concluded ICAO Aviation Security Week …
Kenya is host of the 11th ICAO Air Service Negotiation (ICAN) event which will hold from 10th to 14th December 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) states: “Kenya is ready to host the 2018 ICAO Air Service Negotiation and we welcome all delegates to Nairobi City and the home of the 8th World Wonder. This is …
ACI welcomes ground-breaking amendment and ongoing collaboration Airports Council International (ACI) World welcomes a significant amendment to ICAO standards and recommended practices which have the potential to have a transformational effect for many airports by providing for greater airfield efficiency and increases in capacity. The amendment, to Volume I of ICAO Annex 14 – Aerodromes, provides for a safe reduction …
User charges, Value Added Taxes (VAT), the revision of Montreal Protocol 2014, Montreal Convention 1999, and the Revised Tunis Convention of 1979 on Mutual Tax Exemptions among other important issues are top agenda at the just-concluded 51st Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) in Cairo, Egypt under the Patronage of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Egypt and …
