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By Roland Ohaeri The President of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and Director General of the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Silas Udahemuka, says the time has come for Africa to implement and benefit from the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) after many years of delay. Mr. Udahemuka, who spoke during the capacity building workshop organized …
Enabling States Draw Benefits From SAATM Implementation By Roland Ohaeri Point Of No Return The air transport industry in Africa is now at the threshold of a new phase of growth and development under the liberalized air transport market driven by the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) concept. As Africa, which is the global region with …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for governments to urgently put in place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as aviation pursues its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To fulfill aviation’s net-zero commitment, current estimates are for SAF to account for 65% of aviation’s carbon mitigation in 2050. That …
The Director of Aviation Professionals Africa Plate-Forme, Ms. Boni Dibate, who was previously the Director Africa for Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO); the Director General of Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), Capt. Gilbert Kibe, and the Regional Officer, ICAO Western and Central Africa, Mr. Albert Taylor, were recently honoured by the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa …
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary-General Juan Carlos Salazar recently signed a new cooperative agreement with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT) to further advance joint counter-terrorism cooperation to strengthen the security of international air transport, trade, and border management. Formalized on 12 February 2022 with UNOCT Under-Secretary-General, Mr Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov, the agreement builds on ICAO’s key role in …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the creation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of a global directory of public keys required for authentication of health credentials. The directory—called the Health Master List (HML)—will make a significant contribution to the global recognition and verification (interoperability) of government-issued health credentials. A public key enables third parties to verify …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council member States has considered the ICAO Secretariat’s Report on the Fact-Finding Investigation into the events surrounding the diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978 on 23 May 2021. Also taking part in the discussions were official representatives of non-Council States considered to have a special interest in the proceedings namely, the Republic of Belarus, Lithuania, …
The Governing Council of ICAO has expressed its strong condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks which left three dead and others injured near Abu Dhabi international airport on Monday, 17 January 2022. The Council expressed its solidarity with the people and government of the United Arab Emirates, and conveyed its deepest sympathies and condolences to victims and their families, as …
The Federal Government of Nigeria said it is set to host ICAO Air Services Negotiation in the year 2022. This followed its consideration as a good candidate at this year event in Bogota, Colombia. Sen Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation said: “I will like to personally send the greeting of Mr President Muhammad Buhari to you all and especially the …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has appointed Mr Padhraic Kelleher to a one-year renewable term as President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC), the UN civil aviation organization’s main technical review body. Mr Kelleher’s mandate begins on 1 January 2022. As President of the ANC, he will lead the Commission’s work on the development of ICAO’s global plans …
