The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has celebrated the transformative milestone in African aviation with “the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace (FRA) in the Western and Central Africa (WACAF) region.” According to AFRAA, the “landmark achievement, transitioning from successful trials initiated in November 2023, will allow any airline to plan and fly more direct User Preferred Routes (UPRs), significantly …
ICAO Begins Global Roll-Out Of COVID-19 Response And Recovery Guidelines
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has completed its third regional roll-out session to national heads of civil aviation, as it continues to progress global COVID-19 aviation alignment through its Governing Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) recommendations and guidelines. This was revealed during a webinar hosted by ICAO’s South American (SAM) Regional Office, which took place shortly after the …


