The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that high taxes imposed on airlines by government agencies was a major challenge dwarfing the growth and development of air transport in Africa. This according to him,explains why the region loses about 80 percent of its market to foreign airlines. Adesina who spoke […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for collaboration to boost the aviation sector in Africa. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization World Aviation Forum – Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has reiterated the need for long-term funding of airport infrastructure in Africa in other to build capacity that would be able to process the increase in air travellers in the continent. This was contained in the communiqué issued on Thursday at the end of ICAO World Aviation Forum (IWAF) […]