Aviation

Aviation Experts Identify Barriers to Intra-African Trade, AfCFTA Implementation

  At the 2024 MRO Africa Conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April 23-25, aviation experts brainstormed on the challenges facing air travel in Africa, how to boost trade and tourism on the continent. The stakeholders acknowledged that air transport as catalyst for economic development is the bedrock that would buoy and enhance trade […]

Aviation

AFRAA Joins Focus Africa Initiative to Enhance Aviation’s Economic Contribution to Continent

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) announced that AFRAA is joining the Focus Africa Initiative. IATA explained that Focus Africa aims to maximize the contribution of aviation to development across the African Continent by better serving passengers and shippers. Under Focus Africa, private and public stakeholders are committed to […]

Ethiopia aircraft and crew Aviation

Ethiopian Leads Africa in Passenger, Freight Traffic During COVID Crisis

Ethiopian Airlines Group has become Africa’s top airline in passenger and freight traffic retaining its leadership position in the continent. According to the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) report, Ethiopian has been ranked first by passenger and cargo traffic in 2020. Ethiopian carried 500 thousand tons of freight and 5.5 million passengers through its main hub, […]

Juniac Aviation

IATA, UNWTO, AFRAA, Others Seek $10bn relief for African Travel and Tourism Sector

Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched an appeal to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s Travel & Tourism sector with at least $10 billion relief, saying this sector employs some 24.6 million people on the African continent and may soon collapse if there is no rescue […]

Gebremariam Aviation

Ethiopian GCEO Re-appointed to IATA Board of Governors

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that its Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam has been re-appointed to the IATA (International Air Transport Association) Board of Governors for a three year-term at the 75th annual general meeting held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. […]