The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Airline Association (AFRAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation. The MoU was signed by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO and AFRAA’s Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthé on the sidelines of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney. Under the […]
African airlines recorded 11.2 per cent in March 2018, indicating the regional carriers currently enjoy very strong demand compared to the same period last year. The International Air transport Association (IATA) said this is more than twice the five-year average pace of 4.8 per cent, noting that airlines in Africa are seeing healthy growth on routes […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. Adjusting for the potential Lunar New Year distortions by combining growth in January 2018 and February 2018, […]
The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has expressed support for the campaign to reduce the taxes on airlines by government agencies, saying that the high taxes are responsible for the air fares charged travellers in the continent. Experts said with lower taxes the number of travellers would double from 120 million people in 2015 […]
It is often said in the aviation industry that Africa has the lowest number of flights but records the highest number of air crashes in the world. This has been a damning record over the years, but since the last few years, Africa has improved significantly. This was confirmed by the International Air Transport […]
