The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME) will be appointed Senior Vice President for Customer, Financial and Digital Services (CFDS), based in Geneva. The appointment becomes effective on March 1, 2021. At that time Aleks Popovich, who currently holds the […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is broke and in desperate need for operational funds. To this end, the agency has cried out for an urgent bailout from the federal government. This was disclosed to THISDAY, by the Managing Director of the agency, Captain Fola Akinkuotu, who confirmed that NAMA was able to pay salary […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged African nations to adopt safety measures before restarting international operation. It also estimated that the aviation industry in the continent was at risk of collapse, putting about 3.3 million jobs in jeopardy, while also predicting $33 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction for African economies. IATA […]
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it would be resuming its international passenger services on Saturday 1 August 2020 following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta. The first international flights on 1st August will depart to the following international destinations; London, Dubai, Addis Ababa, Kigali, Dar es Salaam […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an updated global passenger forecast showing that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected. In the base case scenario: · Global passenger traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected. · The recovery in […]
