International airline lobby organization IATA and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) will combine resources to drive the Focus Africa initiative. This program aims “to maximize aviation’s contribution to development across the African Continent by better serving passengers and shippers.” Speaking from…
African airline leaders see imminent risk in the EU airline industry carbon transition plan starting in 2025 and want concessions that defer implementation. But with some voices suggesting penalties on the larger Western legacy carriers to fund the African transition,…
Uganda Airlines has advanced plans to join the African Airlines Association, AFRAA Joint Fuel Purchase program, to mitigate the impact of the high jet fuel prices on its cost base. Fuel as a component now accounts for 52 percent of…
African airlines are gradually recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic as the continent’s capacity in February has reached 64 percent compared to the same month in 2019. This is actually heartwarming for the airlines that have had to struggle to wriggle…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ravaged many economies with Africa among the worst hit, the continent’s air travel could help to create at least 160.000 jobs and $1.5 billion more in economic growth, according to African Airlines Association (AFRAA).…
The future of African carriers looks bleak no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which is exacerbated by the COVID-19 Omicron variant