Dakar, Senegal, 06 September 2022: The Minister of Tourism and Air Transport of the Republic of Senegal, Alioune Sarr, met AFRAA Secretary General – Mr. Abderahmane Berthé and Air Senegal […]
Author: African Airlines Association
AFRAA Secretary General meets air transport stakeholders in Uganda
AFRAA Secretary General – Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met the minister of Works and Transport of Uganda, Hon. Gen Edward Katumba Wamala and the Chief Executive officer of Uganda Airlines – […]
Air Transport News Interview with Mr. Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO – Astral Aviation
ATN: How would you describe cargo market in Africa in the year so far? SG: According to IATA, the global air cargo market is showing a drop in demand and […]
2022 August SkyConnect Edition: Mr. Randal Heisey, Managing Director Commercial Marketing MEA/Russia/Ukraine and CIS, Boeing, 3rd August from 14h00 EAT (UTC +3)
The August 2022 edition of AFRAA Sky-Connect will host Mr. Randal Heisey, Managing Director Commercial Marketing MEA/Russia/Ukraine and CIS, Boeing on 3rd August 2022 from 14h00 EAT (UTC+3). Join us […]
Accelya – NDC Analytics: Data not Deity
There’s a saying, “In God we trust, all others must bring data.” It has never been so relevant than today, as insights will enable airlines to weather the whims of […]
AFRAA-Boeing Airline Economics, Planning & Management Workshop, 15-16 Sept 2022, Nairobi – Kenya
AFRAA, in partnership with Boeing will hold a Workshop on Airline Economics, Planning & Management from 15-16 September 2022 at the Emara Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi – Kenya, in-person […]
Afrijet Selects Comprehensive Engine Maintenance Program From Pratt & Whitney Canada for Six PW127 Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced today that Afrijet of Gabon has signed a 12-year Guaranteed Maintenance Cost Plan (GMCP) to cover the engines […]
Pratt & Whitney Surpasses 1,000 GTF Engine Orders To Date in 2022
Pratt & Whitney today announced that the company has surpassed 1,000 orders and commitments for GTF engines since the beginning of 2022. These include engines for Airbus A320neo, Airbus A220 […]
Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines to Power 20 Additional Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft for Porter Airlines
Pratt & Whitney today announced that Porter Airlines (“Porter”) has exercised purchase rights for another 20 GTF-powered E195-E2 aircraft. This brings Porter’s order to date to 50 firm E195-E2 aircraft, […]
Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Celebrates 50 Years of Service and 30 Million Flight Hours
Pratt & Whitney ushered in a new era of fighter engine capabilities in 1972 when the F100-PW-100 powered the first flight of the F-15 Eagle. With a thrust-to-weight ratio 50% […]