RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel. The airline will begin a three-week trial in April for customers […]
Author: African Airlines Association
Press Release: The AAIG Defines Actions for Reduction of High Cost of Air Transport Operations and Measures for Sustainable Growth of African aviation
The African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) held a high-level webinar to deliberate on practical solutions for the reduction of high cost of air transport operations in Africa. Staged under the […]
Press Release: AFRAA and ECA publish report on the financial impact of COVID-19 on African airlines and insights for recovery
03 March 2021, Nairobi, Kenya: The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have published a report on the financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on African […]
Rolls-Royce’s All-Electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ Powers Through Another Milestone on its way to a World Record
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the taxiing of its ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft, the latest milestone on its journey to becoming the world’s fastest all-electric plane. For the first time, the […]
Actions for safe and efficient re-opening of Borders
AFRAA estimates that the loss of revenues by African airlines for the year 2020 due to the pandemic stands at US$10.21 billion. The safe re-opening of borders by governments and […]
Pratt & Whitney Statement on United Airlines Flight 328
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE:RTX) issued the following statement regarding United Airlines flight 328 of February 20: United Airlines Flight 328 is currently under NTSB investigation […]
The African Aviation Industry Group Webinar (AAIG WEBINAR), 03rd March 2021
The African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) has been scheduled to hold a Webinar on Wednesday 3rd March 2021, 12:30pm Nairobi Time (UTC + 3). The event will be held under […]
Rolls-Royce Announces TOTALCARE® Agreement With Uganda Airlines
Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare® agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received their two […]
Astral Aviation commits to helping UNICEF in its historic mission of transporting COVID-19 vaccines in Africa and The Middle East
Nairobi, 16 February 2021 – Astral Aviation Limited has signed an agreement with UNICEF to support the launch of its Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative for the prioritization of delivery of COVID-19 […]
Accelya Partners with Hawaiian Airlines for NDC-Enabled Retailing Capabilities
Accelya, a leading global provider of technology to the travel industry, today announced that Hawaiian Airlines is investing in comprehensive omnichannel retailing, enabled by Accelya’s full suite of offer management […]