AFRAA Secretary General – Mr Abdérahmane Berthé, had a consultative meeting on 08 April 2021 with the newly appointed IATA Regional Vice President for Africa & Middle East, Mr. Kamil H. Al-Awadhi following his recent assumption of office in March 2021. Accompanied by representatives of their respective teams AFRAA Secretary General and IATA RVP discussed […]
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AIR DJIBOUTI & COVID-19 VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
Air Djibouti has launched a COVID 19 vaccination for its staffs as well as those working at Djibouti International Airport, who received their first shot. Vaccinated against covid-19, we protect ourselves, we protect our loved ones and we protect our customers. For more information about Air Djibouti, please visit www.air-djibouti.com or the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/airdjibouti1963 […]
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 relaxation of travel restrictions is necessary to stimulate the much needed demand for the resumption of air travel. The infographic can be downloaded from this […]
Aviadev Insight Africa: An Audience with Mr. Abderahmane Berthe
This episode is the sixth in our “Audience with” series of live audience interviews recorded live on 12th February 2021. Mr. Berthé is the Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), the leading trade association for African airlines. He is also an air transport industry expert. In the session, we discuss the following: AFRAA’s […]
Hi-Fly Marketing launches Africa’s First Dedicated Aviation Talent & Resourcing Service
Cape Town, South Africa – Hi-Fly Marketing has launched Africa’s first dedicated aviation industry personnel agency, Hi-Fly Talent & Resourcing, to match airlines, aircraft maintenance providers and other aviation businesses across the continent and beyond with qualified and competent African executives and specialist talent. The new agency is a natural extension of Hi-Fly Marketing’s successful […]
Hahn Air’s NDC platform connects five new partners and accepts BSP cash
Hahn Air announced that its IATA certified NDC platform now accepts BSP Cash as an additional form of payment for connected travel agencies in more than 190 markets worldwide. At the same time, the company introduces new connections to three air content aggregators, an OTA and an award-winning travel app. The aggregators Duffel, Thomalex and […]
Air Seychelles Adds Tel Aviv Back to its Route Network
Air Seychelles has added Tel Aviv back to its route network following the successful restart of commercial passenger services between Israel and the Seychelles. The national carrier operated its first flight from Ben Gurion Airport in the late evening on Tuesday, 17 November arriving at the Seychelles International Airport at 7.45am. Commanded by Captain Vincent […]
Hahn Air welcomes six new partner airlines into its leading network
Ticketing and distribution leader, Hain Air, announced that it has established contracts with six new partner airlines during the past quarter, bringing the total number of new carriers implemented this year to 13. Air Liaison (DU) from Canada, Blue Islands (SI) from the United Kingdom, Corendon Airlines Europe (XR) from Malta, Corendon Airlines (XC) from […]
MTU Aero Engines: hydrogen puts the future at our fingertips
As the industry moves toward emission-free aviation, MTU Aero Engines welcomes the ZEROe concepts from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. “Hydrogen is a highly attractive future option for us as an engine producer as well,” says MTU Chief Operating Officer Lars Wagner. “It should be used as a fuel right away,” he adds. Germany’s leading engine […]
Air Seychelles to resume Limited Services across its Network this Winter
Air Seychelles has today announced that the national airline will resume limited passenger services across its regional network from Seychelles to Mauritius, Johannesburg and Tel Aviv this winter. Travellers can view the schedule by visiting www.airseychelles.com to book their seats for travel from 1 November, 2020 to 31 March, 2021 for the following services: Weekly […]