AFRAA AIRLINES TRAFFIC DATA

Airline traffic distribution by region (RPKs) in 2010

Source: AFRAA
Note: This data covers most but not all African airlines

2010 African Airlines Cumulative Monthly Traffic Performance

Source: AFRAA/IATA
Note: This data covers most but not all African airlines

January to December - 2010 vs 2009: Regional Traffic Performance    

Source: AFRAA/IATA
Note: This data covers most but not all African airlines

 


Source: AFRAA
These figures cover most but not all AFRAA airlines

Source: AFRAA

Source: AFRAA

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)-Africa Joint Programme Office (JPO)" Vacancy Notices

The Satellite navigation services for African Region project (SAFIR) under the EU-Africa Common Strategy as well as the Joint EU-Africa Partnership is pleased to announce the start of the 1st recruitment phase for the EGNOS-Africa Joint Programme Office (JPO).

Applications are now invited for the posts of:
• JPO Director
• JPO Deputy Director
• Global Navigation Satellite System Programme Manager
• Certification/Safety Expert
• Legal/Economic Expert

The dates for entry on duty are the 1st of July 2013 for the JPO Director and the 1st of October 2013 for the 4 other posts. The 5 vacancy notices with the application form are posted on the following websites:
• http://www.acpsec.org/ 
• http://www.asecna.aero/rh_offres.php 

The missions of the EGNOS-Africa Joint Programme Office are to define the baseline and to oversee the subsequent implementation phase for the specification and procurement of the development and deployment of GNSS/EGNOS in Africa. The personnel of the JPO will include ten staff members after a second phase of recruitment of 5 other Experts planned to start later in 2013 for an entry on duty on 1st of February 2014.

All the JPO staff will be trained in Trieste (Italy) before their entry on duty by the sister Project TREGA (Training for EGNOS in Africa) led by UNESCO/ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics). For further information, please contact:
Olivier TURCAS
SAFIR Team Leader
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Mob: +221 77 528 69 63
+33 6 07 04 52 17 

The General Assembly: 

The highest policy making body of the Association is the Annual General Assembly composed of Chief Executives of member airlines. The Annual General Assembly is presided over by the President of the Association. Dr. Titus Naikuni, Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Airways, is the President of the Association for 2013. In this capacity, Dr. Naikuni and Kenya Airways will host the 45th AGA in Mombasa, Kenya from 24-26 November 2013.

Dr. Titus Naikuni,
2013 President of AFRAA and CEO of Kenya Airways

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee, composed of 12 members elected on a sub-regional basis among Chief Executives and ex-officio members with voting rights who are members of the IATA Board of Governors, exercises executive authority. Its function is to ensure supervision of the affairs, funds and property of the Association and formulation and determination of policies within the framework of Articles of Association, By-Laws and Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly.



Dr. Pimentel Araujo,
Chairman of AFRAA Executive Commitee
and Chairman and CEO of TAAG Angola Airlines

The Secretariat

The Secretariat serves as the administrative, co-ordination and research centre for the Association. It is headed by a Secretary General who is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Association. In carrying out his duties, he is supported by a staff of four senior officers as listed below:

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) was established in April, 1968 in Accra , Ghana as a Trade Organisation open to membership of airlines of African States. There are currently forty members from African Union member States.

The formation of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) was the result of historic developments and economic imperatives.


In the early 1960s, a great number of African States acceded to independence and created their own national airlines. Most of these airlines became members of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

AFRAA has its conceptual beginning in 1963, when a number of African airlines, taking the opportunity provided by the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) began holding consultation meetings prior to the IATA AGMs to discuss matters of interest to African airlines and to adopt common positions. This was the first step towards the creation of AFRAA.

From that first step in Rome in 1963, the establishment in 1968 in Accra, of a regional organisation for the articulation of regional views and promotion of co-operation was undertaken by 14 founding members.

The first Annual General Assembly was held in Cairo , Egypt in February, 1969 which approved the Articles of Association among other decisions taken.

A flashback on the activities of the Association over the last three decades shows that AFRAA can modestly claim that:

• It has been in the forefront of major initiatives in the air transport field in Africa in sensitizing African airlines to take concrete actions for co-operation in operational, commercial, technical, and training fields.
• It has been instrumental in sensitizing African Governments through the African Civil Aviation Commission and other regional and sub-regional organisations on the actions to be taken for the development of an efficient air transport system. It has been a catalyst for all the major policy decisions in the Continent.