August 10, 2026 PRETORIA, South Africa, August 10, 2026 – The Future African Space Explorers STEM Academy (FASESA) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrated the graduation of 2,626 students from the […]
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Boeing supports IATA’s new series of safety workshops in Africa
Inaugural workshop in Nairobi draws 60 safety professionals from 11 African countries to advance safety expertise and collaboration. August 06, 2026 NAIROBI, Kenya, August 6, 2026 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is supporting […]
Aviation Industry Urges African Governments to Align API and PNR Programs with Global Standards
30 July 2026 (Nairobi, Johannesburg, Amman) – The African Airlines Association (AFRAA), the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged African States to […]
Amadeus brings AI-powered pricing to SAS driving measurable revenue growth
Joanna Seymour-Taylor Head of Communications EMEA – Amadeus Amadeus Air Pricing Optimization leverages AI and real-time data, allowing SAS to calculate optimal fare price for passengers Amadeus is supporting Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) […]
Biometrics + digital identity + AI = the future
Martin Cowen Contributing Editor and freelancer journalist Share it! In this article: You’re using AI every day, you may have startedusing biometrics when you travel, you’ve heard about digital identity. But […]
How might AI-enabled airline journeys look and feel?
Ghaleb Rostom SVP, Product Management – Amadeus Agentic AI can already write software code, make contextually relevant product recommendations when you shop online, and handle an application for a bank loan. Which […]
From fragmented content to intelligent orchestration – the future of travel distribution
Elena Avila Executive Vice President, Travel Distribution – Amadeus Every so often, an industry reaches a watershed moment. Travel is at one now. New technologies are challenging long-established systems, structures and ways […]
AFRAA POLICY PAPER ON BLOCKED FUNDS
AFRAA POLICY PAPER ON BLOCKED FUNDS Introduction: The phenomenon where airlines are unable to repatriate the revenues generated from ticket sales, cargo services, and other commercial activities, resulting […]
AFRAA Position Paper- Liberalisation of the African Skies
Introduction: The beginning of the liberalization of the African Skies was ushered in by the Yamoussoukro Declaration of 1988, which established the framework for a new African civil aviation policy […]
AFRAA Routes and Connectivity Analysis Report H2 2025
The African aviation network continues to evolve as airlines expand connectivity, restore suspended services, and explore new markets. This report examines route-level passenger traffic across three market segments—domestic, intra-African, and […]