Nairobi, Kenya, and Toronto, Canada – 8 May 2023: The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has signed a Sales Promotion Agreement with AviaPro Consulting. This agreement recognizes AFRAA as AviaPro Consulting’s […]
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Rwandair starts its First-Ever Direct Flight to Paris
Kigali, 17 April 2023: RwandAir is scheduled to launch its new direct flights to the dazzling French capital of Paris for the first time on 27 June 2023. Now customers […]
African airlines’ performance updates by AFRAA – March 2023
Release date: 06 April 2023 Airline Performance: In March, the traffic carried by African airlines reached 94.8% of the full year 2019 level. Domestic market share was at 37%, intra-Africa […]
SITA and Volocopter collaborate on digital infrastructure for vertiports
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), and SITA, the world’s leading IT provider to the air transport industry, have entered a partnership, with SITA selected as Volocopter’s preferred […]
AFRAA Secretary General Intervention on the panel “Financing Sustainable Aviation”
AFRAA Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthe in a panel discussion at the 69th ACI Africa Conference on 1st March 2023 in Kigali on theme: “Financing Sustainable Aviation”, elaborated on the […]
Press Release: AFRAA Concludes its 54th Annual General Assembly with Emphasis on Concerted Actions to Drive Air Transport Industry Sustainability
December 14, Dakar, Republic of Senegal – The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Air Senegal concluded the 54th Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Dakar, Senegal. The event was held under […]
Clean Aviation SWITCH Project to Advance Hybrid-Electric and Water Enhanced Turbofan Technologies
East Hartford, Conn., November 29, 2022 – A group of aerospace technology companies have announced the formation of a collaborative consortium to develop hybrid-electric and water-enhanced turbofan technology for future aircraft […]
Pratt & Whitney’s World-Class North Carolina Turbine Airfoil Production Facility Nears Operational Capability
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Nov. 16, 2022 – With the majority of exterior construction complete, Pratt & Whitney’s state-of-the-art turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, N.C., is expected to achieve initial operational capability […]
AFRAA Opinion Piece: Accelerating the Pace to Aviation Net Zero Carbon Emissions
Introduction Air connectivity brings together people and businesses and serves as essential link between regional communities and the wider world. In Africa, air connectivity has been the main transport mode […]
Pratt & Whitney and NAAEE Announce Inaugural Winners of Global E-STEM Awards Supporting Environmental Education Youth Programs
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., October 13, 2022 – Pratt & Whitney and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) today announced the winners of the first-ever Pratt & Whitney Global […]