Rolls-Royce and airframer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe – the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft for the commuter market, ready for revenue service […]
Press Release: AFRAA and Ethiopian Airlines Strengthen Collaboration and Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
05 March 2021, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: AFRAA’s Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé and Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewode Gembremariam, accompanied by their respective leadership teams held a consultative meeting […]
COVID-19 has changed the IT Spending Priorities for Airports and Airlines in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has refocused IT spending priorities for airlines and airports in 2020 as revenue plunged and the industry faced new health and operational requirements needed to keep flying. Among […]
AFRAA Launches the AFRAA SkyConnect Dialogues
Date:10th March,2021 Session Time:14.00h EAT Registration Link: http://bit.ly/3sOcjkR AFRAA is launching the Sky-Connect dialogues – a monthly top executive leadership series on developments within the aviation space in Africa and globally. […]
RwandAir to be the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass
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 […]
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 […]