Ghana Airports Company Limited has been presented with the Award Plaque for the Airport Service Quality Awards for ‘Best Airport by Size and Region (2-5 million passengers per year) in Africa. The presentation took place at an awards ceremony held in Krakow, Poland on September 14, 2022, to celebrate and present awards to the 2021…
Month: September 2022
Kenya Association of Air Operators Appoints Eng. Liz Aluvanze as CEO
The Executive Committee of the Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO), a National umbrella body whose role is to promote, foster, enhance, and protect the interests of those engaged in the Aviation Industry and allied businesses is happy to announce Eng. Liz Aluvanze as the new CEO. This follows the retirement of Col. (Rtd) E….
Astral Aviation, Gear Up for its Digital Expansion with FR8MANAGE – Airline & FR8Booking from E-cargoware
e-Cargoware, a UK-based SaaS company providing core and ancillary cloud-based freight management software services for Airlines, GSAs, GHAs, Express Operators and Freight Forwarders is delighted to announce that the upcoming and rapidly growing full freighter operator, Astral Aviation with head office in Nairobi, Kenya has chosen the acclaimed FR8Manage – Airline and FR8-Booking solutions to…
Tropical Air Gabon Operational Again
After a long process for the renewal of its Air Carrier Certificate (ATC), Tropical Air Gabon (TAG), a Gabonese airline, will soon be able to start operating its commercial activity. Indeed, the handing over of the CTA by the Director General of ANAC-Gabon to the Responsible Manager of TAG on September 19, is the happy…
ARMS® Flight Planning goes live at Jambojet
The ARMS® Flight Planning System went live at Kenya’s Jambojet on 20 Sep 2022, just as was planned. Newsworthy is the fact that the entire implementation was conducted remotely by project teams distributed over 10 Laminaar headcounts and an equal number at Jambojet. None having to move from their respective home stations, literally and figuratively. This…
Airports Company South Africa: Revenue Up 81% in 2021/22 Over 2020
PERFORMANCE HEADLINES: • Revenue up 81%, from R2.2 billion to R3.9 billion • ACSA reports a loss of R1 billion, down from R2.6 billion loss in 2020/21 • Gearing increases to 26% from 23% • Recover and Sustain strategy implemented with positive results Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has today reported its financial results for…
Turkish Airlines and Air Seychelles Sign a Codeshare Agreement
Flag carrier airlines of their respective countries, Turkish Airlines and Air Seychelles, signed a codeshare agreement. The signing ceremony of the codeshare agreement took place at Turkish Airlines’ Headquarters in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines CEO, Mr. Bilal Ekşi and Air Seychelles Acting CEO, Mr. Sandy Benoiton signed the agreement with the attendance of senior officials from both sides. Commenting on…
Reliable Robotics & Astral Aviation Colaborate to Improve Safety & Connectivity Across Sub-Saharan Africa with Automated Aircraft
Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft systems, and Kenya-based airline Astral Aviation today announced a strategic collaboration with the goal of enhancing aviation safety and increasing air cargo connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa through the use of automated aircraft. Africa is poised for economic and trade growth, but held back by challenges related to the…
Tanzania Signs a BASA with Egypt
Tanzania through the Ministry of Works and Transport, as an effort to recover from the Covid 19 Impacts, duo experts of Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) negotiations, met in Cairo, Egypt on 26 and 27 July 2022, to review the current BASA between the Governments of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Arab Republic of Egypt to…