Africa Airlines Association AFRAA Secretary General Abder Berthe has met the newly appointed IATA Regional Director External Affairs & Sustainability Africa Somas Appavou to take stock of progress on AFRAA-IATA annual action plan. The meeting was opportune to set the pace for IATA’s 2023 focus on Africa.

The areas of priority for the two Associations’ mutual actions under the existing MoU framework that were discussed include: Sustainability of the air transport industry in Africa, cost containment, Safety and Security among others.

The main areas of collaboration between AFRAA and IATA include: industry restart actions, safety & security, advocacy, smart regulation, industry costs, environment, implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market, infrastructural development and capacity building