Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing airline brand globally and the continent’s largest airline brand, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed an agreement on IATA CEIV Live Animals Certification Program on June 20, 2023 at the sidelines of IATA Focus Africa Conference being hosted by Ethiopian Airlines Group. The signing of the CEIV Live…
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Kenya Airways Cargo Receives IATA’s CEIV Certification for Pharmaceutical Logistics Excellence
Kenya Airways Cargo has been awarded the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification by IATA for the KQ Pharma Facility. This positive accreditation formally endorses the airline’s sustained ability to safely handle high-value, time-sensitive, and temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceuticals, with the speed and consistency expected by shipper requirements. The KQ pharma facility…
Air Travel, Cargo Growth Continues in February – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results. Total traffic in February 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 55.5% compared to February 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.9% of February 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for February rose 25.2% compared to the…
IATA’s “Focus Africa” to Strengthen Aviation’s Contribution to African Development
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is launching “Focus Africa” to strengthen aviation’s contribution to Africa’s economic and social development and improve connectivity, safety and reliability for passengers and shippers. This initiative will align private and public stakeholders to deliver measurable progress in six areas. “Africa accounts for 18% of the global population, but just…
Ibom Air Receives IOSA Certification
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Wednesday, 12th April 2023, formally presented Ibom Air with its Operational Safety Audit Certificate. The certificate was received by the Ibom Airlines Limited management team, led by the CEO, Mfon Udom, at the Ibom Air headquarters in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state from IATA representatives Dr. Samson Fatokun, Area Manager,…
KQ Registers Improved Revenue & Forecasts Sustainable Recovery in 2024 as Revenue Jumps 66% in 2022
Kenya’s National carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) Group’s revenue stood at KES 117 billion, a 66% increase from the previous year. This is 5% below the prepandemic reported revenue, indicative of the Groups projected recovery by 2024. The growth in revenue was driven by a significant increase in passenger numbers which grew by 68%to 3.7million…
Passenger Demand Stays Strong in January
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel demand is continuing in 2023, based on January traffic results. Total traffic in January 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 67.0% compared to January 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.2% of January 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for January 2023 rose…
Air Cargo Makes a Soft Start to 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2023 global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand declined as economic headwinds persist. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 14.9% compared to January 2022 (-16.2% for international operations). Capacity (measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers, ACTK) was up 3.9% compared to January…
IATA Releases 2022 Airline Safety Performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2022 Safety Report for global aviation. The report showed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and the fatality risk, compared to 2021 and to the five year average (2018-2022). Report highlights include: “Accidents are rare in aviation. There were five fatal accidents among 32.2 million…
Air Seychelles renews IOSA certification
Air Seychelles is pleased to announce that it has successfully passed and received its IOSA Renewal Certification this year. This marks the tenth time the carrier has successfully achieved this renewal. The National carrier’s first certification was obtained in 2006. The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Program is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed…