Introduction.
The ICAO Eastern and Southern African Regional Office and WACAF Regional Offices, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), recently held the APIRG Infrastructure and Information Management Sub-Group meeting in Dakar, Senegal. The event focused on enhancing aviation safety and efficiency through discussions on Aeronautical Meteorology (MET), Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), and Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (CNS). These discussions were pivotal in driving efforts to enhance the safety and efficiency of aviation operations across the region.
Meanwhile, the controversy following Air Peace Limited’s late March 2024 launch of its London Gatwick route continues to escalate. Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, threatened in an August 1, 2024, letter to UK Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, to revoke British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic (VS) slots at Lagos and Abuja if Air Peace is not granted landing rights at Heathrow.
African Aviation: Projections and Statistics.
African Airlines Association (AFRAA)‘s latest report highlights strong performance in African aviation,…
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