African Airlines Association renews partnership with IATA to promote African aviation industry

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have extended their collaboration to aid Africa’s economic growth through a safer, more connected, and sustainable aviation industry.

AFRAA’s Secretary General Berthé and IATA regional vice-president for Africa & Middle East Kamil Alawadhi signed a “Letter of Intent” for the renewal of the existing Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations.

The collaboration MoU, signed in 2018, provides a framework to synergize joint efforts by AFRAA and IATA to aid Africa’s economic growth through a safer, more connected and sustainable aviation industry.

The deal focuses on several areas including “building airline resilience through capacity building activities”; “attainment of cost containment on user charges and taxes”; “enhancement of intra-African connectivity through supporting the implementation of the Single African Aar Transport Market (SAATM)”; and “reduction of carbon emissions in aviation, as aligned with ICAO’s strategy on environment”.

“The renewal of the MoU between AFRAA and IATA is a noteworthy testament of the commitment of our two organizations to better serve the air transport industry and deliver our respective mandates for the African region. Through the enhanced collaboration, the MoU facilitates the realization of AFRAA and IATA’s common vision for the development of a safe, secure and sustainable aviation industry in Africa,” said Berthé.