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New WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards category now open for entry
New dates for BIT 2021 in Milan
Initially scheduled for February, BIT, the International Travel Exhibition will now be held at fieramilanocity from 9 to 11 May 2021. The leading tourism exhibition in Italy, a key event also on the European landscape, has therefore listened to the needs of the tourism market, which is able to look to new modes of travel, tourism seasonal… read more
Physical ATM in Dubai next spring
Reed Travel Exhibitions has confirmed plans to host an in-person Arabian Travel Market in Dubai next spring. The show, which went online for the first time earlier this year, will take place from Sunday, May 16th until Wednesday, May 19th at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Now in its 27th year and working in collaboration the Dubai D… read more
IATA, AFRAA and AFCAC launch three year safety project for African airlines
IATA, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) launched (13-Nov-2020) a three year safety project to provide technical support to air operators in states that are parties to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) programme.
The initiative is supported by African Develop… read more
Rwanda to host the African Sports Tourism Week
The organizers of African Sports Tourism Week, the only pan-African sports travel trade event on the continent, have revealed that Rwanda has agreed to host the event in the month of October 2021.
The event which made its humble debut in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2018, was hosted in Accra, Ghana, in 2019. The e… read more
IATA: Airline stocks rallybecause of vaccine news, despite falling passenger bookings
IATA reported (13-Nov-2020) the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech and Pfizer resulted in "renewed optimism amongst investors about the future recovery in airline profits", leading to a 12% increase in airline share prices over four days.
IATA noted many countries are experiencing a resurgence in the pandemi… read more
Rolls-Royce to test 100% sustainable aviation fuel
As part of its ongoing decarbonisation strategy, Rolls-Royce is to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time in engine ground tests on next-generation engine technology.
The tests will aim to confirm that unblended SAF makes a significant contribution to improving the environmental performance of gas turbine engines.
… read more
President launches new Airport Terminal Project
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the commencement of a $270 million work on the new airport terminal project that will accommodate one million passengers per year and provide 2000 direct jobs for Sierra Leoneans in the construction phase.
Since 1967 when the Lungi International Airport runway was expanded, this is … read more
National Aviation Services wins new ground handling license in Democratic Republic of Congo
National Aviation Services (NAS), a leading airport services provider has been awarded a new ground handling license - Certificat d’Operateur d’Assistance en Escale (COEA) by the Civil Aviation Authority (Autorité de l’Aviation Civile - AAC) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Under the terms of the COEA, NAS will offer … read more
Ethiopian wins overall Excellence for Outstanding Crisis Leadership 2020 Award
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa, announce that it has won the ‘Overall Excellence for Outstanding Crisis Leadership 2020 Award’ from Global Finance magazine.
The award recognizes companies that went above and beyond in responding to the global pandemic crisis and in assisting their customers, pr… read more
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