AFRAA Stages Its 47th Annual General Assembly In Congo Brazzaville
African Aviation industry leaders call for intensified cooperation among African airlines and the engagement of all stakeholders to support the liberalization of African skies
Leaders from the African Airline industry concluded the 47th Annual General Assembly and summit of the African Airlines Association in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo at the Kintele International Sports Complex, with a call for the engagement of all specialized institutions in the Aviation Sector to support African States in order to expedite the implementation of fully liberalized African skies towards the establishment of a single African air transport market by 2017.
The Assembly also called for intensified cooperation among African airlines in order to stimulate the development of inter-African air transport. The three-day conference which was convened under the high patronage of His Excellency Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Republic of Congo, was held under the theme “Open skies: Growth through competition and collaboration” and was attended by over 500 high profile delegates from 46 countries across the world.