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African airlines report strong growth in cargo volumes

frican airlines had the "Notably, Africa–Asia the previous year’s levels but
Astrongest performance in routes experienced significant is an improvement on recent
July 2023 with a 2.9 percent cargo demand growth (10.3 months’ performance that
increase in cargo volumes percent). Capacity was 11 is particularly significant
compared to July 2022, percent above July 2022 given declines in global trade
according to the latest update levels," the update added. volumes and rising concerns
from the International Air Global air cargo demand was over China’s economy.
Transport Association (IATA). marginally (0.8 percent) below

AFRAA, IATA

Ghana completes Tamale reinforce collaboration

Airport Phase II; plans to for African aviation

boost perishable export industry

hanaian vice president the frontiers of the aviation
GMahamudu Bawumia has industry and to make Ghana the
commissioned the Tamale aviation hub within the West
International Airport Phase II African Sub-Region,” reads
Project at a ceremony in the the release.
Northern Regional capital on “This project is so dear to the
Tuesday, August 22, 2023. government and particularly
“Established in 2018 and the hard-working people of the
co-chaired by Mahamudu Northern Region and its trading
Bawumia, the project is part of partners across the length and bdérahmane Berthé, secretary
the government’s aviation sector breadth of the country and the Ageneral, African Airlines
infrastructure development Sub-Region,” Bawumia stated at Association (AFRAA) and Kamil
programme designed to expand the commissioning. Alawadhi, regional vice president,
Africa & Middle East, International
AirTransport Association (IATA)
signed a letter of intent (LoI) for the
renewal of the existing memorandum
of cooperation (MoU) between AFRAA
and IATA.
Berthé and Alawadhi also formalised
a letter of reciprocal commitment for
mutual support towards the six focus
areas of Focus Africa initiatives and
AFRAA initiatives such as the Aviation
Stakeholders Convention (ASC) and the
Africa Safety and Operations Summit,
says a release from AFRAA.

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