CONGO REP: 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.

The speeches/presentations were as below:

• Welcome address by Mrs. Fatima Beyina-Moussa, 2015 President of AFRAA

• Welcome remarks by Dr. Elijah Chingosho, Secretary General - AFRAA (English)

• Welcome remarks by Dr. Elijah Chingosho, Secretary General - AFRAA (French)

• Remarks by Mr. Tony Tyler, IATA Director General & CEO

• Speech by Ms. Iyabo Sosina, AFCAC Secretary General

• Speech by Mr. Sait Jallow, ICAO Regional Director, West and Central Africa Office

• Report of the Secretary General to the AGA

• Special Presentation: Maximising growth in a liberalised African aviation market – the importance of knowing your customer by Seabury

• AGA47 Resolutions