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Airlines’ trapped funds in Africa hit $1.3 billion   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it had helped to secure pledges of $30 billion to support air transport and tourism in Africa from some governments, international finance bodies, and institutions such as the African Development Bank, the African Export-Import Bank, the African Union (AU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but noted that disappointingly, most of this relief failed to reach those in need….

With 204, 649 tonnes of cargo, Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria has been ranked among the top five air cargo airports in Africa in 2001. Nigeria is behind Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya with 363, 204 tonnes of cargo, Cairo International Airport, Egypt (333,536 tonnes), Oliver Reginald International Airport, South Africa (304, 018), and the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia with 226, 417 tonnes of cargo that moved through the aerodromes according…

African airlines saw an 84.8% rise in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs are the standard industry measure of demand) versus a year ago; increased passenger capacity by 46.7% This is coming as they achieved a 15.5 percentage point increase in the average passenger load factor (the proportion of available seats taken up by fare-paying passengers) which climbed to 75.0%, the lowest of all regions worldwide. Also, they retained a 1.9% share of the global airline passenger…

App Set to simplify Recruitment Process   56Bridge, the Innovative App created by BridgeGap Consults Limited is now live to aid the seamless connection between employers and employees. Specifically, the app helps recruiters to attract and hire top talents from any part of the world, while facilitating job seekers to apply for jobs, write tests and attend interviews from the comfort of their homes. The recruitment App, which was showcased during a virtual live exhibition…

Company to provide integrated airline revenue management support system   Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has announced a partnership with Zenz Technologies for an integrated airline revenue management decision support system with capabilities for commercial planning, revenue budgeting, and forecasting. Zenz Technologies is a Dutch company specialising in developing tailor-made decision support systems for revenue management departments in airlines that help them to make better decisions. “Zenz Technologies is excited to partner with…