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AASA urges immediate execution to unlock Africa’s aviation growth potential

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

For decades, a frustrating paradox has shaped African aviation: endless potential held back by an unwillingness to act. Across the continent, civil aviation authorities, governments, and industry leaders have spent years attending high-level summits, commissioning costly consultancy studies, and signing ambitious blueprints. Yet, many of these strategies remain locked in file cabinets while air transport across the continent operates far below its full capacity. The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has now issued…

IATA, AFRAA, AASA Call for Harmonised passenger data protocols in Africa

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Major aviation bodies have issued a joint call to African governments to align their border security protocols with global best practices, warning that improper implementation and unfair funding models could cripple air connectivity and drive up the cost of travel across the continent. In a unified stance, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged African States to implement Advance Passenger Information (API)…

Excessive taxes, charges drive up costs, make travel expensive, says AASA CEO, Munetsi

Posted on October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

African carriers face more than $220 million in supply chain costs The Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Aaron Munetsi, said airlines, airports, air navigation services, regulators and equipment suppliers all had a part to play in rewriting Africa’s aviation negative narrative and demonstrating that African carriers can hold their own globally. This is coming as he lamented that Africa’s carriers face more than $220 million in additional supply chain-related…