African Airlines Association
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African Airlines Association
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| Abbreviation | AFRAA |
| Formation | April 1968 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose/focus | Airline trade association |
| Headquarters | Nairobi |
| Location | Kenya |
| Region served | Africa |
| Membership | Airlines |
| Official languages | English, French |
| Secretary General | Elijah Chingosho |
| Main organ | General Assembly |
| Website | www.afraa.org |
The African Airlines Association, also known by its abbreviation AFRAA, is a trade association of airlines which hail from the nations of the African Union. Founded in Accra, Ghana in 1968, and today headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the primary purpose of AFRAA is to establish and facilitate co-operation between African airlines.
The formation of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) was the result of historic developments and economic imperatives.In the early 1960s, a great number of African States acceded to independence and created their own national airlines. Most of these airlines became members of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
AFRAA has its conceptual beginning in 1963, when a number of African airlines, taking the opportunity provided by the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) began holding consultation meetings prior to the IATA AGMs to discuss matters of interest to African airlines and to adopt common positions. This was the first step towards the creation of AFRAA.From that first step in Rome in 1963, the establishment in 1968 in Accra, of a regional organisation for the articulation of regional views and promotion of co-operation was undertaken by 14 founding members.
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Secretary General, Director and Managers
AFRAA's current management include Dr. Elijah Chingosho (Secretary General), Mr. Raphael Kuuchi (Director, Commercial, Corporate and Industry Affairs), Mrs. Juliet Indetie (Deputy Head, Corporate Finance and Administration) and Mr. James Ngatia (Business Development Manager)
Organs
The General Assembly :
The highest policy making body of the Association is the Annual General Assembly composed of Chief Executives of member airlines. The Annual General Assembly is presided over by the President of the Association. Mr. Abderhmane Berthé, Chief Executive Officer of Air Mali, is the President of the Association for 2012. In this capacity, Mr. Berthé and Air Mali will host the 44th AGA in Bamako, Mali in November 2012.
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, composed of 9 members elected on a sub-regional basis among Chief Executives and ex-officio members with voting rights who are members of the IATA Board of Governors, exercises executive authority. The current Chairman of the Executive Committee is Captain Hossam Kamal, Chairman & Group CEO of EgyptAir. Its function is to ensure supervision of the affairs, funds and property of the Association and formulation and determination of policies within the framework of Articles of Association, By-Laws and Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly.
The Secretariat
The Secretariat serves as the administrative, co-ordination and research centre for the Association. It is headed by a Secretary General who is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Association.
Members
The following is a list of present and past AFRAA members.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Airline | Country | Year Joined AFRAA
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| Afriqiyah Airways | Libya | 2002 | ||
| Air Algérie | Algeria | 1968 | ||
| Air Botswana | Botswana | 1991 | ||
| Air Burkina | Burkina Faso | 2002 | ||
| Air Ivoire | Côte d'Ivoire | 2002 | ||
| Air Madagascar | Madagascar | 1975 | ||
| Air Malawi | Malawi | 1968 | ||
| Air Mali | Mali | 1968 | ||
| Air Mauritius | Mauritius | 1985 | ||
| Air Namibia | Namibia | 2000 | ||
| Air Nigeria | Nigeria | 2007 | ||
| Air Seychelles | Seychelles | 1993 | ||
| Air Tanzania | Tanzania | 1977 | ||
| Air Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1981 | ||
| CEIBA Intercontinental Airlines | Equatorial Guinea | 2011 | ||
| EgyptAir | Egypt | 1968 | ||
| Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia | 1968 | ||
| Interair South Africa | South Africa | 2001 | ||
| Kenya Airways | Kenya | 1977 | ||
| LAM Mozambique Airlines | Mozambique | 1976 | ||
| Libyan Airlines | Libya | 1968 | ||
| Precision Air | Tanzania | 2006 | ||
| Royal Air Maroc | Morocco | 1977 | ||
| South African Airways | South Africa | 1994 | ||
| South African Express | South Africa | 2003 | ||
| Sudan Airways | Sudan | 1968 | ||
| TAAG Angola Airlines | Angola | 1978 | ||
| Toumaï Air Tchad | Chad | 2007 | ||
| Tunisair | Tunisia | 1968 |
See also
References
- ^ "AFRAA members". AFRAA. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. http://www.afraa.org/membership.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Membres de AFRAA". Pan African News Agency. Archived from the original on 25 April 2008. http://www.panapress.com/afraa/membres.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Thome, Professor Wolfgang. "Aviation Safety Meeting". Africa Travel Association. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. http://www.africa-ata.org/afraa.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "AFRAA Comment on IATA ".travel" Application". ICANN. 2 November 2000. http://forum.icann.org/tldapps/3A013E6D00000E93.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "AFRAA awakens: Under Christian Folly Kossi, the long-somnolent African Airlines Assn. has found its voice.". Air Transport World. 1 March 2002. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25101207_ITM. Retrieved 2008-04-04.[dead link]
External links
- AFRAA official website
- AFRAA news from the Pan African News Agency
- (French) AFRAA news from the Pan African News Agency
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