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AFRICAN AIRLINES ASSOCIATION Association des Compagnies Aériennes Africaines SITA: NBOXA8X P. O. Box 20116 Nairobi 00200 KenyaTel: 254 20 2320144/2320148 Email: afraa@afraa.orgFax: 254 20 601173 Web: www.afraa.org

AFRAA MEDIA BRIEF 16TH February 2011

Air Namibia Visits AFRAA

Air Namibia, the national carrier of the Republic of Namibia is positioning itself to be one of

Africa’s finest airlines. To achieve this laudable objective, the airline is busy with a re-

organization exercise, which includes benchmarking its services against some of the most

successful African carriers.

Air Namibia, the national carrier of the Republic of Namibia is positioning itself to be one of

Africa’s finest airlines. To achieve this laudable objective, the airline is busy with a re-

organization exercise, which includes benchmarking its services against some of the most

successful African carriers. This was disclosed during a visit to the African Airlines Association

(AFRAA) headquarters by the Ag. Managing Director, Mrs. Theo Namases. The airline also

believes that carriers on the African continent should recognize that there is a need to cooperate

and jointly exploit opportunities applying the “win win” principle.

As part of its strategy, Air Namibia is

investing in newer generation aircraft to

replace the existing ageing fleet. It is also

seeking to forge commercial cooperation

arrangements with successful airlines to

extend its market coverage and provide

customer flexibility and convenience.

Briefing the Secretary General of AFRAA

on the operations of the Airline, Mrs.

Namases said, “Air Namibia aims to AFRAA Secretary General, Dr. Chingosho and Namibia Ag. Managing Director, Ms. Theo Nemases

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ThenationalflagcarrierofAn-gola,TAAGAngolaAirlines(LinhasAéreasdeAngola)ispurchasingBoeing777-300ERaircraftwithGE90enginesassistedbyanapproximately$256millionlong-termloanguaran-teefromtheExport-ImportBankoftheUnitedStates(Ex-ImBank).TheaircraftwillbeusedtoexpandTAAG’sintercontinentalserviceprovidedthroughitsall-Boeingfleet. TheguaranteedlenderisthePrivateExportFundingCorporation(PEFCO)inNewYork,NY,HSBCBankPLCinLondon,U.K.,isthear-ranger. AceremonialsigningtookplaceatEx-ImBankheadquartersinWash-ington,DC,ParticipantswereEx-ImBankChairmanFredP.Hochberg,TAAGAngolaAirlinesChairmanDr.PimentelAraújoandPEFCOSeniorVicePresidentRichardYoutz.AlsosigningwereMatinhoCodo,chargéd’AffairesoftheRepublicofAngolato

ZambeziAirlines,Zambia’slead-ingdomesticandregionalcarrierhasannouncedplanstoexpanditsoperationswiththreeweeklyflightsbetweenCapeTown,SouthAfrica,andLivingstone,Zambia,inJuly.AlaunchtocelebratetheintroductionofthenewflightroutewasheldinCapeTownandincludedawell-at-tendedmediabriefingandgaladinnerheldattheTableBayHotel. Thedinner,publicityandprotocolarrangementsforthelauncheventwerehandledbyMortimerHarveyEventsandMortimerHarveyPublicRelationsandCommunications. SpeakingfromCapeTownSidneySiwabamundi,commercialdirectorof Continued on Page 5

ZambeziAirlinessaidthenewflights,oncelaunched,wouldmakeasignifi-cantcontributiontoZambia’songoingdrivetoincreasethenumberoftouristarrivalsintothecountry.“CapeTownisamajortouristcenterwhichhoststhousandsoftouristsfromaroundtheworldwhowouldnowfinditconve-nienttoincludeavisittotheworldfamousVictoriaFallsinLivingstonewhentheyflyonthenewZambeziAirlines’non-stopflightsfromCapeTowntoLivingstone.” SiwabamundisaidthenewflightswouldalsoofferZambianbusinessandleisuretravelersanopportunity

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theUnitedStates;MiguelSantos,di-rectorofInternationalSalesforBoeingCommercialAirplanes;andRichardHodder,director,Sub-SaharanAfrica,ProjectandExportFinance,HSBC. “Ex-ImBankispleasedtoaddthistransactiontooursupportforBoe-ingsalestoTAAGAngolaAirlines.OurloanguaranteeshavehelpedtheairlinetoaccessaffordablefinancingandbuilditsfleetinordertoprovideexpandedairserviceforAngola.TheU.S.aerospaceexportsfinancedbythistransactionalsowillsupportjobsatBoeinganditshundredsofsuppli-ersacrosstheUnitedStates,”saidEx-ImBankChairmanFredP.Hochberg. “ThistransactionalsoaddstoEx-ImBank’ssignificantlyincreasedsup-portforU.S.exportstosub-SaharanAfricainfiscalyear2011,whichhasmorethandoubledoverthepreviousrecordsetlastyear,”Hochbergadded. “Ex-ImBank’sfinancingsupportofouracquisitionof777-300ERaircraftiscriticaltoTAAG’ssuccessinachiev-ingastronglycompetitivepositionintheAfrica-to-Europemarketplace,”saidDr.PimentelAraújo,chairmanofTAAGAngolaAirlines. Thetransactionisstructuredasanasset-backedfinanceleaseinwhichEx-ImBankretainsafirst-priorityse-curityinterestinthefinancedaircraft.Ex-ImBank’sguaranteeissupportedbyasovereignguaranteefromtheAngolangovernment. Ex-ImBankpreviouslyprovidedapproximately$338.5millioninloanguaranteesin2006toassistTAAGAn-golaAirlinesinitspurchaseofB737-700andB777-200ERaircraft.

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Inamovetoreducethedelaysofmishandledbaggage,airtrans-portITproviderSITAhasenableditsWorldTracerbaggagetracingser-vicetobeusedbyagentsonmobiledevicesatairports.Thisallowsairlinestafftoproactivelyassistpassengers,filingclaimsinarrivalhalls,baggagecarouselsorcustomsareas,whichstartstheprocessofreunitingpassen-gerswiththeirbagsquicker. Thisnewservice,SITAWorldTrac-erWebMobile,alsogivesbaggageagentstheoptiontoquery,inreal-time,atimetablethatprovidesallthedirectflightsandlogicalconnectionstoanydestinationworldwide.Withthiscomprehensiveinformationtheycanselectthebest,andmostefficient,routingtoreconcileamishandledbagwithitsowner. AnalysisconductedbySITAindi-catesthatoneineightbagsthatneedtobere-unitedwithapassengermustbesentonaconnectingflightasnosuitabledirectflightsareavailable.TobestmanagethischallengeSITAhaspartneredwithInnovata,whoprovidethemostup-to-datescheduleinforma-tiontotheWorldTracersystem,mak-ingthetaskofre-unitingbagsmucheasier. IlyaGutlin,SITAvicepresident,airportsolutions,said,“Anymishan-dledbagisunwelcome;passengers,airlinesandairportshavethesamegoaltogettherightbag,intherightplaceattherighttime.Whenprob-

lemsdoarise,baggageneedstobereunitedwiththepassengerasquicklyaspossible.Currently,thishappensonaverageinlessthan36hours,butanyimprovementsarewelcome.WithSITAWorldTracerWebMobile,andthenewreal-timeconnectiondatafromInnovata,agentscanfileclaimsfromanylocationandprocessandreroutedelayedandfoundbagsquicker.” Thoughthereisadownwardtrendoverthelastfouryearsintherateofmishandledbaggagethankstoimprovedtechnologyandgreatervigi-lance,therewasaslightrisein2010duetothemajorservicedisruptions.WorldTracerWebMobilewillallowairlinestafftomoveoutfrombehindcountersandassistpassengersatbaggagecarouselsandfilebaggageclaimsorquicklyforwardbags.Thiseliminatestheneedtobringanymis-handledluggagetoacentralsortingarea,greatlyreducingthelevelofhan-dlingandspeedingupthere-unitingofbagswiththeirowners. DevelopedbySITAandco-spon-soredbyIATA,WorldTracerisafullyautomatedserviceforlostandmis-handledbaggage,basedonasingle,shareddatabase.Morethan450air-linesandgroundhandlingagentsuseWorldTracerat2,200airportsaroundtheworldforbaggagetracing,toexpe-diteandstreamlinetheclaimsprocessandtolocateandre-unitemishandledbaggagewiththepassengerasquicklyandefficientlyaspossible.

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FromSeptemberonwardsBrus-selsAirlineswilloperatetwoweeklyflightsbetweenBrusselsAirportandBamako(Mali).Followingtheopen-ingoffouradditionaldestinationslastyear,theairlineisnowfurtherextendingitsAfricannetwork.Brus-selsAirlinesnowoffersatotalof21destinationsontheAfricancontinent.BrusselsAirlinesentersintoMaliwiththestart-upofasched-uledservicetoBamako.ThisvastWest-AfricancountrywillbeconnectedtotheBrusselsAirlineshomebase,BrusselsAirport,twiceaweek(onWednesdaysandSun-days)throughadirectandnon-stopflight. “WeareveryhappytoaddMalitothegrowingAfricannetworkofBrusselsAirlines”,saysBrusselsAir-linesCEOBernardGustin.“Afterthefournewdestina-tionsoflastyear,wecannowincludethreemoreAfricandestinationsinouroffer:Bamako,MarrakechandAgadir.” Thankstotheexcel-lentscheduletheBrusselsAirlinesflightstoandfromFrance(Paris,Lyon,Mar-seille,Toulouse),UK,Ger-many,Switzerland,Italy,Scandinaviaandmultipleothercountriessmoothlyconnectontothisnewlong-haulflight.Flightsto

AirNamibiahasoptedformyIDTravel,theintegratedIDtravelmanagementsolutionforstafftravelfromLufthansaSystems.WithmyIDTravel,AirNamibiacanintroduceself-servicee-ticketingforflightsofstaffmembersonAirNamibiaandotherairlines.EspeciallythedirectintegrationintoAirNamibia’sreservationsystemenablestheairlinetooffertheirflightstootherairlines’employeesandtocomplywiththeindustrymandateofreplacingpaperIDticketsbyMarch31,2012.

BamakowilldepartfromtheBrusselsAirlinesAfricaterminalrightnexttotheSchengenterminal,whichallowsforswifttransfers. ThisnewscheduledservicewillbeoperatedbyanAirbusA330-300inbusinessandeconomyclassconfigu-ration,offeringamplecargocapacity.AsonallBrusselsAirlinesflights,pas-sengerscanearnMiles&MoremilesontheirflighttoandfromBamako.Since2009BrusselsAirlinesismem-beroftheleadingEuropeanfrequentflyerprogramMiles&More.Miles&Moreisthefrequentflyerprogramofnineairlines,withover250Miles&Morepartnerswherecustomerscanearnorspendmiles.

Brussels Airlines Extends African Service

Air Namibia Selects myIDTravel

AirArabiaEgyptannouncedtodaythatitwillstartdirectservicestotheCitiesofRiyadhandDammam,KSAfromthecarrier’smainhubinBurjAlArabInternationalAirport,Alexandria.TheairlinewillstartflightstoRiyadhonJune9,2011andtoDammamonJune11,2011. RoundtripflightswilloperatetwiceperweekbetweenAirArabiaEgyptbaseinAlexandriaandtheSaudicapi-tal.TheflightsdepartAlexandriaonThursdaysandSaturdays.ThereturnflightsdepartRiyadhat11:15andar-riveinAlexandriaat13:10. RoundtripflightsbetweenAlexan-driaandDammamwilloperatethriceaweek.TheflightsdepartAlexandriaonTuesdays,ThursdaysandSundaysat22:50andarriveinDammamat02:50.ThereturnflightsdepartDammamat03:30(localtime)andarriveinAlexan-driaat05:45(localtime). Commentingonthenewservice,AKNizar,headofcommercialatAirArabiaGroupsaid:“WearedelightedtoannouncethestartofourflightstotheCitiesofRiyadhandDammam.AirArabiaEgyptnowservestheKingdomofSaudiArabiawithfiveweeklyflights,offeringtravellersbetweenthetwocountriesanewoptionforairtravel.Weareconfidentthenewservicesbe-tweenRiyadh,DammamandAlexan-driawilloffercustomersgreatvalueformoneytotravelbetweenthetwocitiesaswellascontributetothegrowthoftravelandtourismbetweenthetwocountries.” AirArabiaEgyptfliesnewAirbusA320aircraft.

Air Arabia Egypt Adds Flights to Saudi Arabia

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TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)unveiledthefirstmock-upofacheckpointofthefuture,designedtoenhancesecuritywhilere-ducingqueuesandintrusivesearchesatairports,usingintelligence-drivenrisk-basedmeasures. IATA’scheckpointofthefutureisbeingshowntodelegatesattendingtheAssociation’s67thAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)andWorldAirTrans-portSummit,inSingapore. “Wespend$7.4billionayeartokeepaviationsecure.Butourpas-sengersonlyseehassle.Passengersshouldbeabletogetfromcurbtoboardinggatewithdignity.Thatmeanswithoutstopping,strippingorunpack-ing,andcertainlynotgroping.Thatisthemissionforthecheckpointofthefuture.Wemustmakecoordinatedinvestmentsforcivilizedflying,”saidGiovanniBisignani,IATA’sdirectorgeneralandCEO. Themainconceptsofthecheck-pointare(1)strengthenedsecuritybyfocusingresourceswhereriskisgreatest,(2)supportingthisrisk-basedapproachbyintegratingpassengerin-formationintothecheckpointprocess,and(3)maximizingthroughputforthevastmajorityoftravelerswhoaredeemedtobelowriskwithnocompro-miseonsecuritylevels. “Today’scheckpointwasdesignedfourdecadesagotostophijackerscarryingmetalweapons.Sincethen,wehavegraftedonmorecomplexprocedurestomeetemergingthreats.

offlyingdirecttoCapeTownwithjustabriefstop-overinLivingstonewheretheywouldnotberequiredtodisembarkfromtheaircraft.“Anotherbenefittotourismwouldbetheofferofweekendexcursionstothetouristcapitalbyflyingtheairline’smodernBoeing737-500jetaircraftwhichwillcoverthedistancebetweenLusakaandLivingstoneinamere35minuteswhilealsoprovidingbusinessclassservice.”AccordingtoSiwabamundi,ZambeziAirlinesisalsopreparingtosignaninter-lineagreementwithZambia’sdomesticcarrier,ProflightCommuterServiceswhichwillallowconnectionstobesoldtootherZambiantouristdestinations.ZambeziAirlinesutilizesmoderninformationtechnologysystemsandisfullye-ticketable.

Wearemoresecure,butitistimetorethinkeverything.Weneedapro-cessthatrespondstotoday’sthreat.Itmustamalgamateintelligencebasedonpassengerinformationandnewtechnology.Thatmeansmovingfromasystemthatlooksforbadobjects,toonethatcanfindbadpeople,”saidBisignani.

How Does it Work? Thecheckpointofthefutureendstheone-size-fits-allconceptforsecurity.Passengersapproachingthecheckpointwillbedirectedtooneofthreelanes:‘knowntraveler,’‘normal,’and‘enhancedsecurity.’Thedeter-minationwillbebasedonabiometricidentifierinthepassportorothertraveldocumentthattriggerstheresultsofariskassessmentconductedbygovern-mentbeforethepassengerarrivesat

theairport. Thethreesecuritylaneswillhavetechnologytocheckpassengersaccordingtorisk.“Knowntravelers”whohaveregisteredandcompletedbackgroundcheckswithgovernmentauthoritieswillhaveexpeditedaccess.“Normalscreening”wouldbeforthemajorityoftravelers.Thosepas-sengersforwhomlessinformationisavailable,whoarerandomlyselectedorwhoaredeemedtobean“Elevatedrisk”wouldhaveanadditionallevelofscreening. Screeningtechnologyisbeingdevelopedthatwillallowpassengerstowalkthroughthecheckpointwithouthavingtoremoveclothesorunpacktheirbelongings.Moreover,itisenvi-sionedthatthesecurityprocesscouldbecombinedwithoutboundcustomsandimmigrationprocedures,furtherstreamliningtheexperience.

Next Steps ThroughtheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO),19gov-ernments,includingtheUnitedStates,areworkingtodefinestandardsforacheckpointofthefuture.IATAisalsocoordinatingcloselywiththeUSDepartmentofHomelandSecurity’sCheckpointofTomorrowprogramwhichhassimilargoals. “Wehavetheabilitytomovetothebiometricscanningandthree-laneconceptrightnow.Andwhilesomeofthetechnologystillneedstobedevel-oped,evenbyjustre-purposingwhatwehavetoday,wecouldseemajorchangesintwoorthreeyearstime,”saidBisignani.

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Finnairhasbecomethefirstcommercialcarriertodevelopcrewschedulesbasedonrecentlyintro-ducedJeppesenfatigueriskmanage-mentfunctionalityintegratedwithitsCrewManagementsolutionsuite.TheBoeingAlertnessModel(BAM),acrewfatiguefunctiondevelopedjointlybyBoeingandJeppesen,isfullyintegrat-edintheJeppesencrewmanagementsolutionandenablesFinnairandothercarrierstoavoidfatiguingpatternsthroughoutthecrewrosterconstruc-tionandoptimizationphase. “Wehavereachedaveryim-portantmilestonewhenitcomestoaddressingcrewfatigue,”saidAnttiAukia,Finnairvicepresident,safetyandqualitymanagement.“Wehave,asdomostairlines,afairdistancestilltocoverinmasteringcrewfatigue.AftercollectingoperationaldatatogainconfidenceintheBoeingAlert-nessModel,wehavenowintegratedthemodelwithJeppesen’sschedulingoptimizationcapabilities,whichwebelievewillbeabsolutelycentralforouroperations.” IndescribingtheirpenetrationintotheAfricaairlinecommunity,aJeppesenspokespersonsaid,“WeprovideservicesforamajorityoftheAfricancarriers,includingnearlyallflagcarriersandmajorairlinesandmanyregionalcarriers.” “WeprovideourairlinecustomersinAfricawithmanyoftheindustry-leadingproductsandservicesthatweofferforthecommercialaviationindustry,”thespokespersoncontinued.“Theseincludebothpaper-basedanddigitalnavigationinformationandflightplanningsolutionsgeneratedfromthemostcomprehensivenavigationdata-baseavailableinAfrica.ManyofourcustomersintegrateJeppesenelec-tronicflightbag[EFB]solutionsandwealsoprovidestandardandtailoredflightinformationincludingchartsandJeppesenNavData.” Jeppesendevelopedfatigueriskmanagementfunctionalityinadvanceofnewaviationindustryregulationsrecommendingoperatorstoimplement

fatigueriskmanagementsystemstomoreefficientlyidentifyandavoidcrewfatigue,comparedtoexistingregula-toryflightanddutytimelimitations.“Wearepleasedtoseeourpioneer-ingflightsafetyadvancementsforthecommercialaviationindustrynowhelpcreatetheoperationalcrewschedulesatFinnair,”saidTimHuegel,direc-tor,Jeppesenportfoliomanagement,aviation. TheJeppesenFRMfunctional-ityprovidesoperatorswithametricforpredictedfatiguethatcanbeusedforwritingrulesandalsoguidingtheoftenfullyautomatedcrewschedulingprocess,toavoidfatiguingsequencesofflights.“Contrarytotoolsthatonlymeasuretheschedulesbuilt,weprovideasolutionthatreducesfatigueduringcrewscheduleconstruction,”thespokespersonadded.“Equallyimportantisthatweprovideourclientswithanalysiscapabilitytomeasuretheeffectsofrulechangesonbothfatigueandcrewefficiency—acapabilitythatisincreasinglyimportantformaintain-ingoperationalflexibilityasregula-

torsarenowareaskingoperatorstomanagefatiguethemselves.Wealsohavearangeofsolutionsmakingsureoperatorseasilycanassesstheirop-erationandcosteffectivelyaddfatigueriskfunctionalitytoexistinglegacyschedulingsystems.’ JeppesenalsorecentlyreleasedarelatedAppleiPhonemobileapplica-tion,calledCrewAlert,whichgivestheuseraninsightintohowsleepscienceappliestocrewschedules.CrewAlertisintendedforusebycrewschedul-ers,crewmembers,governmentregulatorsandscientiststodeterminepredictedlevelsofalertness. CrewAlertisamobileAppthatcanbeusedbyanycrewschedul-ingorsafetydepartmenttoassesscurrentrostersaspredictedbytheBAM.“ItwoulddefinitelysuitalsotheAfricanmarketandprovidesastartforintegratingaverycosteffectivefatigueriskmanagementsystem,saidJeppesen.“Thiscanthenexpandintointegrationofourweb-basedsolu-tion—theCrewFatigueAssessmentService.OurnextgoalwithCrewAlertistoadd“contextsensitivefatiguemitigationadvice”toalsoprovideindi-vidualpilotswithmoreinformationonoptionsforavoidingfatigue.”

Fatigue Risk Management and Crew Scheduling Programs

Since2007,ThaleshasbeenworkingonthenewcockpitfortheATR-600seriesasatieronesystemsintegratorandhasdevelopedamodu-laravionicsarchitecturecomprisingacockpitequippedwithfivewide-screenLCDdisplays,aflightmanagementsystem(FMS)andalatest-generationautomaticpilotsystem.Theavionicssuiteincorporatesthemosthighly-ad-vancedcommunicationandnavigationsystems.Furthermore,theATR-600isthefirstregionalaircrafttofeatureanAFDX(avionicsfullduplexswitchedEthernet)network.

RoyalAirMarocwillbethefirstair-linetotakedeliveryoftheATR72-600. Thankstotheergonomicdesignofthenewavionicssuite,theATR72-600providesaworkingenvironmentthathasbeenconsiderablysimplifiedforpilots.Throughoutflighttests,theATR-600hasdemonstratedthehighreliabilityofitsnavigationmanagementsysteminheavyairtrafficconditions.Landingprocedureshavealsobeenoptimizedtoshortenholdingperiods. MichelMathieu,seniorvicepresi-dentofThalesAvionics,explained,“IwouldliketosalutetheworkcarriedoutincloseconjunctionbyATRandThalesteamsthathasresultedinthissuccess.EASAcertificationofouravi-onicssuiteconsolidatesoursystemssupplierroleinthisfield.” “Iamsatisfiedwiththeteamworkthat,overthepastyearinparticular,hasenabledeffortstobefocusedonachievingthisveryimportantgoal,”saidFilipoBagnato,CEOofATR.

Royal Air Maroc to Take First ATR-600 with Thales Cockpit

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KenyaAirways,recentlyannounceditsparticipationintheClimateNeutralNetwork(CNNet),aninitiativeoftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP).CNNetisattheforefrontofthemovementtowardsaglobaltransi-tiontolowcarboneconomiesandsocieties. InthiscooperationwithUNEP,theairlinewillhaveanopportunitytoimplementitsexistingstrategiesforreducingandoffsettinggreenhousegasemissions.Itwillbegrantedaccesstoclimateneutraltoolsandresourcesandwillbepartofaforumforexchangingknowledgeandbestpracticeinaddressingthecausesofclimatechange. CNNetisahighprofileplatformforinnovativeandforwardthinkingpioneerstopresenttotheworldtheirstrategiesformovingtowardsclimateneutralityandinspir-ingotherstofollowsuit,throughaninteractivewebsiteandnetworkingopportunitiesatmajorinternationalevents,suchasWorldEnvironmentDay. “OurparticipationinCNNetconfirmsourcommitmenttoaddressingenvironmentalissuesincludingthechallengeofclimatechangebybeingabletoaccuratelyaccountforthegreenhousegasesthatouroperationsemitandinvest-inginenvironmentalsustainabilitystrategiestoreduceandoffsettheemissions,”saidDr.TitusNaikuni,GroupMDandCEOofKenyaAirways. InrecognitionofKenyaAirways’recentlylaunchedvol-untarycarbonoffsettingscheme,CNNetinvitedtheairlinetoparticipateinthemovementtowardsclimateneutrality.KenyaAirwaysisnowofficiallyregisteredasaCNNetparticipant,andtheairlinehasitsownpageontheCNNetwebsite,whichitwillusetoreceiveandshareusefulinfor-mationtopromoteaglobaltransitiontowardsalowcarbondevelopmentpath. “UNEPisdelightedtowelcomeKenyaAirwaysasaparticipantoftheClimateNeutralNetwork,”saidHenryNdede,coordinatorofUNEP’sKenyaCountryProgram,RegionalOfficeforAfrica.“Asamajorinternationalcarrier,KenyaAirwaysisleadingbyexampleinnotonlyaimingtoreduceitsownemissions,butalsoinempoweringitscustomerstojointhefightagainstclimatechange.UNEPwelcomesKenyaAirways’commitmenttoworkingtowardsasustainableairlineindustry.” TheInvolvementofKenyaAirwaysinthenetworkwillallowtheairline’ssuccessfulenvironmentalsustainabilityprograms—includingtheNgongHillsReforestationProject‘PlantaFuture’,newerfuelefficientaircraft,fuelsavingsinitiativesthathavebeenemployedthroughouttheairline’soperations,aswellastheOlkariaIIIphase2GeothermalExpansionproject—tobehighlightedontheCNNetweb-site.Heretheairlinecanengagewithotherorganizationsandbusinessesinterestedinbecomingclimateneutral,increasingglobalexposureoftheprojects’benefits.

Kenya Airways

KenyaAirwaysGroupmanagingdirectorandCEO,Dr.TitusNaikunihasbeenappointedtotheInternationalAirTravelAssociation(IATA)boardofgovernors. NaikuniwaselectedtotheIATAboardattheconclusionoftheassociation’s67thAnnualGeneralMeetinginSinga-poreonJune6.Hewasalsoappointedtothe2012nomi-natingcommittee.ThiscommitteehastheresponsibilityofnominatingcandidatestotheIATAboardofgovernors.WiththisappointmentNaikunireturnstotheIATAboardhavingservedforfouryearsfrom2004to2009. IATAisaninternationaltradebodythatrepresents,leadsandservesover230airlinescomprising93percentofscheduledinternationalairtraffic. IATAboardofgovernorsiscomposedof31personselectedfromamongstitsmembers,whoservewithoutre-muneration.Thisboardexercisesoversightandexecutiverolesonbehalfofthemembershipasawholeinrepre-sentingtheinterestsoftheassociation.TheboardgivespolicydirectivesandguidancetoIATAindustrycommittees,subsidiarybodiesandpolicyguidancetotheIATAtrafficconferencesandtoindustrysettlementplans,asmayberequired. ThisappointmentplacesNaikuniatthecenterofdeci-sionmakingfortheaviationindustry.ItisaculminationofexperienceandexpertisegainedaftereightyearsatthehelmofoneofAfrica’sleadingairlines,KenyaAirways,andunderpinsthelevelofconfidencethatIATAmembersplaceinhisleadershipcapabilities. Speakingfollowingtheappointment,Naikuninoted“IamgreatlyhonoredbythisappointmentandwishtoexpressmygratitudetotheIATAmembersfortheircon-fidenceinmyelectiontoservethem.ThisappointmentisveryexcitingbecauseitcomesatatimewhentheeconomiesofAfricaarepoisedfortakeoff.TransportisanimportantfactorinAfrica’seconomicdevelopmentandtheaviationindustrywillundoubtedlyplayamajorroleinthepursuitofthisdevelopment.” Hefurtheradded,“ThisappointmentisanindicationthatAfricanairlinesarereadytotaketheirrightfulplaceinleadingthedecisionmakingintheworld’saviationindustry.Iwillstrivetoservetheinterestsofallmemberswhileseek-ingtoensurethatairlinesinAfricainparticularareabletomeetthesafety,environmentalandsustainabilityagendasthatIATAdrives.”

Kenya Airways Joins Climate Neutral Network

Dr. Titus Naikuni Appointed to IATA Board of Governors