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The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) was established in April, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as a Trade Organisation open to membership of airlines of African States. There are currently forty members from African Union member States. 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. The first Annual General Assembly was held in Cairo, Egypt in February, 1969 which approved the Articles of Association among other decisions taken. A flashback on the activities of the Association over the last three decades shows that AFRAA can modestly claim that: a) it has been in the forefront of major initiatives in the air transport field in Africa in sensitizing African airlines to take concrete actions for co-operation in operational, commercial, technical, and training fields b) it has been instrumental in sensitizing African Governments through the African Civil Aviation Commission and other regional and sub-regional organisations on the actions to be taken for the development of an efficient air transport system. It has been a catalyst for all the major policy decisions in the Continent.  HEADQUARTERS AND ADDRESS AFRAA Headquarters is located in AFRAA Building on Kapiti Road, off Mombasa Road, MEMBERSHIP AFRAA is an organization open to air carriers owned by African Union member States and/or to carriers owned by citizens of such States. At present, AFRAA has 40 members from African Union member States. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME Recently, AFRAA launched a Partnership Programme with the objective of forging closer working relationship with industry partners. Current partners include: Afilink, Amadeus, CFM International, General Electric, Honeywell, Kenya Airports Authority, Mercator, OlizAir, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, Sinimar Tours & Travels, SITA, and Snecma Morocco. MISSION STATEMENT“To serve African Airlines and to promote their common interests”. OBJECTIVES Conceived essentially as a non-profit regional organisation, the founding fathers of AFRAA were motivated by the desire to establish harmonious and effective co-operation between African Airlines. This would be a means of accelerating the realization of economic and social integration of African countries. To this effect, the objectives of the Association are:
THE ORGANS OF AFRAA THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY The highest policy making body of the Association is the Annual General Assembly composed of Chief Executives of member airlines. 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 exercise executive authority. 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, Mr. Christian Folly-Kossi who is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Association. In carrying out his duties, he is supported by a staff of five senior officers as listed below: Director Corporate & - Mr. Tewodros Tamrat Technical & Training Director - Mr. Elijah Chingosho Commercial Director - Mr. Raphael Kuuchi Manager Corporate Finance & Accounts - Mrs. Juliet Indetie Bilingual Conference Secretary/ICT Co-ordinator - Mr. Ephrem Kamanzi
AFRAA MEMBERS(As of March 2006) Below is the current list of members of the African Airlines Association. 1. ADC Airlines (1997)
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