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| Victoria Moores  The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the body responsible for implementing intra-African Open Skies, has named former Ethiopian CAA director general Tefera Mekonnen as its next secretary general (SG).
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| Victoria Moores Lebanese SkyTeam member Middle East Airlines (MEA) has announced plans to purchase four Airbus A330-900neos, with options on a further two.
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| Kurt Hofmann  Bogota-based Avianca—which reported load factors of nearly 90% in the third quarter on hub routes to Europe—plans to add a second daily Bogota-London Heathrow service if slots are available.
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| Ben Goldstein A group of 35 US senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging the FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the country.
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| Victoria Moores  LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) is monitoring developments at Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica), because of “business and operational challenges” that could impact its equity investment.
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| Mark Nensel IATA is signaling that global cargo revenue is forecast to rise more than 5% year-over-year to $116 billion in 2019, driven in part by a continued robust (albeit slower) global economic outlook as well as the recent substantial fall in oil prices.
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| Victoria Moores The African Development Bank is studying the possibility of creating an aircraft-leasing company for the continent, with further news expected in the first half of 2019.
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ATW Blog: Need I Say Moores
| Victoria Moores Africa has been trying to liberalize its skies for the past 30 years. Lots of promises have been signed – some of them legally binding – but barriers still remain. When will the continent move from bureaucracy to action?
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