Aviation Africa 2019 - Registration NOW OPEN

Aviation Africa is a major trade event for the aerospace and
defence industries.

The event is a 2 day summit
and exhibition. Speakers will
include Air Chiefs, leaders from African airlines, civil aviation authorities, business aviation & support industries. The co-located exhibition will feature over 100 global aviation companies.

The conference has two  parallel streams, conference room 1 is dedicated to the Aviation Africa summit which covers the key strategic issues facing the civil aviation industry across the continent, while in conference room 2  there will be our new African Air Chiefs conference run in
association with Rwanda Air Force and hosted by Maj. Gen. Charles Karamba, Chief of Air Staff.

For the first time in 2019 the event will feature both a civil aerospace summit in partnership with the RCAA and an Air Chiefs summit in conjunction with the Rwandan Air Force. Speakers for both summits will include Air Chiefs, leaders from African airlines, CAA's and business aviation & support industries. The co-located exhibition will feature over 100 global companies.

Supplier/Service provider $800

(early bird until 30th November 2018)

Airline/Operator * $0

CAA/Government * $0

Airport/Airport Authority * $0

Air Force * $0

Exhibition visitor $0

(no entrance to conference or lunch networking)

* as approved by us upon registration

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Digital Transformation & Innovation Take Spotlight on World Tourism Day 2018

Digital Transformation & Innovation Take Spotlight on World Tourism Day 2018

Madrid, Spain, 28 September 2018 – World Tourism Day 2018 was observed in Budapest, Hungary yesterday (27 September 2018) with the official celebration focusing on the digital transformation in tourism, a World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) priority. The event examined how investment in new technology provides the sector with opportunities for innovation.

Introducing a new seminar-based format, the official celebration provided crucial insights into the actors and initiatives leading the digital transformation of the tourism sector and aimed at providing participants with concrete and actionable objectives to take away.

During the official celebration, the 20 semi-finalists of the 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition gave pitches to investors and tourism leaders of their innovative projects with potential to disrupt the sector. They were selected from over 3000 applicants from 132 countries. The competition was launched by UNWTO and Spanish tourism leader Globalia to find projects that harness innovation and can change the way we travel.

“UNWTO is proud to have positioned, for the first time, tourism in the global innovation agenda – where it deserves to be because of its economic weight and importance. This is only possible by bringing the private and public sectors together in a meaningful way, and providing opportunities to share ideas, like we have done today”, said UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili to conclude the event.

Mr. Pololikashvili was joined for the opening ceremony by Hungary’s Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Csaba Domotor and Gloria Guevara, President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council, who emphasized the role of technological solutions such as biometric data capture in ensuring safe, seamless and sustainable travel.

Key amongst the conference conclusions was that political support is central to putting tourism at the centre of the global innovation and digital agenda. The event harboured this sentiment, attracting the participation of ministers from several countries and high-level political representatives at all levels of government, from local to national, as well as tourism’s main entrepreneurs, investors and innovators.

Other World Tourism Day celebrations also took place worldwide today, helping to mark the 38th year the observance day that has taken place to give visibility to the tourism sector’s role in international economic growth and development.

Cities, Country, Codes

CITIES, COUNTRY, CODES

Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia (WAE)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan (WHF)
Wagethe, Indonesia (WET)
Wagga Wagga, NS, Australia (WGA)
Wahai, Indonesia (WBA)
Waingapo, Indonesia (WGP)
Wakkanai, Japan (WKJ)
Walaha, Vanuatu (WLH)
Walgett, NS, Australia (WGE)
Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands (WLS)
Walvis Bay, Namibia (WVB)
Wamena, Indonesia (WMX)
Wanaka, New Zealand (WKA)
Wanganui, New Zealand (WAG)
Wangerooge, Germany (AGE)
Wanigela, Papua New Guinea (AGL)
Wanxian, China (WXN)
Warsaw, Poland (WAW)
Wasior, Indonesia (WSR)
Wasu, Papua New Guinea (WSU)
Waterford, Ireland (WAT)
Wau, Papua New Guinea (WUG)
Wau, Sudan (WUU)
Wedau, Papua New Guinea (WED)
Wedjh, Saudi Arabia (EJH)
Weihai, China (WEH)
Weipa, QL, Australia (WEI)
Wellington, New Zealand (WLG)
Wenzhou, China (WNZ)
Westerland, Germany (GWT)
Westport, New Zealand (WSZ)
Westray, United Kingdom (WRY)
Wewak, Papua New Guinea (WWK)
Whakatane, New Zealand (WHK)
Whangarei, New Zealand (WRE)
Whyalla, SA, Australia (WYA)
Wick, United Kingdom (WIC)
Wilhelmshaven, Germany (WVN)
Wiluna, WA, Australia (WUN)
Windarra, QL, Australia (WNR)
Winton, QL, Australia (WIN)
Woja, Marshall Islands (WJA)
Wonan, Taiwan (WOT)
WonJu, South Korea (WJU)
Wotho Island, Marshall Islands (WTO)
Wotje Island, Marshall Islands(WTE)
Wroclaw, Poland (WRO)
Wudinna, SA, Australia (WUD)
Wuhan, China (WUH)
Wuyishan, China (WUS)
Wyndham, WA, Australia (WYN)

Xiamen, China (XMN)
Xi An, China - Xianyang (XIY)
Xiangfan, China (XFN)
Xichang, China (XIC)
Xieng Khouang, Laos (XKH)
Xilinhot, China (XIL)
Xining, China (XNN)
Xuzhou, China (XUZ)

Fact About The World Largest Airliner Airbus A380

Fact about Airbus A380, World Largest Airliner.

1) The A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner by a lot. It can carry 113 more passengers than the 747-400 in a typical seating configuration.

2) It's called the A380 because the cross-section of the fuselage looks like the number "8".

3) The airports it lands at are specially equipped to handle its 1.3 million pounds and 261 foot wingspan. It takes a lot of  concrete to hold up that much weight.

4) The A380's first flight was just over 10 years ago, on April 27th, 2005.

5) The A380 has nearly 6,000 square feet of usable floor space between its two decks.

6) That's over 40% more floor than the 747-8.

7) Typical seating for three classes is 525, but in a one class seating configuration, the A380 can hold as many as 853 passengers.

8) That's the equivalent of over 17 CRJ-200s.

9) Emirates is the largest A380
operator, with 67 aircraft, and 140 on order.

10) During evacuation testing, 853 passengers and 20 crew needed to exit the aircraft in less than 90 seconds. They accomplished the evacuation in 78 seconds, with 8 of the 16 exits blocked.

11) Each aircraft has more than 330 miles of wiring.

12) Singapore Airlines was the first A380 operator, making their first flight in 2007. The airline claims the A380 burns 20% less fuel per passenger than their 747 fleet.

13) The jet was initially designed without thrust reversers, but reversers were added in late stages of development to the inboard engines.

14) The outboard engines don't have reversers, because they can kick up debris near the edges of the runway slasher-fun

15) The optimal wingspan for the A380 is 300 feet, but due to airport restrictions, its wingspan is a mere 261 feet, 8 inches wide.

16) Many experts think the A380 is too big, and not practical in airline travel today. But for now, production continues for the biggest passenger jet in the sky.

17.) The two-story A380 has a
maximum takeoff weight of 575 tonnes – that’s about five blue whales!