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Ethiopian Airlines to host ICAO forum in Addis Ababa June 27-29
ETHIOPIAN Airlines will host the second International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Air Cargo Development Forum at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa conference hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from June 27 to 29, 2017.
The theme of the event, 'Action for the Sustainable Development of Air Cargo in Africa', is aimed at achieving progress towards the implementation of the Lome Declaration, as well as identifying challenges and opportunities and building on the decisions of the 39th ICAO Assembly, an Ethiopian Airlines statement said.
Cooperation between ICAO, the World Customs Organisation and TIACA is also expected to get a boost from the event, according to London's Air Cargo News.
Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said: "As the largest cargo operator in Africa, we are pleased to host this vital communication platform, which builds upon the declaration on the development of air cargo in Africa and commit a roadmap for priority actions.
"With the aim of complementing the booming African economy, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has availed the most efficient air cargo services within, to and from Africa: expanding cargo destinations across the globe; inaugurating the first phase of a state-of-the-art cargo Terminal II, which together with the second phase has annual uplift capacity of 1.2 million tonnes, and automating its entire cargo business process with one of the best cargo IT systems," he added.
In April, the carrier hosted the ICAO Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium with the theme 'Together, Enhancing Training to Build Capacity'.
The theme of the event, 'Action for the Sustainable Development of Air Cargo in Africa', is aimed at achieving progress towards the implementation of the Lome Declaration, as well as identifying challenges and opportunities and building on the decisions of the 39th ICAO Assembly, an Ethiopian Airlines statement said.
Cooperation between ICAO, the World Customs Organisation and TIACA is also expected to get a boost from the event, according to London's Air Cargo News.
Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said: "As the largest cargo operator in Africa, we are pleased to host this vital communication platform, which builds upon the declaration on the development of air cargo in Africa and commit a roadmap for priority actions.
"With the aim of complementing the booming African economy, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has availed the most efficient air cargo services within, to and from Africa: expanding cargo destinations across the globe; inaugurating the first phase of a state-of-the-art cargo Terminal II, which together with the second phase has annual uplift capacity of 1.2 million tonnes, and automating its entire cargo business process with one of the best cargo IT systems," he added.
In April, the carrier hosted the ICAO Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium with the theme 'Together, Enhancing Training to Build Capacity'.
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