Central African countries, Morocco to launch new airline
Central African officials and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) signed a protocol here Thursday to launch a new African airline as a joint venture under the name Air Cemac.
The new airline will be a regional one for nations in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC in French) and the deal "takes into account the specifics of each member country," RAM chairman Mohamed Berrada announced.
Africa has already seen troubled bids to keep a multinational airline operating and profitable, with costly and often disastrous consequences because of chaotic management and sometimes rampant abuse and corruption.
Much excitement surrounds the new venture for which the royal Moroccan national carrier and central African transport and aviation officials laid the groundwork in Gabon, during a state visit to the country by King Mohammed VI, though the airline was not part of his official programme.
"Each state must give traffic rights to the community company, provide a good safety environment and authorise Air Cemac to be self-operating" with regard to maintenance on the ground, Central African Republic's Transport Minister Sonny M'pokomandji told AFP.
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Central African officials and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) signed a protocol here Thursday to launch a new African airline as a joint venture under the name Air Cemac.
The new airline will be a regional one for nations in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC in French) and the deal "takes into account the specifics of each member country," RAM chairman Mohamed Berrada announced.
Africa has already seen troubled bids to keep a multinational airline operating and profitable, with costly and often disastrous consequences because of chaotic management and sometimes rampant abuse and corruption.
Much excitement surrounds the new venture for which the royal Moroccan national carrier and central African transport and aviation officials laid the groundwork in Gabon, during a state visit to the country by King Mohammed VI, though the airline was not part of his official programme.
"Each state must give traffic rights to the community company, provide a good safety environment and authorise Air Cemac to be self-operating" with regard to maintenance on the ground, Central African Republic's Transport Minister Sonny M'pokomandji told AFP.
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