Emirates Ranks Among Top 100 Most Reputable Companies In 2022
Emirates has ranked among the top 100 most reputable organisations in the world by 2022 Global RepTrak 100.
This is jus as no airports from African countries including Nigeria was ranked among the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2021 according to a report released by Airports Council International (ACI).
The world airport rankings according to ACI, the trade association of the world’s airports, were based on the preliminary compilation of 2021 global data from airports around the world.
The ACI rankings reflected the most updated airport data used by the industry and include passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements.
Emirates, the Dubai-based airline was the only company from the Middle East and North Africa region to make it to the list, with a reputation score of 72.7.
As the world’s largest reputation database with over 20 years of data, the RepTrak Platform compared companies across different industries worldwide, by analysing millions of perception and sentiment data points from online surveys.
The scores companies achieved represented what their stakeholders thought and felt about their brand.During the pandemic, Emirates led the industry on many initiatives to rebuild travel confidence and support the recovery of the travel and tourism industry. It also supported communities and economies with the transport of vaccines, medicines, and essential trading goods.
The airline operates one of the most modern and efficient aircraft fleet comprised spacious and comfortable Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft and has recently introduced the much talked-about Premium Economy product, which has won over customers for its spacious seat and legroom, among other features.
On the environmental front, Emirates is also a long-time supporter of wildlife preservation and has remained committed to reducing its carbon footprint and environmental impact through sustainable initiatives, including blankets made from 100% recycled plastic bottles and reducing single-use plastics on board its aircraft.
BAGAIA Committed To More Regional Alliance
BANJUL Accord Group Accident Investigation Bureau (BAGAIA) has emphasised plans to continue strengthening it’s regional bond and improving safety in the continent by deepening ties with existing and forging new allies.
Commissioner of BAGAIA, Nigerian born Me Charles Irikefe Erhueh made this declaration at the Aviation Safety Workshop and the Seventh Commission Meeting of
Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) in Sal Island.
According to Erhueh, this year’s meeting with the theme: ‘Consolidation of Gains’ which aligned with the Aviation Safety will go further,to examine how impactful the various safety recommendations in some incidents and accidents has been after infusion into individual and collective systems
His words: “BAGAIA will continue to be interested in strengthening this alliance we have forged together in the sub-region; while, looking forward to doing more to ensure safer skies bereft of accidents and incidents.”
Calling on states to establish guidelines that would aid them in putting values in place that will further boost safety, Erhueh declared: “The performance of the aeronautical activities are not just a consequence of the individual characteristics of the human element and the group in which it is inserted, but also of the characteristics of the organizational environment in which it is inserted. Therefore, organizations must seek to establish in their guidelines, actions that favor the rooting of behaviors, values, and attitudes in for the sake of safety and security”.
Speaking on his agenda, he said; “top on this list is our expansion drive within the continent; how we can integrate more states into the BAGAIA family and ensure already existing members show commitment financially as that would go a long way in helping us achieve our purpose and have the capacity for training our investigators to be prepared for when they may be called to assist.
“No one wants or prays for an accident but as the saying goes ‘safety is no accident it is planned’ and ‘preparation’ is the boys’ scout motto and we chose to be prepared and not caught napping.
“Furthermore, the seventh BAGAIA Commission Meeting is an all-important gathering where we all from the Banjul Accord Group region come together to fine-tune strategies on the way forward with regard to investigating accidents while strengthening our cooperation in the sub-region”.
Airline Industry In Africa Needs Period Of Consolidation —Kenya Airways CEO
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer, Allan Kilavuka has declared that the airline industry in Africa needed a period of consolidation if the continent was to overcome its connectivity challenges.
Speaking at the CAPA Leader Summit in Manchester, England, Kilavuka said that the fragmented nature of the sector was due to protectionist measures, stressing that it was stifling economic growth in the region.
This came just as Kenya Airways is presently in the process of deepening its ties with South African Airways (SAA), while at the same time looking to add a new partner in West Africa.
The partnership between the East African carrier and its Southern African counterpart seeks to leverage their respective Nairobi and Johannesburg hubs.
The airlines also hope to strike an agreement with a West African carrier to create a three-hub strategy, allowing them to offer a more comprehensive route network.
According to Kilavuka: “The continent is very fragmented from an airline perspective, We have so many airlines and my personal view is that we need consolidation. That’s therefore what we’re working on. We’ve started discussions with all the major airlines in Africa, particularly our neighbors.”
Kenya Airways and SAA announced their planned partnership in September 2021 and finalized the agreement in November 2021.
“The idea is to see how you can use assets from each airline to increase productivity and have a two or three hub strategy that will encourage this large continent to connect to each other. It will increase options for our customers and reduce operating costs”, Kilavuka stated.
While insisting that the future of aviation in Africa lied in consolidation, Kilavuka added that better connectivity across the continent would act as a catalyst for economic growth.
Industry and airline executives had agreed that airline partnerships and mutual cooperation were prerequisites for emerging from the pandemic downturn with a stronger and better-connected African market that competes on an international level.
The African sector has responded with an increased urgency to augment infrastructure and personnel training which included expanding the continent’s regional connectivity by adapting and modernizing its fleets to allow passengers wider access to more destinations through regional airports.
Source: Tribune Newspaper