10th Aviation Africa Summit highlights growth and calls for SAATM deadlines
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The 10th Aviation Africa Summit took place at the Sarit Expo Centre on September 9‑10, 2026, drawing about 2,500 delegates from more than 100 countries and representatives of 135 airlines and operators, and RwandAir chief executive Yvonne Makolo urged governments, civil aviation authorities and airlines to set fixed deadlines for SAATM implementation.
Seat capacity across Africa rose 8.8% year on year in August 2026, with intra‑African capacity up 10.5%; revenue passenger kilometres increased 5.8% in July 2026; IATA recorded a 7.8% growth in African airline traffic in 2025 and forecasts another 6% increase in 2026, while expecting African carriers to earn a combined net profit of $200 million in 2026, a margin of just 1%; African airlines now carry 36.7% of intercontinental traffic to and from the continent and SAATM counts 38 African Union member states.