Royal Air Maroc, CEMAC sign aviation accord

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - A senior executive from the Moroccan air company, Royal Air Maroc and the executive secretariat of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Thursday signed an agreement in Libreville to launch the sub-regional airline, Air CEMAC.

The accord is regarded as a decisive turnaround in the launch of activities of Air CEMAC, which has been on the drawing boards since 2001.

The six CEMAC member states -- Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon - unanimously chose RAM as the future airline's strategic partner.

Royal Air Maroc pledged to supply between two to three long haul and medium range planes to transport passengers and goods in the sub-region.

"This is a general agreement, which outlines the major principles," explained RAM's managing director, Mohamed Berrada, who signed the agreement in Libreville.

CEMAC's executive secretary, Jean Nkuete, who co-signed the document, explained that separate accords would be signed with the six CEMAC member states taking into account their specific needs.

CEMAC leaders promised during their last summit 11 February in Libreville to give air traffic rights to the proposed airline in their respective countries.

Source : PANA - Libreville - 24/02/2005

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