OAG Delivers 'Analyser' to African Airlines Association

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

OAG [http://www.oag.com ], the global flight information
provider, is strengthening the company's commitment to African
aviation by providing the African Airlines Association
[http://www.afraa.org ] (AFRAA) with the industry-leading OAG
Analyser [http://www.oagaviation.com/Solutions/Analysis-Forecasting/
OAG-Analyser ] tool.

OAG Analyser [http://www.oagaviation.com/Solutions/Analysis-Forec
asting/OAG-Analyser ] is an easy-to-use online tool for extracting
real meaning and insight from airline schedules data. By
interrogating OAG's industry-leading databases, the tool brings an
unprecedented level of advanced data analysis functionality, offering
AFRAA rapid access to detailed reports ranging from airline and
airport route development trends to aircraft usage patterns.

Rob Shaw, OAG's director of analytics, says: "Airline capacity in
Africa is increasing by an average of 5% a year and the average GDP
growth rate in the continent is also at 5%, which shows the market
offers encouraging potential and signs of growth. By providing AFRAA
with OAG Analyser to help with the association's market research,
we're pleased to assist the region's industry in better understanding
how to meet the demands of that growth."

Alongside the 'Analyser' deal, OAG has joined AFRAA's partnership
programme
[http://www.afraa.org/index.php/partnership/current-partners ].
Raphael Kuuchi, Director, Commercial/Corporate & Industry Affairs,
AFRAA, says: "The African Airlines Association is pleased to welcome
OAG into our partnership programme. As a major global processor and
distributor of flight schedules data, travel planners, flight
timetables, flight network mapping software, business travel planning
products, aviation market reports and flight schedules analysis tools
for the passenger and cargo markets, OAG's partnership with AFRAA
will help African airlines access all these solutions. Working with
OAG will assist African airlines in reaching every market with their
networks and services easily and cost-effectively."

Notes to Editors:

OAG [http://www.oag.com ], a UBM Aviation
[http://www.ubmaviation.com ] brand, is the trusted source for
aviation information and analytical services. OAG's leading aviation
databases are unrivalled in their scale, accuracy and
comprehensiveness and are integral to the world's aviation industry
operations. For more information, visit: http://www.oag.com.

The African Airlines Association [http://www.afraa.org ] (AFRAA)
is a trade organisation of airlines from the member states of the
African Union (AU). Founded in Accra, Ghana in April, 1968, and
headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the primary purpose of AFRAA is to
foster commercial and technical cooperation among African airlines
and to represent their common interests. AFRAA membership cuts across
the entire continent and includes all the major intercontinental
African operators. The Association members represent 83% of total
international traffic carried by African airlines.

For further information:
Sarah Dixon
UBM Aviation
Product Marketing Director
Telephone: +44(0)1582-600-111
E-Mail: pressoffice@ubmaviation.com
Marc Cornelius
80:20 Communications
Telephone: +44(0)1483-447380
E-Mail: mcornelius@8020comms.com

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