The national airline of the Republic of the Congo, ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines), is set to organise the 47th Annual General Assembly and the summit of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) between November 8 and 10, 2015 in Brazzaville.

The event has been organised under the patronage of the president of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

Fatima Beyina-Moussa, ECAir managing director and AFRAA president, is also expected to participate in a roundtable with other directors of African airlines: Mbuvi Ngunze, Kenya Airways managing director, Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines president and managing director, Sherif Fathi, EgyptAir president and managing director, Abderahmane Berthe, Air Burkina managing director, Sanjeev Gahdia, Astral Aviation managing director, and Khellil Faical, Tassili Airlines managing director.

The AFRAA General Assembly will put the spotlight on the Republic of the Congo's aims and challenges with regard to air transport. 

The location of the summit is expected to attract the attention of the world industry towards the Congolese capital's extraordinary opportunities, particularly with regard to the Maya-Maya Airport.

Furthermore, commercial and tourism ties is also expected to be strengthened throughout the continent and with new and traditional markets outside of Africa (Dubai, China, Europe).