AERCO participated on Wednesday, September 29, in the opening meeting of the certification process for Pointe-Noire A. A. NETO International Airport chaired by ANAC.
The opening meeting took place in the presence of ANAC, BCS, ASECNA, CONGO HANDLING, AIR FRANCE, ETHIOPIAN and various stakeholders and airport authorities.
The certification of Pointe-Noire airport combined with that of Brazzaville Airport will significantly improve the rate of effective implementation of the standards and practices recommended by ICAO.

Aerodrome certification is a requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Its objective is to promote the safety and security of aircraft and passengers and to assess the compliance of airport facilities at A. A NETO International Airport with these requirements.

The certification process is carried out in five (5) phases with deadlines to be met.
PHASE 1: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN CERTIFICATION
PHASE 2: FORMAL REQUEST FOR AN AERODROME CERTIFICATE
PHASE 3: ASSESSMENT OF FACILITIES
PHASE 4: ISSUANCE OR REFUSAL OF THE CERTIFICATE
PHASE 5: PUBLICATION PLANNING IN THE AIP OF THE STATUS OF THE AERODROME

The first phase will consist of the aviation safety assessment and the environmental impact study.

Remember that a certified aerodrome is an aerodrome for which the manager (AERCO) and his staff have the necessary skills to operate and properly maintain it. A certified aerodrome is also a guarantee of safety for airlines.

On July 30, 2019 inaugurated its first connection between Istanbul and Pointe-Noire. it is the 58th destination in Africa of Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines.

The company offers 3 flights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The line connecting Pointe-Noire to Istanbul is served by the B737-900 and can accommodate up to 151 passengers in configuration 16 seats in Business class and 135 seats in Economy class.

This first flight was welcomed as soon as it landed at the Pointe-Noire airport, as usual with the firefighters’ jets.

AERCO wishes you a happy and prosperous new year 2019!!

Located 35 km north-east of Pointe Noire, the Gorges de Diosso are some of the most beautiful landscapes of the region, the erosion of the rains has formed in ocher rock cliffs a succession of large circuses creating gorges with vegetation very dense, spiky on their flanks spurs a blazing red seaside. Some of them resemble small valleys forgotten.This natural spectacle reveals a magnificent circus.

On November 17, AERCO was visited by Ms. Arlette Soudan Nonault, Minister of Tourism and Leisure at the airport of Pointe-Noire to plan the installation of a tourist information office as it is at Brazzaville Maya-Maya airport since August 10 2016.
Indeed, in the presence of Mr Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister, and other members of the Government, Ms. Arlette Soudan Nonault, Minister of Tourism and Leisure has inaugurated the first tourist information offices in the compound of Brazzaville Maya-Maya airport. In her address, she sincerely thanked AERCO’s teams for their collaboration in the achievement of this initiative. The development of Tourism is one of the areas of the country’s economy diversification. These information offices will now bridge a gap in placing Brazzaville Maya-Maya international airport in line with the standards of major airports and other reference tourism centres. In the medium term, Congo can become a very popular destination for tourists. Other offices will gradually be set up in the country. AERCO wishes the Minister a great success in this strategic direction.