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The Tenth African Air Transport Safety, Security & Service Summit – October 14 – 15, 2015 – Best Western Premier Airport Hotel, Accra, Ghana The African Air Transport Safety, Security, and Service Summit , formally known as the Travel & Business News Safety, Security & Service Summit , has been organised annually since 2006 in Lagos, Nigeria by Travel & Business News, Nigeria’s Safety Driven and Customer Centric air transport development and Trade journal . This is the first time the event will hold in Accra, Ghana coinciding with the 10 th Anniversary. The gathering of high profile industry personalities and stakeholders has grown over the years to become a veritable platform for leaders and decision makers in the air transport sector to brainstorm and cross-fertilise ideas on how best to improve standards in the sector, promote air travel safety and security as well as make a profound impact on its growth and development. T he theme of this year’s conference

D irector General and Chief Executive Officer of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Mr. Tony Tyler is set to step down from his current position effective June 2016 after serving five years in the role following his decision to retire from the organisation. Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors and CEO of Aeroméxico, Mr. Andrés Conesa, said: "Tony Tyler is a very effective leader of IATA, who is achieving much in his role as Director General and CEO. I regret that he will be leaving the Association, but respect his decision to retire next year after a long and successful career in aviation. The search will now start for a successor to be appointed at the next IATA Annual General Meeting in Dublin in June 2016,” adding that: “In the meantime the Board will continue to guide and support Tony and his team in their mission to deliver a safe, efficient and sustainable airline industry." Commenting briefly with nostalgia, Mr. Tyler said; "After five ye