Regional Integration and international Connectivity - Opening up the sky over Africa & promoting viable carriers Meshesha Belayneh

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2 Regional Integration and international Connectivity - Opening up the sky over Africa & promoting viable carriers Meshesha Belayneh

3 State of Air Transport in Africa at a glance Effective Implementation of SARPs Air Transport Liberalization in Africa Regional Integration & International Connectivity Contribution of Civil Aviation to the African Economy ICAO & the States

4 STATE OF AIR TRANSPORT IN AFRICA (at a glance) 2014 key figures & annual growth vs Source: ICAO Air Transport reporting Forms

5 The Overall Effective Implementation of SARPs

6 STATE OF AIR TRANSPORT IN AFRICA (at a glance) Qualified personnel population & associated training needs Source: ICAO 2030 Attrition rate Training needs Training capacity Shortage/ Surplus Pilots % Maintenance personnel % ATC %

7 STATE OF AIR TRANSPORT IN AFRICA (at a glance) Source: Global Air Transport Outlook, ICAO Cir.333

8 Part of a global liberalization trend in air transport & a regional liberalization programme adopted by African States. Full liberalization of Intra-African air transport services in terms of access, capacity, frequency & tariffs Free exercise of 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th freedom rights of Passenger & Freight air services by eligible airlines. Fair and equal opportunity to compete. Air Transport Liberalization in Africa Yamoussoukro Declaration/Decision (YD) o Protectionist polices have obstructed liberalization. (Some States continue to restrict market access on the basis that their airline are not ready to compete in liberalized markets); o Discriminatory practices have hampered the pace of liberalization; o Restrictions have been imposed by regulators outside the Continent (certain restrictions imposed by regulators outside of Africa based on safety issues have had an impact on the growth of air transport sector); o Efficient utilization of infrastructure has been hindered by non-physical barriers, such as cumbersome visa requirements.

9 Regional Integration & International Connectivity Opening up the sky over Africa Liberalization Market access Capacity Frequency Increase Tourism Increase Trade & Investment Regional Integration Better Connectivity Tariffs Create Jobs Economic Growth

10 AFRICAN CARRIERS at a glance Important indicators on African Carriers Available Seat-Kilometres ASK Revenue Passenger-Kilometres RPK Passenger Load Factor LF

11 Contribution of civil aviation to the African Economy Civil Aviation contribution on employment Source: ATAG

12 ICAO and the States SARPs, Audits & Assistance ICAO SARPs, GASP, GANP, ASBUs, GM, Manuals ASSISTANCE through TCB USOAP & USAP

13 ICAO and the States What is TCB? Advice governed by objective technical & financial considerations commitment to quality, timeliness & State satisfaction Neutrality TCB Objectivity Multi-faceted team of professional & support staff Transparency

14 ICAO and the States TCB s Outreach Since 1952, TCB has implemented projects in excess of US$ 2.5 billion Average annual Programme size is over US$ 120 million To date, TCB has provided assistance to over 115 Countries Individual project budgets range from <US$ to > US$ 120 million Involved in approximately 140 projects in 2014 Deploys annually approximately 1200 international & national experts TCB maintains an active roster of over 3000 international experts More than 100 registered consultancy companies in virtually all fields of civil aviation

15 Although Africa is a big Continent the Air Transport industry is wanting The Effective Implementation of International Standards is low Big gap between qualified aviation personnel needs & training capacity. Liberalization is slow Opening up African skies is wanting African Carriers share of the market is low Contribution of Civil Aviation to the African economy is low ICAO/TCB is the global implementation partner in Aviation Projects

16 TCB is your global implementation partner in aviation projects