Issue 11 | ...Celebrating the world’s richest continent | http://www.nomadafricamag.com | 63African airlines to adhere to strict global
standards, including the IATA Operational
Safety Audit (IOSA) and the IATA Safety
Assessment (ISSA), as well as ICAO’s (In-
ternational Civil Aviation Organisation’s)
safety standards and recommended prac-
tices (SARPS).
IATA has forecast that passenger num-
bers to and from South Africa will be more
than double from 23.6 million in 2016 to
more than 54 million by 2036 as a result
of the annual growth rate of 4.3% in local
and international air travel. The global in-
dustry, in comparison, is projected to in-
crease only by 3.5%.
A History of the African Aviation Landscape
For most of previously-colonialised Africa,
the onset of the aviation industry began
with military influence. The African avia-
tion industry was largely influenced by
Europe, where airlines were still partially
owned by multiple governments. Prior to
independence, the national airlines of Bel-
gium, Portugal, France and Spain served
their African colonies with their own na-tional airlines. After gaining independ-
ence, each country wanted to represent
their independence with their own airline
carrying their respective flag.More than 500 million
Africans will benefit
from this huge, single air market
and will help the signatory
countries stimulate their
economies, further promote
trade among themselves, and
give a tremendous boost to
tourism."- Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, African Union
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy