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The IATA's regional office for Africa and the Indian Ocean (AFI) is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.  It's mission is to represent the interest of IATA member airlines and accredited travel and cargo agents. IATA AFI maintains close ties with governments, agencies, airports, air navigation service providers and others in the African aviation industry while actively promoting IATA's 2012 industry priorities.

Johannesburg, Southern Africa

Program highlights

• Criticality of air transport in Africa
• Improving safety oversight to remove operational restrictions
• Implementing runway safety improvement measures
• Tools to address Loss of Control
• Effective Safety Management System implementation
• Using Flight Data Analysis to improve operational safety performance

AFI sub-regional offices can be found in:

• Eastern Africa
• South Western Africa
• Southern Africa
• Central West Africa

View Africa contacts

IATA’s main activities in the African region

Safety

Safety is the industry’s first priority and continues to be the main focus for IATA in Africa. Although hull loss rate improved slightly in 2010 Africa safety performance remains poor, therefore particular emphasis in 2012 will be placed on the following projects to mitigate the high accident rate:

• Prevention of runway excursions ( RERR Toolkit )
• IATA Operational Safety Audit  (IOSA)
• IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO)
• Implementation Program for Safe Operations in Africa (IPOSA)
• Global Safety Information Center (GSIC)

Environment

IATA Africa is working with its member airlines towards becoming an environmentally responsible industry, reducing carbon emissions, through different programs, campaigns and lobbying efforts through

• Promotion  and support from the Green Team visits to carriers in the region
• Achieving substantial reductions of CO2 emissions from improvements in operations and infrastructure

Operations and Infrastructure

IATA teams are implementing route savings initiatives and ATM enhancements that focus on rationalizing the African route network and implementing IATA flexible routings  entry/exit points to oceanic airspace such as, the Atlantic Ocean Random Routing RNAV Area (AORRA).

Simplifying the Business (StB)

Is working towards changing the way the air transport operates – resulting in better service for passengers and lower costs for the industry. This year emphasis will be placed on 4 projects across the Africa region and these are: 

• Fast travel 
• E-Services
• Baggage Improvement Program (BIP) 
• E-freight

Financial Services

The IATA  Billing Settlement Plan (BSP) and Cargo Accounts Settlement System (CASS) is present throughout the Africa region. The IATA customer portal  is designed to provide information on agent accreditation, and BSP and CASS operations in the Americas (except USA), Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Industry Charges, Fuel and Taxation

IATA is ever vigilant in its negotiations on behalf of its members on savings and cost avoidance of industry taxes, charges and fuel fees.

For more information, please contact the Africa regional office.