IATA has launched the Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program (CASIP) to reduce the accident and serious incident rate across Africa as part of the Focus Africa initiative during the Focus Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Partners in the program are: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing, Airbus, The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), World Food Program (WFP), The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) and The Flight Safety Foundation.
Together, the CASIP partners will prioritize the most pressing safety concerns on the continent and rally the resources needed to address them. The benefits of improving aviation safety in Africa will be spread across the economies and societies of the continent.
The starting point for safety improvement is the effective use of global standards for safety. At government level, a key indicator is effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS). Data for the year 2022 reveals considerable room for improvement with only 28 of 54 African states reaching an effective implementation rate for ICAO SARPS of 60% or higher.
In parallel, the CASIP partners will
For more information on this program, please contact the AME Safety team.
Focus Africa – SIRM
For the first time IATA’s Safety Issue Review Meeting (SIRM) will be brought to the continent of Africa, under the framework of CASIP. The SIRM for Africa is intended to be delivered twice per year ensuring the scope of the continent can suitably be covered. For more information and to register for the upcoming event, please visit the SIRM page.
