{"id":14983,"date":"2024-07-03T09:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983"},"modified":"2024-07-03T09:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:43:07","slug":"iata-south-africas-government-needs-leverage-aviation-for-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983","title":{"rendered":"IATA: South Africa’s Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Particular focus is for the \u2018critical\u2019 drive for economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n

“South Africa\u2019s aviation industry is poised for significant growth over the next 20 years, adding 345 million additional passenger journeys by 2043. With aviation generating $6 in economic activity for every $1 spent, this expansion will inject billions into South Africa\u2019s GDP and create thousands of new jobs. It is important for the new government to keep this as a strategic focus. The economic and social benefits of aviation will be maximised with a sharp policy focus on keeping costs low, providing sufficient capacity to grow, monitoring the cost-effectiveness of regulations, and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050,” said Kamil Alawadhi, IATA\u2019s regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Priorities to strengthen South Africa\u2019s aviation industry are being addressed at IATA\u2019s Wings of Change Focus Africa Conference (WOCFA) underway in Johannesburg.\u00a0 It has brought industry leaders and representatives of governments and aviation safety and training entities together with the purpose of identifying concrete actions to strengthen aviation in Africa and optimise it for broader sustained economic growth.<\/p>\n

Specifically, IATA urged the new government to focus on:<\/b><\/p>\n

Infrastructure Costs: Ensure continuous consultation between Airports Corporation South Africa (ACSA) and Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) and their airline customers. Such consultation must ensure that the services provided are aligned with airline needs, efficient, and cost-effective.<\/p>\n

Safety Leadership: Maintain a leadership role in southern Africa on safety, particularly with respect to the implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices. South Africa\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has already shown a great example of leadership on global standards by recognising the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) as an acceptable means of compliance in alignment with South Africa\u2019s aviation safety regulations.<\/p>\n

Skills Development: Continue to develop the world-class skills needed to support the aviation sector. A recent training agreement between IATA and ATNS is a good example of the cooperation that will position South Africa\u2019s aviation sector to expand connectivity while creating quality jobs in the sector.<\/p>\n

Sustainability: Focus on policies that will support aviation\u2019s net zero carbon\u00a0emissions by 2050 commitment\u2014a goal that is shared with governments globally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a win-win agenda for the new government\u2014facilitating trade, encouraging investment, and addressing unemployment. South Africa\u2019s aviation sector has had challenging times in recent years. But that has not changed the fundamental fact that aviation is a critical enabler for economic growth and prosperity. If the new government keeps a focus on safety, sustainability, skills development and costs, it will chart a course to renewed strength in aviation that will have a positive impact across the economy,\u201d said Alawadhi.<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/www.timesaerospace.aero\/news\/air-transport\/iata-south-africas-government-needs-leverage-aviation-for-economic-growth<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Particular focus is for the \u2018critical\u2019 drive for economic growth and job creation. “South Africa\u2019s aviation industry is poised for significant growth over the next 20 years, adding 345 million additional passenger journeys by 2043. With aviation generating $6 in economic activity for every $1 spent, this expansion will inject billions into South Africa\u2019s GDP …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":null,"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[96,102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-world","category-featured-en"],"yoast_head":"\nIATA: South Africa's Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth - aviation news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IATA: South Africa's Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Particular focus is for the \u2018critical\u2019 drive for economic growth and job creation. “South Africa\u2019s aviation industry is poised for significant growth over the next 20 years, adding 345 million additional passenger journeys by 2043. With aviation generating $6 in economic activity for every $1 spent, this expansion will inject billions into South Africa\u2019s GDP …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"aviation news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088552298353\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-03T06:43:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"adminnews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@aviationne428\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@aviationne428\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"adminnews\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"adminnews\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3\"},\"headline\":\"IATA: South Africa’s Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-03T06:43:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983\"},\"wordCount\":463,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Kamil.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Aviation world\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983\",\"name\":\"IATA: South Africa's Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth - aviation news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Kamil.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-03T06:43:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Kamil.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Kamil.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=14983#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IATA: South Africa’s Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/\",\"name\":\"aviation news\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"aviation news\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/aviation-news-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/aviation-news-logo.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":154,\"caption\":\"aviation news\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=100088552298353\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/aviationne428\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3\",\"name\":\"adminnews\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aviationnews-inetrnational.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IATA: South Africa's Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth - aviation news","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"IATA: South Africa's Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth","og_description":"Particular focus is for the \u2018critical\u2019 drive for economic growth and job creation. “South Africa\u2019s aviation industry is poised for significant growth over the next 20 years, adding 345 million additional passenger journeys by 2043. With aviation generating $6 in economic activity for every $1 spent, this expansion will inject billions into South Africa\u2019s GDP …","og_url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983","og_site_name":"aviation news","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088552298353","article_published_time":"2024-07-03T06:43:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"adminnews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@aviationne428","twitter_site":"@aviationne428","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"adminnews","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983"},"author":{"name":"adminnews","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/person\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3"},"headline":"IATA: South Africa’s Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth","datePublished":"2024-07-03T06:43:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983"},"wordCount":463,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg","articleSection":["Aviation world","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983","name":"IATA: South Africa's Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth - aviation news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-03T06:43:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=14983#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IATA: South Africa’s Government needs leverage aviation for economic growth"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/","name":"aviation news","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#organization","name":"aviation news","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aviation-news-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aviation-news-logo.png","width":500,"height":154,"caption":"aviation news"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088552298353","https:\/\/x.com\/aviationne428"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/person\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3","name":"adminnews","sameAs":["https:\/\/aviationnews-inetrnational.com"],"url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamil.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}