Developing passenger and air freight business to and within Africa

1. Developing passenger and air freight business to and within Africa

2. Hygiene Factors • Infrastructure • Product • Services • Safety • Internationally taken for granted • Global, first world investment

3. Even we get it wrong !

4. Growth Forecasts Source : IATA

5. Challenges of developing the commercial aviation sector within Africa Three key areas : Infrastructure Regulation Costs

6. Infrastructure • Complex Model • ATC • Buildings • Runways • Utilities • Technical Aptitude • Specialist Experience • Aspiration • Competition • Availability • Consistency of supply

8. Fatal airliner accident locations in 2006

9. Number of fatal airliner accidents per region

10. Number of fatal airliner accidents per region The moving 10-year average trends show a decrease in the average number of fatal accidents for all regions. All regions have recorded a steadily decreasing accident rate over the past seven years, except for Africa. In 2006 Africa was again the most unsafe continent:18,5% of all fatal airliner accidents happened in Africa, while the continent only accounts for approximately 3 percent of all world aircraft departures.

11. International best practice

12. Regulation • Highly regulated industry • Government/Non-Government • Consistency, locally & internationally • International • Growth Constraints • Beyond individual business control

13. Costs • Oil • People/Training • Local Expertise • Operating Standard • Hardware • Airframe availability for unknown markets • Engineering Capability

14. Oil Prices 1994 – March 2008

15. Key Events

16. Summary • Requirement for continued and significant investment • Consistent approach to development • Opportunity for growth and success

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