The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is launching the Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program (CASIP) to reduce the accident and serious incident rate across Africa as part of the Focus Africa initiative.
The launch partners in IATA’s Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program for Focus Africa include:
The CASIP partners will give top priority to the most urgent safety issues in Africa and gather the necessary resources to tackle them. Enhancing aviation safety in Africa will have wide-ranging positive effects on the economies and societies of the continent.
“Improving aviation safety will play an important role in Africa’s overall development. Safe, efficient and reliable air connectivity is a major driving contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In that sense, CASIP will make it clear to governments across the continent that aviation must be prioritized as an integral part of national development strategies. With such broad benefits at stake, we hope that other parties will be encouraged to join the CASIP effort,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.
