Are SA airlines at risk of losing access to US and EU airspace?
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GUEST – Guy Leitch - Aviation Analyst
SOURCE: [BusinessDay News]
SA runs the risk of being denied access to US and EU airspace should it continue contravening laws that govern the investigation of civil aviation accidents.
Such a move would devastate tourism between SA and its key trading partners.
The risk, identified by the department of transport in its draft civil aviation policy, means EU and US airlines could also be barred from entering SA’s airspace, forming a double-edged sword pointed at Africa’s largest economy, which identifies tourism as a key economic growth lever.
This risk, which the department of transport will table before the cabinet, exists because SA has not established an independent body to investigate aviation accidents and incidents as required by annex 13 to the Chicago Convention, which demands accident investigations be conducted independently and impartially.
That task is carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority, which is insufficiently independent of the government, according to the Chicago Convention.
SOURCE: [BusinessDay News]
SA runs the risk of being denied access to US and EU airspace should it continue contravening laws that govern the investigation of civil aviation accidents.
Such a move would devastate tourism between SA and its key trading partners.
The risk, identified by the department of transport in its draft civil aviation policy, means EU and US airlines could also be barred from entering SA’s airspace, forming a double-edged sword pointed at Africa’s largest economy, which identifies tourism as a key economic growth lever.
This risk, which the department of transport will table before the cabinet, exists because SA has not established an independent body to investigate aviation accidents and incidents as required by annex 13 to the Chicago Convention, which demands accident investigations be conducted independently and impartially.
That task is carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority, which is insufficiently independent of the government, according to the Chicago Convention.