Iata, South Africa Civil Aviation Authority sign MoU on aviation safety

Source: Supplied | From left to right: Iata’s Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East, Kamil Alawadhi and SACAA CEO and Director of Civil Aviation, Poppy Khoza.

The MoU will strengthen the cooperation between Iata and Sacaa and allow the two parties to explore further initiatives for improving safety in the region.

"Safety is the industry’s top priority and IOSA continues to demonstrate the benefits of global standards underpinning safety operations. In 2021, African airlines on the IOSA registry had zero accidents.

"We congratulate the South African Civil Aviation Authority for their continued leadership in advancing a safe and efficient air transport industry in the region and for helping promote a single set of global safety standards," says Kamil Alawadhi, Iata’s regional vice-president for Africa and the Middle East.