MIDDLE EAST
LATIN AMERICA
AND CARIBBEAN
EUROPE
ASIA PACIFIC
AFRICA
Collaboration 2.0
The role of CANSO in Africa is ever expanding, with recognition from major partners and involvement in key activities as the voice for ANSPs.
In the recent past we have enhanced our engagement with Members while making sure that their involvement in delivering the key activities is elevated. Seeing the value of this, our regional partners are calling on CANSO to be part of all ANSP related work plans from ICAO Regional Office and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). We continue to focus on improving Safety performance, building operational capacity and, through best practice and guidelines, helping our Members navigate the long-term effects of the pandemic.
Our ability to draw on the global experiences of our Members and the pace at which we are able to do this is proving beneficial not just to our Members but also to the region at large. The Regional Members and other States in general are at varying levels of capacity, infrastructure and processes and this calls for all the support in driving aviation safety.
CANSO, working with ICAO and the Africa ANSP Steering Group, continues to drive the Peer Review Mechanism. This was launched by CANSO in 2016 using the Standard of Excellence in SMS and enables ANSPs to benchmark with each other while expanding the learnings. This process is fully supported by ICAO and is now evolving for inclusion into the ICAO Peer Review Manual.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on the industry. However, in the long run, this will also propel us to new types of collaboration. The ANSPs and the region are hungry for new ways of doing things and there is clear recognition that CANSO’s flexibility in piloting and testing concepts, while also bringing in global lessons, will remain critical for future success.
Collaboration, especially in our vast continent, will remain complex. However, our environment is changing and the hunger for growth in Intra-Arica Trade will drive better collaboration strategies, and aviation will benefit.
Thabani Myeza
Director Africa Affairs
Thabani Myeza became CANSO’s new Director, Africa Affairs.
A Regional Focus webinar – Implementation of Safety Culture in Air Navigation Service Provision – created awareness and promoted the importance of building a strong, positive safety culture among CANSO Members in Africa.
CANSO Africa organised a webinar to introduce the CADENCE Operational Information System in Africa and explain the benefits it could bring to ANSPs and other aviation industries.
As part of its advocacy work, CANSO Africa participated in the 24th meeting of the Africa-Indian Ocean Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG/24) and the seventh meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-AFI/7). The objective of both meetings was to show progress made by the region and CANSO presented three information papers and a working paper.
Planning for the Africa Regional Conference is starting to take shape, and we look forward to our first, in-person conference in three years, which will take place in Dakar, Senegal, in September.
CANSO Africa participated on a panel discussion under the topic "Public Health Events management in Aviation: Challenges and perspective" at the eighth Africa Regional Meeting of the Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA). Its objective was to facilitate the effective implementation of the ICAO and WHO requirements on the prevention and the management of public health events in aviation.
CANSO Africa was invited by IATA to participate as a speaker and presented the CANSO Africa 2022 Work Programme and Projects.
CANSO participated in the Fifth African ANSP meeting held in Lomé, Togo. The main objective of the meeting was to review the status of implementation of various initiatives including the Peer Review Mechanism and provide a way forward for the African ANSPs.
CANSO participated at the ACI Regional Conference and Exhibition held in Mombasa, Kenya.This conference was held under the theme: “A New Vision for a Resilient and Sustainable African Airport Industry”. The conference covered topics, including the main challenges facing African airports in ensuring resilience, profitability, and sustainability in the new normal as well as sessions on air transport viability, smart technology, commercial revenues, air cargo and air access liberalisation, amongst others.
CANSO joined the ICAO Regional Offices (ESAF & WACAF) and participated in the coordination meeting for 2022. AFCAC, African Development Bank, African Union Commission, Regional Safety Oversight Organisations and Industry Partners (CANSO, IATA, AFRAA, etc.) attended the meeting.
“In 2021, CANSO Africa launched the Implementation phase of the CANSO Mombasa ATFM Roadmap. In spite of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, we at TCAA, decided to take on the challenge and work towards establishing Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) in our environment. As a result of this, we now have a CDM Framework that guides implementation of CDM and we are ready to share with other regional Members. Going forward we will share the lessons learnt with the region while creating a local centre of excellence for East Africa and beyond. For us, this is the advantage of being part of the CANSO platform.”
Mwanajuma Kombo (Ms.)
Civil Aviation Manager – Julius Nyerere International Airport, TCAA
Collaboration 2.0
The role of CANSO in Africa is ever expanding, with recognition from major partners and involvement in key activities as the voice for ANSPs.
In the recent past we have enhanced our engagement with Members while making sure that their involvement in delivering the key activities is elevated. Seeing the value of this, our regional partners are calling on CANSO to be part of all ANSP related work plans from ICAO Regional Office and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). We continue to focus on improving Safety performance, building operational capacity and, through best practice and guidelines, helping our Members navigate the long-term effects of the pandemic.
Our ability to draw on the global experiences of our Members and the pace at which we are able to do this is proving beneficial not just to our Members but also to the region at large. The Regional Members and other States in general are at varying levels of capacity, infrastructure and processes and this calls for all the support in driving aviation safety.
CANSO, working with ICAO and the Africa ANSP Steering Group, continues to drive the Peer Review Mechanism. This was launched by CANSO in 2016 using the Standard of Excellence in SMS and enables ANSPs to benchmark with each other while expanding the learnings. This process is fully supported by ICAO and is now evolving for inclusion into the ICAO Peer Review Manual.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on the industry. However, in the long run, this will also propel us to new types of collaboration. The ANSPs and the region are hungry for new ways of doing things and there is clear recognition that CANSO’s flexibility in piloting and testing concepts, while also bringing in global lessons, will remain critical for future success.
Collaboration, especially in our vast continent, will remain complex. However, our environment is changing and the hunger for growth in Intra-Arica Trade will drive better collaboration strategies, and aviation will benefit.
Thabani Myeza
Director Africa Affairs
CANSO participated in the Fifth African ANSP meeting held in Lomé, Togo. The main objective of the meeting was to review the status of implementation of various initiatives including the Peer Review Mechanism and provide a way forward for the African ANSPs.
Thabani Myeza became CANSO’s new Director, Africa Affairs.
A Regional Focus webinar – Implementation of Safety Culture in Air Navigation Service Provision – created awareness and promoted the importance of building a strong, positive safety culture among CANSO Members in Africa.
CANSO Africa organised a webinar to introduce the CADENCE Operational Information System in Africa and explain the benefits it could bring to ANSPs and other aviation industries.
As part of its advocacy work, CANSO Africa participated in the 24th meeting of the Africa-Indian Ocean Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG/24) and the seventh meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-AFI/7). The objective of both meetings was to show progress made by the region and CANSO presented three information papers and a working paper.
Planning for the Africa Regional Conference is starting to take shape, and we look forward to our first, in-person conference in three years, which will take place in Dakar, Senegal, in September.
CANSO Africa participated on a panel discussion under the topic "Public Health Events management in Aviation: Challenges and perspective" at the eighth Africa Regional Meeting of the Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA). Its objective was to facilitate the effective implementation of the ICAO and WHO requirements on the prevention and the management of public health events in aviation.
CANSO Africa was invited by IATA to participate as a speaker and presented the CANSO Africa 2022 Work Programme and Projects.
CANSO participated at the ACI Regional Conference and Exhibition held in Mombasa, Kenya.This conference was held under the theme: “A New Vision for a Resilient and Sustainable African Airport Industry”. The conference covered topics, including the main challenges facing African airports in ensuring resilience, profitability, and sustainability in the new normal as well as sessions on air transport viability, smart technology, commercial revenues, air cargo and air access liberalisation, amongst others.
CANSO joined the ICAO Regional Offices (ESAF & WACAF) and participated in the coordination meeting for 2022. AFCAC, African Development Bank, African Union Commission, Regional Safety Oversight Organisations and Industry Partners (CANSO, IATA, AFRAA, etc.) attended the meeting.
“In 2021, CANSO Africa launched the Implementation phase of the CANSO Mombasa ATFM Roadmap. In spite of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, we at TCAA, decided to take on the challenge and work towards establishing Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) in our environment. As a result of this, we now have a CDM Framework that guides implementation of CDM and we are ready to share with other regional Members. Going forward we will share the lessons learnt with the region while creating a local centre of excellence for East Africa and beyond. For us, this is the advantage of being part of the CANSO platform.”
Mwanajuma Kombo (Ms.)
Civil Aviation Manager – Julius Nyerere International Airport, TCAA