World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3069The air transport market in Sub-Saharan Africa presents a strong dichotomy. In Southern and East Africa the market is growing: three strong hubs and three major African carriers dominate international and domestic markets, which are becoming increasingly concentrated. In contrast, in Central and West Africa the sector is stagnating, with the vacuum created by the collapse of Cote d'Ivoire and the demise of several regional airlines, including Air Afrique, still unfilled. Throughout, there are many unviable small state-owned operations that depend on subsidies and have a monopoly over the domestic market. There are also some promising signs: growth in air traffic has been buoyant, the number of routes and the size of aircraft are being adapted to the market, and a number of large carriers are viable and expanding. But in spite of this, overall connectivity has been declining. As oil prices rise, the role of air transportation will be looked at even more critically. Africa is a poor continent, and some countries face the potential of further isolation as the cost of flying increases. At a time when Africa's infrastructure requirements are being widely debated, a more complete inventory of air transport capabilities is sought. This report will focus on industry organization within Africa; overall accessibility; and the quality of oversight and infrastructure installations countrywide and at selected airports with various capacities. Beyond data collected from questionnaires sent directly to the civil aviation authorities (CAAs) in each country, this report relies on data collected through a variety of other sources, especially from the providers of flight schedules to global reservation systems, for an independent analysis of trends.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYACCIDENTACCIDENT RATESACCIDENT STATISTICSACCIDENTSAIRAIR CARRIERSAIR FARESAIR NAVIGATIONAIR NAVIGATION SERVICESAIR SERVICEAIR SERVICE AGREEMENTAIR SERVICESAIR SPACEAIR TRAFFICAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMSAIR TRANSPORTAIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRYAIR TRANSPORT LIBERALIZATIONAIR TRANSPORT MARKETAIR TRANSPORTATIONAIR TRAVELAIRBUSAIRCRAFTAIRLINEAIRLINE INDUSTRYAIRLINE MARKETAIRPLANEAIRPORTAIRPORT CHARGESAIRPORT INFRASTRUCTUREAIRPORT TERMINALAIRPORTSAIRSPACEAIRSTRIPSAIRWAYSAIRWORTHINESSAVIATION MARKETAVIATION POLICYCABOTAGECAPITAL INVESTMENTSCAPITALIZATIONCARCAR RENTALCARRIERSCIVIL AVIATIONCIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIESCIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITYCOMMERCIAL AIRCRAFTCONCESSIONSCONTROL INFRASTRUCTUREDIRECTIONAL RADIODOMESTIC AIR SERVICESDOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORTDOMESTIC AIR TRAVELDOMESTIC ROUTESDOMESTIC TRAFFICDOMESTIC TRAVELDOMINANT AIRLINEDRIVINGDUTYECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCESECONOMIC CRISISENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTEXCESS REVENUESFARESFIXED COSTSFLEET RENEWALFLEETSFLIGHTFLIGHT PER WEEKFUELFUEL COSTFUEL COSTSFUEL EFFICIENCYFUEL PRICESGLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITEGLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMGROWTH IN TRAFFICGROWTH PATTERNSGROWTH RATESHANDLINGHUBINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESINSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMINSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMSINTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTSINTERCONTINENTAL SERVICESINTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVELINTERNATIONAL AIRPORTINTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATIONINTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL FLIGHTSINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRAFFICINTERNATIONAL TRAVELINVENTORYJETSLANDINGLANDLOCKED COUNTRIESLARGE CAPITAL INVESTMENTSLARGE CARRIERSLIFTINGLOAD FACTORSMAINTENANCE COSTSMANAGEMENT CONTRACTSMARKET CONCENTRATIONMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET SHARESNATIONAL CARRIERNATIONAL CARRIERSNAVIGATION AIDSNUMBER OF AIRLINESOIL PRICESOPERATIONAL SAFETYPASSENGER NUMBERSPASSENGER SERVICESPASSENGER TERMINALPASSENGER TRAFFICPASSENGERSPILOTSPOPULATION DENSITYPRICE ELASTICITYPRIVATE AIRLINESPRIVATE OPERATORSPRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENTPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPROFITABLE ROUTESPUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURERADARRADIORANGEREFERENCEREGIONAL AIRLINESREGIONAL HUBREGIONAL TRAVELRESERVATION SYSTEMSREVENUE PASSENGERROUGHROUTEROUTESROUTINGRUNWAYRUNWAY CONDITIONRUNWAYSSAFETYSAFETY OVERSIGHTSANITATIONSEAT CAPACITYSERVICE PROVIDERSPRINGTERMINALTERMINAL FACILITIESTRAFFIC GROWTHTRAFFIC PATTERNSTRAFFIC SURVEILLANCETRANSPORT AIRCRAFTTRANSPORT INDUSTRYTRANSPORT MARKETTRANSPORT MARKETSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORT DATATRAVEL DATATRAVELERSTRUETURBOPROPTYPE OF AIRCRAFTUPPERWEALTHWorld Bank10.1596/3069