SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

of the South African Civil Aviation Authority Y E A R S The South African Civil Aviation Authority, or the SACAA, is celebrating a silver jubilee milestone as the country’s civil aviation safety and security Regulator. Here are twenty-five highlights over the last 25 years.

1998

2009

The roles of Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer are merged into the Director of Civil Aviation position.

The South African Civil Aviation Authority opens its doors officially on 8 October 1998. Mr. Trevor Abrahams is the first Commissioner of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive of the entity.

2011

2003 South Africa is elected for the first time to join the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Council at the 35th General Assembly held in Montreal, Canada.

South Africa achieves 81,33% in the ICAO’s Universal Security Audit Programme. This was achieved ahead of the GASeP target for States to achieve 80% by 2023.

South Africa participates for the first time in ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme and achieves a 77,13% effective implementation score in the critical elements on safety.

2007

2013

South Africa retains the Category 1 status in the International Aviation Safety Assessments by the Federal Aviation Administration.

After acting for a period of 12 months, the first African female Director of Civil Aviation at the SACAA, Ms Poppy Khoza, is appointed by the Minister of Transport.

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