SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

The SACAA is voted the Best Performing Institution in Transport at the Department of Transport Annual Transport Awards. The organisation went on to win this title for another four (4) consecutive years.

2014

The SACAA achieves the first clean audit in the Auditor-General’s audit of the entity. The organisation continues to achieve this for ten (10) consecutive years.

ICAO introduces its ‘No Country Left Behind’ Initiative aimed at helping developing states in implementing ICAO’s Standards and Recommended Practices where South Africa, through the SACAA, is to play an integral role towards this in the Southern African region. To date the SACAA has cooperated with more than 20 countries over the years.

The SACAA achieves its first 100% in the implementation of the Annual Performance Plan. This milestone is subsequently achieved eight (8) successive times.

2015

2018

South Africa promulgates the RPAS (Drone) regulations (Part 101). With drones having the potential to cause property damage and contravene the private rights of citizens, the SACAA laid out laws for drone use in South Africa.

The first-ever Global Aviation Gender Summit, hosted by SACAA in collaboration with ICAO, is staged. This was the precursor to the National Aviation Gender Summit, an annual key event that promotes the acceleration of gender equality in the aviation sector.

2016

2021

The SACAA sets up an environmental oversight department guided by the ICAO indicators for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), to stabilise net CO2 emissions from international aviation. South Africa, through the SACAA, participated in a pilot project programme in 2018.

The SACAA is recognised as the African Regulator of the Year by the African Business Leadership Awards.

South Africa increased its rating from 77,13% to 87,39% final Effective Implementation (EI) rating under the ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP CMA) against a global average of 67.50%. The SACAA is mandated by the Minister of Transport to lead the audit process on behalf of the state.

2017

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