Contribution of GA to Tanzania’s Economy and the Challenges it Faces By Laurence Paul Executive Secretary TAOA Contribution of GA to Tanzania’s Economy and the Challenges it Faces

What is General Aviation? ICAO defines it as non-commercial, but most people understand it as being small aircraft. It requires pilots, Engineers, Flight Operations Officers, Ramp Staff and supports Travel Agents, Reservations Staff, Fuel Companies, Cargo Handlers and many other contributors to making flights possible. It pioneers routes that are later taken over by large aircraft once the passenger numbers rise. It is an export industry, as well as a domestic one. Precision Air started with GA planes.

What do small aircraft do? The are the back bone of the tourism industry as they transport tourists to strips the big planes cannot get into Conduct charters Aerial photography and surveys Crop spraying Medical Evacuations Pilot Training Parachute dropping and glider tugging Feed the bigger airlines with pilots

Statistics In 2015 84% of all aircraft movements in Tanzania were general aviation 60% of all passengers were sitting on a general aviation aircraft seat They provide an income directly for approximately 5,000 people, and indirectly for many more

Challenges Airport Infrastructure Training costs Recruitment Ignorance of how they operate Regulatory Issues Security

Infrastructure Terminal 1 Arusha CATC 6 months or 60 GA has invested heavily in airport infrastructure, developing strips, building hangars etc.

Training Aircraft operators are paying for training 6 times Taxes Veta Internal and external training of staff TCAA inspectors Training Fund Civil Aviation Training College

General aviation does 10 times the training per passenger compared to the big aircraft companies CRM, DG, SMS, Fire, First Aid, Technical, Security Instructors only approved for one company ICAO and IATA training is aimed at large aircraft. Insistence on simulator training when it is not necessary Staff Training

Recruitment Every airline wants to employ Tanzanian pilots and engineers Reputable insurance companies require 500 hours for 206 and 1,000 hours for turbines. General Aviation pilots stay for about 3 years Most pilots are looking to move up to bigger aircraft. Look at how many GA pilots and engineers have been poached by ATCL, Fastjet and Precision

Ignorance of how they operate CUTE Self Handling fees Personalised service Schedules with different routes every day Some companies have up to 12 aircraft on the ramp If you have an aircraft you are rich

How they really operate On very small profit margins With huge loans or lease payments on aircraft Personalised service, one size does not fit all Pilots are not just pilots Prices set in advance for the year 10 minute turnarounds How they really operate

Regulatory Issues The regulations are written for the big aircraft Total discouragement of private aviation Fees being changed at a moment’s notice. “Stakeholder’s meetings” which do not listen to the stakeholders Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority or Dar es Salaam Civil Aviation Authority? Multiple companies charged for the same trip. Regulatory Issues

Security Again, regulations written for the big aircraft Least risk bomb position Do a risk assessment Who wants to hijack or bomb a small aircraft? No screening in the bush Security

Safety Tanzania has an enviable safety record TCAA has just passed the ICAO audit and moved to the next level of safety oversight. Congratulations Safety

In 2015, 84% of all aircraft movements in Tanzania were General Aviation 60% of all passengers were sitting on a General Aviation aircraft seat Reminder

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