1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. Statistics
In % 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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Give them some recognition
Thank you