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EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AIR TRANSPORT
SEMINAR: AMMAN: 17-18 OCT. 2007
ICAO’S AIR TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES
IN THE MID REGION
By Evalou GNANG
RO/AT
ICAO OFFICES
ICAO Headquarters
MEXICO
LIMA
PARIS
CAIRO
CAIRO
DAKAR
NAIROBI
BANGKOK
ICAO Middle East Regional Office,
Cairo Egypt: Objectives
The ICAO Middle East Regional Office
(ICAOMID) was established in Cairo, by an
agreement with the Egyptian Government signed in
1953.
The office was established to provide assistance to
19 States in the MID Region and to coordinate with
adjacent Regions in Africa, Asia Pacific and
Europe.
To liaise with MID States, appropriate
Organizations and Regional civil aviation bodies, by
giving advice and providing necessary assistance as
required to establish and maintain a high
performance air navigation system aimed at a safe,
orderly and efficient air transport system.
ICAO MID Office Objectives
(cont.)
To foster international civil aviation safety,
security and assistance within MID area of
accreditation.
To encourage, expedite, co-ordinate and
follow up the implementation of Air
Navigation Plans and maintain them up to
date.
To act as Secretariat of MIDANPIRG.
MID Regional Office Organizational
Chart
ICAORD
DEPRD
RO ATM
RO
AIS/MET
SENIOR
SECRETARY
OAA
RD SECRETARY
RO AGA
RO CNS
RO FLS
SECRETARY
RO ATO
SECRETARY
RO
ADMIN
RO
AVSEC
FIN/ADMIN
ASST.
ADMIN
ASST.
P Staff = 09
GS Staff = 10
Total Staff = 19
DRIV/CLERK/
MES
DRIV/CLERK/
MES
MES/REPROD
MID Accreditation Area
Afghanistan AFG
Lebanon
LEB
Bahrain
BAH
Libya
LIB
Cyprus
CYP
Oman
OMA
Egypt
EGY
Pakistan
PAK
Iran
IRA
Qatar
QAT
Iraq
IRQ
Saudi Arabia KSA
Israel
ISR
Sudan
SUD
Jordan
JOR
Syria
SYR
Kuwait
KUW
UAE
UAE
Yemen
YEM
Middle East Region Major Traffic Flows
Flows are intended to show area
of origin, destination, and approximate
flight paths. They do not accurately
portray ATS routes
LEGEND
Major Traffic Flows
Low density routes,
seasonal high density
Area covered by MID CNS/ATM
Plan
Air Transport Activities
The air transport sector of the Middle East and
North Africa in 2006 registered a record growth
of 12 percent representing the world’s fastest
growing region.
This high growth is expected to continue
through the next 20 years. This growth however
is not equally distributed throughout the region
but concentrated in the Gulf States.
Remarkable Traffic Growth
The region has benefited from strong economic
growth driven by:
high oil prices.
growing world air transport industry.
Future growth will be driven by:
an increasing number of tourist estimated by
the World Tourism Organization to grow at
an average rate of 5 percent per year through
2020.
Future Growth Challenges
This future growth will have to face the following
challenges:
Economic and security risks.
Increasing competition.
Uneven development of regulatory frameworks.
Aging facilities in some States.
History of wars and neglect in others.
This, coupled with economic stagnation and
recessions in several States will be the impediments to
the development of the air industry.
Infrastructure investments
In line with the industry growth, states have realized the need
to increase airport capacity and currently plan airport
investments of nearly USD 30 billion.
This will raise airport passenger capacity from around 170
million to 480 million per year.
Most of this added capacity will take place in the Gulf where
five mega airport projects (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and
Jeddah) will add capacity of 270 million passengers per year at
an estimated cost of USD 26 billion.
The new Dubai World Central International Airport is set to
become the region’s largest with a planned capacity of 120
million passengers per year.
Airport Privatization
Most of the region airports are owned and
operated by national governments.
However national authorities are beginning to
realize that to cope with demand, the private
sector has to be allowed to play a certain role
either by:
increasing efficiency through management
contracts, or
by building new airports under build-operatetransfer (BOT) contracts.
Major Challenges Facing the
Region
Despite the good performance of the sector during
the past few years and the anticipated growth over the
coming years, the sector faces many challenges:
Air transport capacities, volumes and expansion projects are
concentrated in the Gulf region.
Passenger air travel and cargo shipments in the Gulf States
have developed much faster than elsewhere.
Ongoing expansion projects of airports and airlines
emphasize long-haul networks between the gulf and global
destinations with much smaller increases in capacities for
intra-regional routes.
Inter-regional air transport among States through low-cost
carriers is still relatively underdeveloped.
ICAO’s Assistance to MID States
in the field of Air Transport
Disseminating information and encouraging States’
use of ICAO guidance material.
Encouraging attendance at ICAO air transport events.
Following up on air transport programmes and
developments in States.
Assisting States to implement Annexes related SARPs.
Coordinating, assisting and organizing/conducting
workshops and seminars.
Encouraging adoption by States of ICAO ENV
policies.
Collecting information and encouraging opportune
reporting.
ICAO’s Assistance to MID States
(cont.)
Encouraging States to register new air services agreements
and other documents.
Encouraging and assisting States to develop and implement
harmonized contingency measures to prevent from the spread
of disease by air travelers.
Coordinating with States, air traffic data collection.
Encouraging the development of business cases and financial
analysis for planning and implementation of air navigation
systems; and
Assisting MIDANPIRG with air traffic forecasting for the
development of air navigation plans.
Organizing Workshops and Seminars (next Traffic
Forecasting workshop in Bahrain from 28-30 Oct. 2007).
FUTURE WORK
ICAO Will continue to:
monitor regulatory and industry developments, to analyze
emerging trends and issues, and provide information to
States.
keep existing policy guidance on economic regulation
current and responsive; and where required or
appropriate, develop new policy and guidance material to
facilitate and assist States in liberalization.
take a proactive approach to involve States, the industry
and other interested parties in the promotion and
implementation of ICAO’s policy framework and practical
guidance related to economic regulation and liberalization
(such as those on safety and security responsibilities, and
liberalization of airline ownership and control).
FUTURE WORK (cont.)
ICAO will continue to:
foster cooperation with other international
organizations to address issues of common interest in
the air transport field.
organize workshops, seminars or symposia to provide a
forum for States on economic policy issues; and
explore new avenues to facilitate liberalization.
promote ICAO policies on taxation and address
emerging issues on taxation or charges as required,
including those relating to the environment.
International Civil Aviation Organization
Middle East Regional Office