To our valued Stakeholders,
Compliments of the season!
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) would like to thank its valued Stakeholders for the unwavering support, collaborations, and feedback in 2024. Thank you for all the interactions and engagements during workshops, exhibitions, and various events.
As we make a touchdown, closing the year 2024, we look back and reflect, not only on the successes, milestones, and achievements but we also draw lessons from the challenges we faced along the way.
Key Aviation Infrastructure Projects
The Authority, with support from the Government of Zimbabwe, completed and commissioned the following key aviation infrastructure projects to further ensure improved airspace and air traffic management:
- The Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) System, and
- Air Traffic Control (ATC) Communications System.
This aviation infrastructure is key in creating an enabling environment for the development of air transport, and full implementation of the Open Skies Policy in line with the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) paving the way for the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).
Aviation Training Academy of Zimbabwe (ATAZ)
In November 2024, the Aviation Training Academy of Zimbabwe (ATAZ) was audited by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and successfully attained the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS – Bronze Member status as an Approved Training Organization (ATO).
This is expected to upgrade the rating of ATAZ as an aviation academy spreading its wings as an ATO regionally and internationally.
Air Transport Development
As part of the Authority’s mandate of promoting and facilitating the growth of the aviation industry as guided by the National Development Strategy (NDS1), several Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were signed with different States at the ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2024) conference and the following key outcomes were delivered:
- The existing Air Service Agreement (ASA) with South Africa was reviewed to allow for the removal of frequency restrictions from 150 flights per week to unlimited frequencies by the local airlines of both countries. This will give the airlines flexibility to increase frequencies and use any equipment which suits the market demands.
- Air Service Agreements were finalised and signed with the respective governments of the State of Kuwait, Rwanda and the Republic of Chad.
- Air Service Agreements with Malawi, Malaysia and the Gambia were also reviewed to allow for multiple airline designations, unrestricted frequencies and capacity for both passenger and cargo services.
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
In line with the collective global aspirational vision to reduce CO2 emissions in international aviation by 5% by year 2030, through aviation cleaner energy, a Feasibility Study was done in Zimbabwe by ICAO on its project on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), and the report noted that Zimbabwe holds the technical capacity to deploy the production of SAF and co-products, and that there are fourteen (14) potential feedstocks available in Zimbabwe for conversion to SAF.
Following this report, CAAZ on behalf of the State, hosted the Aviation Environment Protection Workshop: ICAO-UK ACT-SAF Assistance Project to Zimbabwe for the Business Implementation Study on the Promotion of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). Results and recommendations of this study will be communicated in due course.
Corporate Governance Compliance
This year, CAAZ held two Annual General Meetings for the fiscal years ended 31 December 2020 and 2021 in September and December 2024 respectively in line with the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act [Chapter 10:31]. The Authority has committed to finalise and bring up to date the legacy issue of outstanding audited financial statements and Annual General Meetings for fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024 by 30 June 2025.
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On behalf of the Board, Management and Staff of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe, we look forward to a growth trajectory in air travel.
Here’s to wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous 2025!!!
