civil aviation

The Department of Transport has gazetted a draft policy on civil aviation for input by 22 June 2025.

Shaped by international agreements and regional frameworks, the proposed new policy focuses on the following key objectives:

improved aviation security (including the establishment of an independent accident investigation authority)
national security risk mitigation (by ensuring that only South Africa’s Air Traffic & Navigation Services is mandated to deal with airspace management)
strategic national airport infrastructure development (ensuring integration into the broader transport network)
economic growth and innovation (by promoting ‘integrated planning for airport cities’)
environmental protection (focusing on measures for reducing aviation carbon emissions)
economic regulation, including:
- a review of the regulatory ‘till system’, and
- implementing ‘risk sharing mechanisms during tariff determination’
‘an airfreight strategy to enhance competitiveness and infrastructure development’
in the context of international air transport, ‘regulat(ing) co-terminalisation and stopover rights to protect the domestic market’
quality aviation services for passengers with special needs
promoting ‘a co-ordinated approach … (to) managing state-owned aviation assets’
developing ‘a differentiated system of air traffic service charges for non-commercial activities’, and
formulating a national transformation strategy for the sector (to promote skills development and inclusivity).

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Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch

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