The final effectiveness of an oversight agency can be measured according to its ability to allow for growth in throughput (that is, passengers) and safety in terms of incidents and accidents. The latter is where Sub-Saharan Africa by many accounts is at the bottom of the scale. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) places Sub-Saharan Africa as the second highest in Western-built jet hull losses, second only to the newly independent states in Central Europe (see figure 3.1 for Africa’s ranking amongst the world). This ranking, however, is not necessarily agreed upon by other industry experts, who still see Africa as being in fact the worst.23
Figure 3.1 Western-built jet aircraft hull loss rate by operator region in 2006, as analyzed by IATA
