Africa Aviation: Challenges and Opportunities
- This study sought to apply the Structure Conduct Performance paradigm to Africa´s air transport landscape in general. To do that, it examines the past, present, and future expectations of four of Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest aviation economies, namely South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Secondary data containing historical passenger traffic was analysed, and predictions for growth in the next ten years were proposed. The findings suggest that the experience of the existing liberalization initiatives, such as the Yamoussoukro Declaration (YD), has produced less than expected benefits. However, the future of aviation in Africa is somewhat positive, with a growth trajectory expected to follow a linear and gradual path supported by various initiatives, including the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA). The study’s contribution is to illuminate the current discourse on the aviation sector in Africa through the Structure-Conduct-Performance theory paradigm and suggests a conceptual model that could be applied to future studies relating to aviation in Africa.
Document Type: | Conference Object |
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Language: | English |
Author: | Simon Peter Njoroge, Eyden Samunderu |
Parent Title (English): | Bode, Umuerri (Eds.): Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa – Conference Proceedings 2020 |
Number of pages: | 24 |
First Page: | 110 |
Last Page: | 133 |
ISBN: | 978-3-96043-083-4 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-53701 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.18418/978-3-96043-083-4_110 |
Publishing Institution: | Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg |
Date of first publication: | 2021/04/08 |
Keyword: | Africa; Air transport; Liberalization; SCP; Strategy |
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC): | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
Conference volumes: | Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa / Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa, Sankt Augustin, Germany, 19–20 February 2020 |
Entry in this database: | 2021/04/08 |
Licence (Multiple languages): | In Copyright (Urheberrechtsschutz) |