Africa
In international comparison, aviation in Africa is seriously lagging behind in terms of growth, safety, and efficiency, despite the fact that it could play a key role in the economic development of the continent. One of the obstacles to the emergence of a modern and efficient air transport system is often identified as the insufficient implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision, which was supposed to liberalize intra-continental air services among all African countries. A strong focus of the IBRD and IDA air transport projects is in Africa where the Bank also provides policy reform recommendation and technical assistance.
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East Asia & Pacific
For the East Asia and Pacific region which has a sustainable annual growth of over 7% for the past few years, the World Bank’s strategy is focused on supporting government programs through a combination of lending and high value added services and knowledge transfer.
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Europe & Central Asia
In Europe and Central Asia, improving air safety and security is of paramount importance and will require multi-country cooperation in oversight and investment. Large scale aviation reforms and investments (separation of airlines, airports, and air traffic management operations) are being implemented in many Europe and Central Asia countries. Fleet renewal is critical for most operators in order to improve safety and to access international markets. Concessions and privatization will be considered in the next steps. Phasing out subsidies to airlines and exposing them to increasingly liberal market conditions would lead to improved efficiency and, under competent management, to successful privatization.
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Latin America & Caribbean
Airlines, airports, and logistics serving the region follow its economic development trend. After experiencing an increase in traffic volume, the region's airports and air carriers are now trying to meet international standards in terms of providing safer and more convenient air transport.
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Middle East & North Africa
The air transport sector plays an important role in the economies of the Middle East and North Africa region. It is essential to meet the objectives of accelerating economic development through export led growth, creating jobs and reducing vulnerability and exclusion. In general, air transport systems in the MENA region are relatively well developed with facilities of air transport network. The quality of air transport infrastructure is, however, often deficient and cannot support growing, modern economies.
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South Asia
The World Bank’s support for this region includes technical assistance for the region’s civil aviation authority capacity building as well as infrastructure investment. For countries like Afghanistan, its major challenge is post-war reconstruction to promote economic recovery and development.
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