·         Airline also named Middle East’s Best Economy Class and the overall Travellers' Choice Major Airline for the Middle East Emirates' unmatched First-Class travel experience was given double honours at the 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines, winning the World's Best First-Class award as well as Middle East's...
Patricia Mawuli is Ghana's first female civilian pilot and the first woman in West Africa certified to build and maintain rotax engines. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Patricia Mawuli is Ghana's first female civilian pilot She is also the first woman in West Africa certified to build and maintain Rotax engines Mawuli grew...
The Founder and Co-Chairman of Africa World Airline (AWA), Togbe Afede XIV, has revealed plans to establish a pilot training school and an aircraft maintenance facility in the Volta Region capital, Ho, alongside operationalisation of the newly completed Ho Airport. According to him, construction of the school and maintenance facility is geared...
The appointment of the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Yaw Kwakwa, has been terminated. A letter from the Transport Ministry dated January 31, 2022, said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed that the MD’s appointment be terminated with immediate effect.   More soon
PHI Century Ltd., a company that provides aviation transportation services in Ghana and West Africa, has completed the registration of its Sikorsky S-92A fleet of helicopters with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). This marks the end of a painstaking assessment process where the operational and maintenance history, as...
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) celebrated its 37th anniversary on May 16, marking a great milestone for the organisation in providing world-class regulation and air navigation services for the aviation industry. Ing. Charles Ebo Kraikue, Director-General of the GCAA, highlighted the Authority’s efforts to modernise its infrastructure and provide...
British Airways  (BA) is expanding its daily London (Heathrow) - Accra - London (Heathrow) route by introducing three extra flights. These additional flights will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, landing at London's Gatwick Airport. In an interview with B&FT, Moran Birger, the Head of Sales for Africa, Middle...
Ghana’s exceptional and outstanding contributions to aviation training within the sub-region was, recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), with the UN specialized agency honoring the West African nation with its prestigious TRAINAIR PLUS Silver membership award. The award was jointly presented to the Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori...
Nigeria will reopen its airports for international flights from Aug. 29, its aviation minister said on Monday. The airports have been closed since March 23 to all but essential international flights as part of the country's efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said four flights will begin...
Following the collapse of Ghana Airways and Ghana International Airlines (GIA), Ghanaians have long sought for a national carrier that will restore our national pride and fly our national flag around the world. Thus it was with much joy that I received the news in 2019 that Ghana had signed...