“Together, let’s open up the skies of Africa, and together let’s integrate Africa. By so doing, we will build stronger and more resilient economies.” – Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on African countries to implement the 1999 Yamoussoukro agreement for...
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...
Unique Insurance Company Limited in partnership with the Afro Asian Assistance a fully owned subsidiary of Trust Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies from Bahrain has launched the first online travel insurance policy in Ghana for air travelers. The policy which covers travelers, no matter which part of...
The monthly disinfection of the country's airports is helping to build resilience in the control of the COVID-19 disease, a Vector Control Officer of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, King Jonas Wonder, has underscored. He said the disinfection operation complements all other measures put in place by the central government in the...
…. flights to be disinfected at city airports before departure Domestic Airline operators, in adherence to the presidential directives on the wearing of nose mask at public places, have made it compulsory for all passenger to wear face masks and carry personal hand sanitisers throughout their journey. The move is...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets in May, showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market. But capacity remains unable to meet demand as a result of the loss of belly cargo operations on passenger aircraft that have been parked. ...
Parliament has unanimously passed the Air Navigation Services Agency (ANSA) bill to decouple Ghana’s air navigation service unit from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). This follows a decade and a half of advocacy by aviation industry players for the country to follow best international practices. The International Civil Aviation Organisation...
The Captain of Ghana’s senior national soccer team, the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan,  is to establish an airline to be known as Baby Jet Airlines . The football ace has been granted an Air Carrier License (ACL) by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and is now working to start...
President Akuffo-Addo has announced that the Kotoka International Airport will reopen and resume operations from Tuesday, 1st September 2020. This decision, according to the President, has been communicated to international airlines. He said “It has been well-established that the very first cases of COVID-19 in Ghana were imported into our shores....
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is celebrating women by showcasing diversity and how integral they are to the operational and technical roles in the Group. As part of the recognition, a video documents and provides a ‘behind the scene’ look at women employees across various Emirates Business...