The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have renewed commitments to facilitate trade by air through regular inter-agency engagements for the benefit of exporters and importers.
The two state agencies made the pledge when the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Benonita Bismarck...
Relatively few confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa. Less air travel might be a factor after most countries closed their borders. But more are starting to resume passenger flights.;
As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good:...
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.
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President Akufo-Addo has appointed Ing. Charles Kraikue as the new acting Director General for the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to replace Ing. Simon Allotey who will be proceeding on retirement at the end of this month (31st July 2020). Mr. Kraikue is the immediate past Deputy Director-General, and...
COVID-19’s impact on the aviation sector has been vast and the recovery time is likely to be lengthy. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has predicted that airlines will lose US$314billion in revenue this year – almost three times greater than its original ‘worst-case scenario’ prediction in March 2020.
Airlines around the world typically...
For Kenyan-based safari operator Safarilink, June is the busiest time of year, as the company’s small planes ferry tourists to national parks in Kenya and Tanzania to witness the majestic annual migration of 2 million animals.
This year, the coronavirus outbreak has brought those adventures in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and...
Emirates SkyCargo has grown its operations in Africa to include Accra, and businesses can now benefit from weekly cargo flights from Accra to Dubai starting 25 June, 2020.
The airline has established this short term schedule which utilizes the belly hold capacity on its wide body Boeing 777-300 ER passenger aircraft.
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New protocols to open travel for UAE citizens, residents and international visitors, with clear measures to protect the health and safety of communities
Emirates has welcomed the latest air travel protocols that will facilitate international travel...
Adds frequencies on 14 existing routes in July, offering more travel options
New protocols to ease travel for UAE citizens and residents, reflect UAE’s well-planned approach to resuming travel and other economic activities
Emirates last week announced it will offer scheduled flights for travellers in 10 more cities: Colombo (from...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Offices for African States are united in their call to governments in Africa to rapidly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity to ensure the safe and harmonised restart...