The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is at the forefront of aviation safety, with a focus on the allocation of 24-bit addresses and interrogator identification codes for Secondary Surveillance Radar Mode S. This innovative technology promises to enhance aircraft identification and separation within the airspace, ultimately improving aviation safety. In...
Who in their right senses will derail an industry with such promising future? Yes, just as anything in this world, aviation has suffered its good and bad sides as it evolved from the early 19th or 20th century to date. It has also had its fair share of ups and...
British Airways’ has launched a new route thus from London Gatwick to Accra, to give travellers more choice of flight times and airports. On October 29, 2023, the first flight from London Gatwick to Accra touched down at Kotoka International Airport (ACC). This means that British Airways will now be operating...
The Deputy Minister of Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has revealed that the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted an initial licence for the eagerly awaited national carrier. This approval follows the entry into an agreement with a private group, the deputy minister told journalists on the sidelines of a ceremony...
Emirates Inflight Meal Preordering Service is now live across 92 routes globally, with 30 new routes including Riyadh, Jeddah, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kuala Lumpur offering the service from today. More than 10,000 preorders have already been delivered on over 3,000 flights, and more than 600 meal preorders are made...
Nigeria’s Ibom Air has commenced regional operations, with Accra being its first destination. The Akwa Ibom state-owned airline’s inaugural flight from Lagos to Accra on 17 October 2023, offered travellers a new gateway to explore the vibrant West African region. “This is a demonstration of our confidence in Ghana’s aviation industry...
Captain Victor Kwesi Amoah, an airline captain and motivator, highlights another episode of aviation history in an exclusive interview with B&FT. When did we as passengers and the non-travelling public feel the existence of air-laws? In order to get the insight of how passengers began to see regulations, it is refreshing...
…with additional award for Economy Class amenity kit Emirates has recently been crowned - as the 2024 APEX World Class Airline winner for mastering guest experience and delivering outstanding customer service - at the 2024 APEX/IFSA Awards held in Long Beach, California. Evaluated through a comprehensive audit for quality of...
The Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Mrs. Pamela Djamson-Tettey, has urged staff and stakeholders to renew their commitment to ‘Team Service’ to place Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on the global map. She said this at the launch of the 2023 Customer Service Week being celebrated globally from...
In an exclusive interaction with B&FT, Captain Victor Kwesi Amoah, an aviation mentor and enthusiast, highlights another chapter of the enviable history of global aviation. Q. I am eager to learn more on the laws; shall we continue? Yes, before we continue I even want to emphasise some other conventions that...

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