Aviation industry regulator, the Ghana Civil Aviation authority (GCAA), is to meet all dormant airlines by the end of this month to ascertain the cause of their inactivity and collectively decide on a roadmap for resumption of their operations. “We are meeting them to find out their current situation so...
Operating profit (EBIT) of €14.98 million in 2017 (IFRS standard) Net result of €3.57 million (IFRS) Market share increased by 1.4 p.p. (+ 1.3 million passengers) Passenger growth of 15% and 16.5% in January and February 2018 1 million passengers (+17.3%) leading to a record seat load factor...
The Minister of Aviation, Madam Cecilia Dapaah, has disclosed that, almost defunct domestic airline, Starbow has been directed to retrain and ensure that it employs qualified and certified staff. According to the Aviation Minister, the Starbow one of the two domestic airliner which was in operation, has also been directed...
Togbe Afede XIV, the founder and co-chairman of Africa World Airlines (AWA) has called for an expeditious investigation into the circumstances leading to the murder of Prince Kwabena Kumi, an aircraft maintenance engineer of the indigenous airline. He made the call when he led a delegation of the airlines’ executives...
Addis-Ababa based Ethiopian Airlines  will start operating into Accra, Ghana with the new generation  ultra-modern wide body Airbus A350 starting  November 14, 2017. The Airbus A350 was introduced last year and Ethiopian Airlines in its tradition of being the first in Africa picked up some of the planes. The airline in...
Amandi Holding Limited, contractors working on the Ho Airport project, will officially hand over the facility to government in March, this year. This follows the completion of work on the $25 million project funded by the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to boost economic activities and tourism in the Volta...
Dozens of investors have submitted proposals to the Aviation Ministry to partner government in the development of various on-ground aviation infrastructure, Ms. Cecilia Daapah, Aviation Minister has said. ” The Aviation Ministry is Inundated with various infrastructure proposals and they are carefully being considered,” Ms. Dapaah said at the official...
Mr. Kwabena Okyere Darko (MP), Deputy Minister of Aviation, has disclosed that about 20 international and local airlines have expressed interest in partnering government for the establishment of a new national carrier. Mr. Okyere Darko, who represented the sector minister, Ms. Cecilia Dapaah, at the welcome ceremony to receive Ethiopian...
The African Import Export Bank (Afreximbank) and the Russian Export Center (REC) has begun a series of roadshows under a new partnership in Nairobi that will raise the profile of Russian aircraft and helicopters in Africa. The roadshows, which will feature presentations, will showcase a range of cutting-edge Russian aircraft...
On the occasion of Namibia's Independence Day, the Ghana-Namibia Friendship Association has released a statement to commemorate the day and foster partnership between both countries in areas of tourism and business. A statement signed by former High Commissioner of Ghana to Namibia and Chairman of the association, Harruna Attah, welcomed the "resumption...