The Ministry of Aviation has organized a day’s in-house training for its staff as part of efforts to ensure that they gain in-depth knowledge on the operations of the agencies under the Ministry. Opening the session, the sector Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah underscored the need for the training and indicated that the newly created sector … Read more
In as much as Ghana strives to become the aviation hub in the West Africa sub region, quality of air navigation equipment and services will not be compromised, the Aviation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, has said. Though the aerospace of Ghana, in the view of the minister, is one of the best in the world, air … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underscored the importance of the aviation industry to development, indicating that Ghana would upgrade its infrastructure to reap the sector’s benefits. He said one of the biggest obstacles to boosting trade on both the regional and continental scale was the absence of good connection and good infrastructure that “connects … Read more
The President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu, has made an appeal to President Akufo-Addo to lead the efforts within West Africa to develop the aviation industry. According to him, time has come for West Africa, and, indeed, Africa to contribute effectively to, and take its pride of place in … Read more
The Minister of Aviation, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says the ministry has started receiving proposals from interested investors who want to partner the government to establish a national airline. Although she declined to give details of the number of proposals received, she said the plan of the government was to establish a national airline based … Read more
Kenya must still clear several regulatory hurdles before direct or nonstop flights to the United States can begin, officials in Washington have indicated. The Category 1 designation awarded last month by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was the result of an assessment of Kenya itself, not any particular airlines or airports, FAA spokeswoman Alison … Read more
The Aviation Ministry has received a number of proposals from investors seeking to partner government in the establishment of a new national airline. The sector ministry, which is seeking to establish a national airline under a public-private-partnership (PPP) arrangement in order to realize the vision of making Ghana an aviation hub in the sub-region, is … Read more
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it is optimistic of meeting the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) technical requirements for the restoration of Ghana’s FAA Category one status by end of this year. “The FAA is helping us work on our manuals and offering some technical support and training. I am confident that … Read more
I read with deep concern the article published on Manasseh’s folder on a very sensitive and potentially divisive subject of love for Northerners by political players. In the said article, Manasseh created an erroneous impression that the Love of Northerners by the current President and the Governing NDC party has nothing to show in terms … Read more
Just like other products, Africa has become a scrapyard for aircraft that have outlived their usefulness in Europe, Thabani Mthiyane, CEO of South Africa’s Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) has said, calling on leaders on the continent to take their seat at the decision making table. In an interview with the B&FT in Accra, Thabani … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has begun looking at the possibility of decoupling the regulatory and air navigational service functions of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in line with international best practice and to ensure operational efficiency. The GCAA, which is the industry regulator, is also in-charge of Air Navigation Service provision within the Accra … Read more