Month: August 2021

27th Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo The operators of Vienna International Airport have decided not to go ahead with plans to build a new air bridge with three gates capable of handling the Airbus A380. Since the airport upgraded one of its terminals to handle the A380 in 2014, only Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has used Gate D27 on the West Pier for the giant plane. Once Airbus announced that it would be […]

21st Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo The staff of the Civil Aviation Authority has expressed concern about what they said is the deteriorating state of aviation safety in the country. According to the staff, the encroachment on aviation lands will cause a problem in the future. In an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, Spokesperson for the Workers Union of the GCAA, William Wilberforce Amoako, illustrated how the National Cathedral project and its […]

4th Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo Africa has made major strides in developing airports of an international caliber as the continent angles itself to attract global investment and spur economic growth. Africa's busiest airports have been measured by the total number of passenger flights defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers as per the data obtained from the Airports Council International (ACI). Here are the top 5 largest airports in […]

29th Jan 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed sadness over the passing of three South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) employees who died in a plane crash. The Cessna S550 Citation S/II crashed into the Duteniqua mountains in the Western Cape yesterday morning. The two males and one female crew onboard the light aircraft were on duty at the time. They were traveling from George Airport […]

23rd Jan 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu The executives and members of the Ghana Association of Aviation Training Organizations (GAATO) paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda on the 17th of January, 2020 to wish him a happy new year and deliberate on the association's programs for the year 2020. Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda, on behalf of the Aviation Ministry, welcomed the GAATO executives and the members. He congratulated them […]

24th Dec 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Accra, 23rd December, 2019 - The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) wishes to notify passengers travelling by air of potential challenges to the smooth operations of airlines during the Harmattan season. The Harmattan, a dry and dusty wind which engulfs West Africa from late November until March, tends to intensify during the months of January and February. The poor visibility conditions arising from this phenomenon could, in […]

19th Dec 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu The Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Route Lab and Continuous Climb/Continuous Descend Development (CCO/CDO) and Implementation workshop is taking place at the Ghana Civil Aviation Training Academy(GATA) which is being hosted by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority in Accra. It started on Monday, December 16, 2019, with about 150 participants from the aviation sector. During the welcome remarks, the Director General, Ign. Simon Allotey, […]

13th Dec 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu The federal government has suspended the operations of Turkish Airlines in Nigeria due to the airline's perceived poor treatment of passengers. The directive, which was given through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, will continue "if no remedial action is carried out by the airline." According to a letter by the Acting Director-General, NCAA, Abdullahi Sidi, it expressed displeasure about the rampant cases "of not […]

29th Nov 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Do you know how services are provided to you at the airport? Watch our exclusive interview with the SITA Vice President for the Middle East, India and Africa, Mr. Jihad Boueri. This will give insight to passengers, airlines and airport operators across the air transport industry on how air transport processes can be seamlessly managed. LS: Kindly give us a brief history about SITA […]