Aviation News

17th Mar 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu Kotoka International Airport (KIA) - Ghana, became the recipient of two prestigious awards for the first time. This was announced by the global airport customer experience measurement and benchmarking body, Airport Council International (ACI). The ACI World revealed the…

15th Mar 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu This travel advisory comes in the wake of Ghana recording six (6) coronavirus cases known as COVID-19 in just 4 days from Thursday the 12th of March till now. Find below the advice to the world 1. All travel to…

10th Mar 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has suspended temporarily all foreign travels for all public officials, as part of measures Government has taken to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a…

28th Feb 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu Nigeria has announced that it has recorded its first case of coronavirus. This is the third confirmed case in Africa, after one apiece Egypt and Algeria, and the first in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lagos has a population of over 20 million people…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…