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9th Girls in Aviation Day Celebrated at the Kotoka International Airport

In celebration of the 9th Girls in Aviation Day, a group of 220 female Senior High School (SHS) students received a comprehensive education to the aviation industry. The one-day event, hosted by Kotoka International Airport (KIA) over the weekend, welcomed students from various high schools, including Accra Girls Senior High School, Tema Senior High School (Temasco), Ola Girls, Lashibi, and Afia Kobi Senior High Schools. Accompanied by their teachers, the […]

todaySeptember 25, 2023 134 1

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Ghana Airports Advise on the Use of the New Terminal at the Tamale Airport

Ghana Airports Company Limited has advised all airlines operating to and from the Tamale Airport to move their operations to the new terminal starting Saturday 29th July 2023. This forms part of preparations to start full operation of flights from the new Tamale Airport Terminal effective 31st July 2023, as part of a gradual migration from the old terminal. The objective is to manage the risks associated with the transfer […]

todayJuly 31, 2023 114

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GACL Issues Statement on Incident at Terminal 3 Departure Frontage

A statement sited on Ghana Airports Company Limited's social media accounts gives account on how a woman let loose her anger on a KIA car park attendant at the front of the Terminal 3 departure hall at the Kotoka International Airport. The statement reads, "On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at about 10:45 am, a female foreigner parked on the Pedestrian crossing at Terminal 3 departure frontage, Kotoka International Airport (KIA). […]

todayJuly 14, 2022 387 1

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GACL confirms death of passenger who arrived on United Airlines at KIA

The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has confirmed that on Friday, June 17, 2022, a middle-aged male passenger arrived onboard United Airlines at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) from Dulles International Airport Washington at approximately 10:20 am in the company of a relative. A statement issued by management of GACL on Saturday, June 18 stated that, the passenger was reported to have complained of tiredness and had difficulty in breathing. […]

todayJune 19, 2022 313 1

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Capt. Quainoo of Emirates fame joins McDan Aviation

Captain Solomon Kwakye Quainoo, a celebrated Ghanaian pilot,  has joined the country’s foremost indigenous aviation service provider, McDan Aviation Services. His addition to the McDan team, which runs the country’s first private jet terminal situated in Terminal One of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, is consistent with the company’s goal of attracting the best names to develop the local aviation industry. Capt. Quainoo gained international recognition when in […]

todayMay 22, 2022 226 1 2

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Funding is needed to Sustain BAGAIA – BAGAIA Commissioner

The commissioner of the Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA), Engr. Charles Irikefe Erhueh, on Monday, urged all member states to ensure that there is adequate funding for the organization. He said this at the technical committee meeting at Kempinsky Hotel, Accra on 8th November, 2021 where committee members met to deliberate on the future of investigating accidents in the sub-region on a theme "The Harmonization of the BAGAIA […]

todayNovember 9, 2021 81 1

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Video: Breast Cancer Awareness is important for Girls in Aviation – WAI President

The President of Women in Aviation - Ghana Chapter, Mrs. Juliet Wiafe has stressed the importance of breast cancer awareness for Girls in Aviation. She stressed this point during the breast cancer awareness seminar and screening organized by the Women in Aviation (WAI) – Ghana Chapter in partnership with Delta Airlines, Ghana and Breast Care International on the 21st October, 2021 to commemorate the breast cancer month of October at […]

todayNovember 2, 2021 80 1

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Breast Cancer is no Respecter of Age, early detection can save lives

Breast cancer does not respect age because it affects both young and old. This statement came about when the Women in Aviation - Ghana Chapter in partnership with Delta Airlines, Ghana and Breast Care International organized a breast cancer awareness seminar and screening on the 21st October, 2021 to commemorate the breast cancer month of October at the Kotoka International Airport, Terminal Two. According to the President of Breast Care […]

todayOctober 22, 2021 86 1

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GCAA issues a statement on the KLM bird strike incident

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued a statement with regard to the KLM bird strike incident which occurred on Friday, 3rd September 2021 at the the Kotoka International Airport, Accra. A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight KL 590 was forced to reject its take-off run from the Kotoka International Airport following a bird strike close to the Boeing 777-300ER’s windshield. The flight was headed for Amsterdam when the […]

todaySeptember 5, 2021 231 2

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