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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 153 1

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Press Release: GCAA Assures the Public on Aviation Safety and Security amidst the Row Regarding the Emergency Landing of Delta Airlines Flight DL157

Accra, 11th September 2023 - The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) wishes to confirm that on Friday, September 8, 2023, Delta Airlines flight DL157 that departed Accra enroute to New York, United States of America with 215 passengers and 6 crew members had to make an emergency landing in Terceira Island, Portugal due to technical challenges. While en-route to its final destination from Accra, the aircraft experienced some technical challenges […]

todaySeptember 11, 2023 210 1

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37 years of world-class regulation and air navigation services within the aviation industry – DG of GCAA

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) celebrated its 37th anniversary on Tuesday with the theme 37 years of world-class regulation and air navigation services within the aviation industry. ING. Charles Ebo Krakuie, the Director General of the GCAA said that, ''for thirty-seven years, GCAA has proudly provided world-class regulation and air navigation services within the aviation industry, connecting people and cultures from all world regions.'' He made mention that the […]

todayMay 18, 2023 76

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Ghana Homebased Carrier to Get an Air Operators Certificate in a Couple of Weeks – DG GCAA

The wait for the Ghana Homebased carrier to start operations is almost over as the carrier is at the last stage of certification to get an Air Operators Certificate (AOC). According to the Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Ing. Charles Kraikue, at the just ended aviation stakeholders' breakfast meeting today the 15th of December, 2022, the new airline is at the last stage in getting an AOC. […]

todayDecember 15, 2022 258

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Software meant to enhance Aviation Safety out doored at AIB event

A technology software meant to enhance aviation safety by providing real time tracking performance and predict incident-occurrence on aircraft has been introduced to stakeholders in the country’s aviation space. Known as the In-Flight Safety Monitoring System (Star-ISMS), the technology when installed would enable an airline to enhance its commitment to high standards of safety for passengers on board. The Star-ISMS holds the capability to extract big data from an aircraft’s […]

todayNovember 18, 2022 162 1

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Delta Air Lines B767-332 N195DN banned from flying to Ghana – Ghana Civil Aviation Authority

Delta Air Lines plane B767-332 with registration number N195DN has been banned by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority from flying to Ghana. This decision came about as a result of the Airlines' failure to investigate and work on the technical issues involving that particular plane.   About a month ago, July 25th, the aircraft N195DN enroute to Accra had to return to JFK mid flight when the crew of the […]

todayAugust 22, 2022 1519

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Ing. Charles Kraikue Takes Over as Director-General of GCAA

10th Aug 2020 | Adwoa Sasu At a special ceremony in Accra, the outgoing Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Ing. Simon Allotey, handed over leadership of the Authority to Ing. Charles Kraikue, who, until his appointment was a Deputy Director-General for Technical Services at GCAA. The ceremony was witnessed by the Minister for Aviation, Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda, who congratulated Ing. Kraikue on his appointment. Presenting plaques […]

todayAugust 17, 2021 193

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Ing. Simon Allotey retires from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority after 24 years of service

5th Jul 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu The Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Ing. Simon Allotey, will be retiring from the Authority on 31st July 2020. He will hand over his responsibilities to the Deputy Director-General (Technical), Ing. Charles Kraikue, who has been appointed to act as the Director- General of the Authority by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Prior to his appointment as Director-General of GCAA in 2015, […]

todayAugust 17, 2021 161

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