Category: Transport
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Goldstar Air to begin operations by 2016 third quarter
Wholly owned Ghanaian Airline, Goldstar Air is set to commence operations by the third quarter of this year. Citi Business News understands the airline which has been battling with issues of clearance from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority for about two years now, has finally commenced processes for its Air Carrier License. The move when…
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Aviation industry is safe despite encroachment of airport lands – GCAA
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, has allayed fears that the encroachment of airport lands will have dire consequences on the country’s aviation industry. The Authority has rather blamed the takeover of parts of its lands on challenges with title deeds. According to the GCAA, the situation has also resulted in many law suits which…
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Ghana risks judgement debts over invasion of airport lands – GCAA
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, and for that matter government risks paying huge judgement debts running into several millions of cedis if authorities fail to step in to stop an invasion of lands belonging to the Authority. This is the fear expressed among workers of the GCAA. Their concerns follow what they refer to…
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GCAA to issue new directives on use of ‘drones’ in Ghana
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is set to issue New Directives on the requirements for the registration and use of ‘drones’ in Ghana. The drones which is technically known as ‘remotely piloted aircraft system’ is among other things meant to serve as a directive to supplement the provisions of the Ghana Civil Aviation (Safety)…
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Fuel prices likely to go up by 2%
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has indicated that fuel prices are likely to increase during the second pricing window for the month of June. According to the chamber information and figures it has gathered from industry players suggest that prices are likely to be adjusted upwards by some 2 percent on current pump prices. In…
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Blackout hits Kotoka International Airport
Passengers at the arrival hall of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) were on Saturday afternoon left in total darkness for close to an hour after power supply to certain parts of the airport went off. The power cut which happened around four o’clock in the afternoon, brought activities at portions of terminal two to a…
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More International airlines expected to suspend flights to Nigeria
More international airlines are expected to suspend their flights to Nigeria due to foreign currency restrictions that have locked up nearly $1 billion of revenue in the west African nation. Two international airlines, Iberia and United Airlines have so far suspended flights to Nigeria – Iberia suspended flights in May and United Airlines’ suspension is…
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Uber commences operations in Ghana
American multinational online transportation network, Uber will commence operations in Ghana this Saturday, June 11, 2016. Uber which launched its operations in Ghana today [Wednesday] says its service will for now be only available in Accra. Ghana joins about 7 other African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya which currently have the service.…
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Ghana seeks international airline giants to partner national airline
The Government of Ghana has settled on picking an international airline giant to partner it for the new national airline. The latest moves follows the submission of a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the transaction advisor, on the need to get an experienced strategic airline partner with a global distribution network. [contextly_sidebar id=”aOmSQcdGkEP6dSo8EPu3n9tXchSAGMa4″]PWC believes the selection…
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Parliament approves $832 million tax waiver for Tema Port expansion
Parliament today [Tuesday] approved that Meridian Port Services Limited, be granted a $832 million tax waiver for the Tema Port expansion. Meridian Port Services which is funding the project under a public-private-partnership (PPP) program, is one of three companies involved in a joint venture with the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA) to undertake the…