Tag: GACL
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Ghana Airports Company (GACL) Earns Top Honor as ‘Most Profitable’ State-Owned Enterprise at PELT Awards 2022
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has earned the prestigious title of “Most Profitable State-Owned Enterprise” for the year 2022 at the Public Enterprises League Table (PELT) Awards, an event organized by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA). In a citation presented at the ceremony, GACL was commended for achieving the highest profitability parameter under…
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GACL Board Embarks On Working Visit To Regional Airports
The newly appointed Board of Directors of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) have paid working visits to Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani, and Wa airports. The visit afforded members the opportunity to acquaint themselves with developments at the regional airports and inspect ongoing projects. Tamale Airport The Board visited Tamale Airport to inspect ongoing expansion works, expected…
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Workers union of GACL urge new MD to desist from privatizing the company
Leadership of the workers union at the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) have welcomed government’s swift appointment of Pamela Djamson-Tettey as the company’s new Managing Director. Her appointment comes after the company’s previous Managing Director, Yaw Kwakwa, submitted his resignation effective close of day February 17, 2022, according to a statement from the company. The…
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Ghana Airports Company appoints Pamela Djamson-Tettey as new MD
The Ghana Airports Company Limited has appointed Pamela Djamson-Tettey as its new Managing Director. The company in a statement said she has over 25 years of proven track record in Senior Management, including nine years in the mining industry, nine years in the manufacturing sector and five years in the power sector. Madam Djamson-Tettey is…
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Airport workers call for sanctioning of operators who flout regulations
The Divisional Union of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) at the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has called for the sanctioning of operators who violate the standards and regulations of the airport. This follows the directive by the GACL for McDan Aviation to suspend its use of Terminal One at the Kotoka International Airport…
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Paul Adom-Otchere appointed board chair of Ghana Airports Company
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere as the board chair of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). Mr. Adom-Otchere had previously served as a board member of the National Communications Authority. The board of GACL also has three other presidential appointees; Teye Adjirackor, Kwabena Mantey Jectey Nyarko and Philomena Sam. The…
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NLC secures injunction against intended strike by airport staff
The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction to stop an intended strike by workers of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). The workers union of GACL accused the company’s Managing Director, Yaw Kawkaw of being incompetent and demanded his removal from office. Workers of GACL had served notice of laying down their tools…
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Airports Company MD slams workers’ protest over proposed partnership
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Yaw Kwakwa, has told Citi Business News he’s disappointed in the position taken by the Public Services Workers’ Union regarding the proposed partnership with a Turkish firm, TAV-Summa Consortium, for Airport infrastructure expansion. According to him, the workers’ protest was uncalled for, since management had at…
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Ing. Simon Allotey to retire from GCAA end of July
The Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Ing. Simon Allotey, will be retiring from his post on July 31, 2020. His retirement brings to an end a successful career in the Aviation industry spanning over 24 years. He will be replaced by Ing. Charles Kraikue, who has been appointed by President Akufo Addo…
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GCAA projects 20% drop in revenue as flights reduce over COVID-19 pandemic
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority is anticipating a twenty percent drop in revenue following a drop in the number of flights permitted into the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Director General of the Authority, Ing., Simon Allotey, says they may have to resort to other means to make up for the…