Tag: Ministry of Aviation
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Ministry of Aviation rejects decision by British Airways to move flights to London Gatwick Airport
The Ministry of Aviation has reiterated its rejection of a recent decision by the management of British Airways to operate the British Airways Ghana Services from the London Gatwick Airport starting June 2021. Until recently, all London-Accra-London bound British Airways flights originated and terminated at the London Heathrow Airport. According to a press release issued…
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Government completes negotiations to revive national airline
The Aviation Ministry says it has completed negotiations with stakeholders in the sector towards reviving Ghana’s national Airline. It’s been a decade since the collapse of the country’s only airline, Ghana International Airline in 2010, after countless allegations of the mismanagement, incompetence and corruption. Since then, governments have proposed a revival of the airline with…
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Parliament approves Air Navigation Services Agency Bill to decouple Aviation sector
Parliament has passed the Air Navigation Services Agency Bill. If assented to by the President, the law will create an independent entity out of the current Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The objectives of the Bill are to establish the Air Navigation Services Agency to provide air navigation service within the airspace of Ghana and…
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GCAA workers end partial strike after meeting with stakeholders
Workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), have called off a one-day strike to make room for more deliberations over alleged encroachment of lands earmarked for the Authority’s operations. The workers began the strike on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, to speak against the continuous encroachment of lands reserved for operations of the GCAA, a…
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GCAA workers to embark on strike over alleged sale of Aviation lands
Workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, are set to embark on an industrial action on Wednesday, 14th October, 2020, over the alleged takeover of lands allocated to the Authority. The workers have threatened to withdraw some essential services, including Air Traffic Services, to demand the return of the Authority’s lands. The angry workers…
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KIA expansion, New GCAA headquarters projects on course – Kofi Adda
The Ministry of Aviation says two out of the three major expansion projects at the Kotoka International Airport will be ready for public use by early next year. This was made known during a tour of all the three projects. The projects include the Air Navigation Services (ANS) facility, the new headquarters of the Ghana…
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Workers kick against GACL’s partnership with Turkish firm to manage Kotoka Int’l Airport
Following the Ministry of Aviation’s clarification that the management of the Kotoka International Airport has not been ceded to a foreign company, the Public Services Workers’ Union at the Ghana Airports Company Limited, has demonstrated against the supposed engagement of a Turkish firm, TAV-Summa Consortium, as a strategic partner for the management of the Ghana…
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We’ve not sold Kotoka Int’l Airport; we’re partnering for expansion – Aviation Ministry
The Ministry of Aviation has dismissed reports that it has concluded processes to cede the management of Kotoka International Airport to a foreign company. According to the Ministry, no such plan has been mooted by the government of Ghana. In a statement to clarify the issue, the sector Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, urged the public…
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Aviation Minister slams GCAA staff over planned protest to disrupt flights
The Ministry of Aviation has assured passengers of air transport that there will be no disruptions to flights from Monday, March 16, following a threat by the Union and Professional Associations of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to embark on an industrial action. In a statement responding to the workers threat, Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi…