The government is committed to working with aviation stakeholders

Accra, July 29, GNA – As part of the measures to
continuously improve the safety and security of aviation in Ghana, the government
committed to collaborate with various stakeholders of the aviation industry
with resources and political orientation.

This corresponds to the vision of the country
to become an air polity in the subregion, Mr. Joseph Kofi Adda, the
The Minister of Aviation said at the opening session of the 22nd meeting of the
Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) and Regional Planning and Implementation Group
(APIRAG) in Accra.

The Accra meeting also welcomes the fifth
AFI Regional Group Meeting on Aviation Security. The APIRG / 22 meeting will take place
review and review the status of implementation of the conclusions and conclusions of APIRG / 21.
APIRG decisions and conclusions and pending decisions.

The APIRG meeting in Accra should also be held
review the status of implementation of the air navigation implementation plan
for the AFI region.

The Minister of Aviation said that Ghana was on
of course to realize the vision of becoming the center of aviation as a number of
infrastructure developments have been deployed in the last two years
including the air terminals, the new air navigation services building and the
extension of the airside.

Mr. Adda said that everything was in the direction of
realization of Ghana's vision to become the hub of aviation in West Africa
subregion.

He said the meeting was important and
come at a time when the global aviation environment has been driven by innovation
and competitiveness.

He said: "Most aviation infrastructure
Ghana are being modernized and aim to improve the security and safety of
pbadenger and aircraft safety in the Accra Flight Information Region ".

The Minister of Aviation said the completion
and the commissioning of the new building of the third terminal gave a great
boosting air transport operations in the country.

He said that this facility would treat up to
five million pbadengers a year, with potential for expansion up to 6.5
millions of pbadengers.

Mr. Adda stated that the Government had also examined and
enhanced bilateral air services agreement with a number of Contracting States and
given policy approval for the establishment of a home carrier.

"The process is ongoing and we hope
launch the carrier in the coming months, "he said.

On the innovation and competitiveness of the
global aviation environment, the minister said African countries were needed
their game, if "we want to stay relevant and take advantage of the
growth potential of the sector ".

To fully exploit the growth potential, Mr.
Adda called on the Member States to commit to developing safe, efficient and safe systems.
sustainable and sustainable aviation systems, fully in line with international standards of civil society.
Standards and Recommended Practices of the Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

According to him, the reports of Africa
the contribution to global air transport services was only 4% even
ICAO should have the highest growth potential in the world.
sector.

He said that the African continent and its members
States had many resources and a large population, but
optimize all the socio-economic benefits of the anticipated growth of air traffic
in the sector continued to be evaded over the years.

Mr Adda declared, as Member States, "we have
have a lot of challenges that require urgent attention and these challenges
stresses in particular the need for AFI States to consider the conclusions and
discussions of the last meetings.

Mr. Simon Allotey, Executive Director of
Ghana's civil aviation

The authority congratulated ICAO for the occasion
to host the two important regional meetings in Ghana.

He said indeed that the resolution of the Assembly of ICAO
A39-12 recognized the importance of a global framework to support security
strategic objective of ICAO.

He stated that the Assembly had decided that the
The Global Aviation Safety Plan and the Global Air Navigation Safety Plan must be
provide the framework within which regional and national aviation safety plans
would be developed and implemented.

He said that it was to ensure harmonization and
coordination efforts to improve the security of international civil aviation,
capacity and efficiency.

"In the context of AFI States A39-12,
need to collaborate further to create the necessary value, harmonization, efficiency and
specific operational improvements, "he said.

Mr. Allotey said that Ghana was relatively high
89.89% of the actual implementation at the recent ICVM meeting (ICVM) was
not only through Ghana's efforts, but through effective collaboration
and the support of neighboring states and other partners.

GNA