Charles Asare chairs 10-member taskforce to establish new national airline

Transport Minister: Framework to regularize Okada riders is near completion, will soon be presented to Parliament

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has paid a familiarization visit to the Ministry of Transport and its agencies to perform its legislative oversight and foster collaboration in Ghana’s transport sector. The visit by the 17-member Committee led by its Chairman,Hon. Isaac Adjei Mensah, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Wassa East Constituency in the Western Region, was aimed at getting updates on ongoing project…

Hangula calls for inclusion of ex-Air Namibia staff in new national airline

Affirmative Repositioning (AR) member of parliament Vaino Hangula has called on minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi to include former Air Namibia employees in the establishment and operation of a new national airline. Air Namibia was closed down and liquidated in 2021 due to financial hardships, after years of financial losses and accumulation of debt, leaving hundreds without employment. However, this year the new government announce…

10-member taskforce for new national airline inaugurated

A 10-member task­force entrusted with the respon­sibility of the re-establishment of a national air­line has been inaugurated in Accra. The taskforce, chaired by Mr Charles Asare, is to among other things finalise the business model and operational framework for the national airline; coordinate en­gagements with potential strategic and technical partners and oversee regulatory compliance and certifi­cation processes. It is also to facilitate the…

Ghana Moves to Restore National Airline with Inauguration of Taskforce

In a significant stride toward restoring Ghana’s national pride in the aviation sector, the government has inaugurated a high-level Task Force to spearhead the establishment of a new national airline.  The move signals a renewed and strategic approach to reintroducing a state-supported carrier, following over two decades of failed attempts and the collapse of previous ventures. A formal communication from the Office of the President directed the…

Charles Asare chairs 10-member taskforce to establish new national airline

By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A former Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Charles Asare, has been appointed chairman of a 10-member taskforce inaugurated by the Transport Minister, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, to develop a business model and operational framework for Ghana’s proposed new national airline. Other members include Twumasi Ankrah Selby (Vice Chairman), Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare (Managing Director, GACL), and aviation industr…