GHANA LAUDED FOR SUCCESSFUL HOSTING OF ‘AFRICAN AIR EXPO 2017’
Secretary-General of the African Civil Aviation Commission, Iyabo Sosina has commended Ghana for taking the “giant” step toward making Ghana an aviation hub in West Africa.
According to Iyabo Sosina, the three-day West African Air Expo, hosted by the country is in the right direction as it would open up Africa for foreign investment, saying, “It is in a bid to bring the private sector, business people from around the world to partner with the state in Africa for aviation to develop and to ensure connectivity”.
She lauded Ghana for being the first country in West Africa to have taken the initiative in establishing a strong aviation industry on the African continent.
“You find the likes of it in the most developed parts of the world. We’ve never had any in West Africa so this is a feat for Ghana, not only for Ghana because I know they have stated it several times that it’s for the whole of Africa,” she noted.
The African Air Show 2017 which was held in partnership with 4M Events of Abu Dhabi, organizers of the Paris Air Show aimed at engaging major players within the African and global Aviation space with the view of positioning Ghana as an aviation hub.
The programme which is the maiden one in the West African Sub region saw government departments, airport companies, airlines, flight school academies, ground handling services, military and defense, security agencies, cargo handling services, representatives of aircraft manufacturers, among others exhibit their products.
The three-day event which started from Tuesday 24th October ended on Thursday 26th October 2017.
