Airline News
GOLDSTAR AIR MARKS UNITED STATES INDEPENDENCE DAY.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-07-01-16-30-45.jpg)
The bells of freedom ring across the United States, and Goldstar Air, a registered company in Ghana and the United States, joins in celebrating America’s independence.
On this 4th of July, we salute our President, Vice, and citizens and the sacrifices made by our heroes past. Remember that without the freedom received on the 4th of July 1776, America would not be the financial powerhouse we are today.
The United States Independence Day holds a special place in the hearts of Americans worldwide as we come together to celebrate the country with the ideals and principles that unite us.
May this day inspire you to embrace the spirit of patriotism and cherish the Freedoms we hold dear. We appreciate your continued support of this great nation, and we will strive to serve you better, may our collaboration give light to a greater America.
Goldstar Air, issued an Air Carrier Licence from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), is awaiting aircraft inspection to operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights to West Africa and Intercontinental.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, wishes to thank the government of the United States for establishing diplomatic relations with Ghana in 1957, following Ghana’s independence from the British.
The United States and Ghana work together on various defense and law enforcement issues. Since Ghana’s independence, the U.S. has enjoyed good relations with Ghana at a nonofficial, people-to-people level. Thousands of Ghanaians have been educated in the United States.
Home to the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Ghana can serve as a trade and technology hub, attract increased investment into its growing private sector; expand trade exports beyond the basic commodities; and develop its weak manufacturing sector.
We seek to promote a stronger business and trade environment, including for agricultural products, working in tandem with the private sector to spur broad-based, inclusive growth. Agricultural engagement will continue to focus on improving food security through climate-smart practices, among others.
As a result, there remains a great need to spur environmentally sustainable, long-term economic growth, trade, and investment to support pandemic recovery and ensure Ghana becomes a thriving middle-income nation that can provide for the welfare of its citizens and is no longer dependent upon outside assistance.
Ghana has made significant but uneven progress in improving its citizens’ health and education over the past decade. U.S. government assistance will continue to help improve the health and literacy of Ghanaians by promoting opportunity and development by investing inclusively in people and encouraging Ghana to pursue its goal of self-reliance and independence from foreign aid.
It is in the United States’ interest to continue to develop Ghana’s military and civilian security services’ capabilities, as well as to strengthen Ghana’s peacekeeping and rule of law institutions. Ghana not only maintains peace and stability within its borders, but also advances peace in the region’s maritime domain, on the continent, and beyond.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-07-01-16-30-45-1.jpg)
Our security assistance programs seek to address Ghana’s internal and regional security challenges, training needs, and equipment shortages while supporting the nation’s efforts to maintain professional and apolitical security services. U.S. Assistance focused on capacity building and self-sufficiency is crucial to bolster peace and security in Ghana.
The Mission Goal is to Spur Environmentally Sustainable Long-Term Growth. It seeks to improve Ghana’s economic growth, trade, and investment in a sustainable way for the mutual benefit of the United States and Ghana. This goal aligns with the interim 2021 National Security Strategy (NSS) strategic goals of expanding economic prosperity and opportunity grounded in equitable and inclusive growth, as well as investments to encourage innovation, strengthening national competitiveness, producing good paying jobs, rebuilding American supply chains for critical goods, and expanding opportunities for all Americans.
Efforts to improve the business environment and strengthen Ghana’s fiscal management will boost trade and investment opportunities for both U.S. and Ghanaian businesses, help Ghana attract more foreign direct investment, and improve revenue mobilization. These efforts will better position Ghana to take advantage of AfCFTA as broader efforts to increase its awareness among U.S. investors and across the continent support the trade area’s success.
Mission Accra’s interagency will mobilize foreign assistance funds to strengthen institutions, improve service delivery, and build civil service skill sets. It will also leverage exchange and outreach programs with direct advocacy to partner with the Government of Ghana to strengthen the business environment and its economic outlook.
This objective directly aligns with the Joint Regional Strategy (JRS) goal 2 to increase mutually beneficial economic growth, trade, and investment and goal 4 to strengthen the capacity of Sub-Saharan countries to absorb shocks, adapt to social, economic, and environmental changes, particularly as Ghana’s economy recovers from pandemic shocks and seeks to build back better.
Without improvements in the business environment, the Ghanaian private sector and U.S. businesses, along with the country’s economic growth, will continue to be stifled, and its vulnerable fiscal position will deter foreign direct investment. Without improvements in the business environment, unemployment and poverty will continue to compromise Ghana’s economic growth.
By marking America’s 248th Independence Day, Goldstar Air demonstrates its commitment to international friendship, cultural exchange, trade, investment, and the values that unite nations and people around the world. Essentially the airline is projecting over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million indirect job opportunities to address the situation on the grounds.
Ghana’s central location in Africa put it in a prime position to be the top investment destination as well as a gateway to other African countries.
In West Africa, despite having over forty-plus airports and a population of over three hundred million spread across fifteen countries, lacks a strong airline and has no airport hub, therefore, Goldstar Air wants to be a strong carrier initially in West Africa and later in the whole of Africa.
Economic developers consider airlines vital to generating local and economic growth. Ho Industrial Zone viability will be an economic generator for the Volta Region and Ghana. Hajj flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will open more doors to Volta and Upper West regional capitals, as connecting rural and smaller communities to global commerce, helps businesses expand, and attracts new companies, to the area.
Tamale will serve as a pivotal hub for our airline’s maintenance, cargo, and training school and plans are underway to operate international passenger flights to and from the Sahel region and Hajj flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Houston-Texas and many more.
Source:
GOLDSTAR AIR TO PROMOTE GHANA'S CREATIVE ARTS AND CULTURE.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-07-01-06-23-06.jpg)
Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air will use innovative plans to promote the country’s creative arts and culture for economic development. It will create over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million indirect jobs.
The airline seeks to stimulate increased trade volume, investment, and business activities in the country. This initiative marks a new direction in supporting local businesses and forms part of our broader strategy for economic transformation in Ghana.
Goldstar Air, the wings of Ghana, aims to accelerate the country’s economic growth by leveraging creative arts and culture to boost Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
This will also contribute and ensure the strength of the local currency and stabilization of the cedi and the economy are major priorities to put the country on a sound footing.
The creative arts and culture will let us expand our routes and establish a seamless travel experience for international passengers who will get access to multiple destinations and more convenient airway connections.
Goldstar Air, issued an Air Carrier Licence from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), is awaiting aircraft inspection to operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights to West Africa and Intercontinental.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, the airline initiatives will solve some critical challenges that actors and filmmakers face and will enable them to produce quality content and advance their careers, as we are looking forward to creating more jobs for Ghanaians by collaborating with the creative art industry to show the world the power of Ghanaian arts.
Goldstar Air will provide a supportive environment and diverse opportunities to help them thrive. Embrace their artistic potential, challenge them to explore new avenues of expression, and let their imagination soar as they embark on a rewarding journey and the importance of the creative arts sector to Ghana’s cultural and economic landscape.
Inflight promotions on our screens for the creative art industry and special deals to promote Ghanaian culture will be available for all festivals in Ghana, such as December in Ghana, Beyond the Return, Homowo, Akwasidae, Aboakyer, Fetu Afahye, Asafotufiam, Hogbetsotso, Chalewote, Bakatue, Panafest, Kundum, Foo, Kpini Chugu, Kajoji, Ngmayem, Akwantukese, Odwira, Kwafie, and others.
The United States market size, measured by revenue, of the performers and creative artists industry was $58 billion in 2023. The market size increased 4.8% in 2023 and has grown 2.1% per year on average between 2018 and 2023.
Creative arts encompass various disciplines that allow individuals to express themselves through multiple mediums and forms. From painting and drawing to music composition and theatrical performance, creative arts provide a platform for individuals to tap into their imagination, communicate their ideas and emotions, and explore the world in new and meaningful ways.
Visual arts include drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media. Visual arts focus on developing observation, composition, and expression skills through various artistic mediums.
Music encompasses various activities, including singing, playing musical instruments, music theory, composition, and music appreciation. Skills to read and interpret musical notation, develop ear training, and explore different genres and styles of music.
Drama/Theater involves the study of acting, stagecraft, script analysis, and theatrical production. Skills through movement, gesture, voice, characterization, and collaboration with peers to create and perform theatrical works.
Dance focuses on developing physical coordination, flexibility, rhythm, and expression through movement. Various dance styles, techniques, choreography, and dance forms have cultural and historical significance worldwide.
Literary arts include creative writing, poetry, storytelling, and scriptwriting. Literary arts encourage exploring language, imagination, and storytelling techniques and developing writing skills and a personal voice.
Media arts encompass photography, filmmaking, animation, graphic design, and digital media production. Skills to use technology and multimedia tools to create and manipulate visual and auditory content for artistic expression and communication.
Crafts and Design includes textiles, ceramics, jewelry making, woodworking, and graphic arts. Crafts and design emphasize hands-on creativity, craftsmanship, problem-solving skills, and an understanding of design principles and aesthetics. Incorporating these various types of creative arts gives a holistic and interdisciplinary approach that fosters creativity, critical thinking, communication, and personal expression.
Mr. Bannerman emphasizes that fashion designers for the airline uniforms, shoe markers, watches, and belt manufacturers for our operations will gain international recognition as our crew displays their works on board, which will promote Ghanaian brands to the global fashion market and make them access a huge financial opportunity. Ghanaian creatives hold the potential to excel in the flourishing global fashion industry. Globally, the fashion market is valued at $3 trillion, so a concerted approach by stakeholders in the country will rake in foreign exchange and will position Ghana as a country recognized for its fashion design powers.
As part of the avowed strategy of the airline to fully optimize Ghana’s tourism potential, announcements will be made during takeoff and landing to indicate the aircraft registration name and a documentary on the assigned individual will be shown on our screen as a way of honoring them and promoting our tourism and culture, because a nation that honors its living heroes and heroines is worth dying for. The airline believes it is appropriate to honor our past, current, and future Presidents, prominent Chiefs, sports personalities, religious leaders, and other distinguished personalities.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-07-01-06-23-06-1.jpg)
Ghanaian languages for the first time will make great incursions on the international scene once Goldstar Air starts operations on its routes with the view that all flights on any of the routes will be using some local languages as its dialect on board, showcasing our native culture and identifying with the people of Ghana.
Languages, especially our mother tongue, not only bond with each other but also influence us in doing business as a medium of communication for transactions and building bridges for networking.
Culture is a broad term that refers to shared beliefs, values, practices, customs, and behaviors that characterize a group or society or the sum of the collective knowledge of a group. To simplify collective knowledge is culture. Culture is passed on from individual to individual, but more importantly, collectively through creative products.
As part of our 24/7/365 service, special attention and fares will be given to Ghanaian families in the diaspora. This initiative has been named Home Sweet Home, to enable parents to bring their children to visit Ghana at least twice a year so that their kids will think of acquiring Ghanaian citizenship and making the country more attractive to them, so they can collaborate significantly with their local communities to boost development and GDP in the future for a better Ghana. This will also make the kids more empathetic towards cultural differences, helping them adapt to changing situations and it can even shape their linguistic development.
Travel has the potential to create a new narrative that teaches children about similarities with others and lays a strong foundation, especially in the early years. Traveling and educating children about their culture will develop social skills while experiencing new things outside their usual routines.
In a rapidly evolving economy, understanding key drivers of change is pivotal for informed decision-making and enhancing the economic performance of the country.
Creative arts allow individuals to showcase their talents and accomplishments, increasing self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. Creative arts also bring people together, fostering a sense of community and belonging. Whether attending performances, participating in workshops, or collaborating on projects, individuals form meaningful connections with others who share their passion for the arts.
Engaging in artistic endeavors often involves overcoming challenges and finding creative solutions. This fosters critical thinking skills and the ability to approach problems from different perspectives. Creative arts activities enhance communication skills, such as music, drama, and visual arts, and promote verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Individuals learn to convey emotions, ideals, and stories effectively through artistic expression.
Many creative arts activities, such as group performances and collaborative projects, require teamwork and cooperation. This cultivates interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in diverse teams. Through exposure to various art forms, individuals gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of different cultures, traditions, and perspectives, promoting empathy and cultural sensitivity.
Creative art can serve as a form of therapy, helping individuals manage stress, express emotions, and foster a sense of calm and relaxation. Creative arts provide a safe and supportive space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and identities. Individuals can discover and celebrate their unique voices and perspectives through artistic expression.
Through art, we can chronicle history and add societal value to human life in many ways. Art inspires us to think and feel deeply about our lives and the world around us. We can also explore different perspectives, ideas, and emotions that might be difficult to express through other forms of communication and arts to develop the broader dimension of the human being's mind, body, and soul. The arts can also express the inexpressible and make sense of things that otherwise do not seem to. This can be very fulfilling and helps us function as human beings, which can only be good for society.
With Goldstar Air, the best way we can is to foster a culture of creative problem-solving and innovation to creative play and consider diverse perspectives. And that can create a kind of competitive advantage for the airline, which will lead to continuous business growth in an ever-changing world. Creative thinking engages us in abstract and analytical thinking. When our creative thinking and technical knowledge come together, we find innovation.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Houston-Texas and many more.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/goldstar-air-to-promote-ghanas-creative-arts-and-culture/
ECONOMIC VALUE OF ACCRA AIRPORT TERMINAL 2 TO GOLDSTAR AIR AND GHANA.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-27.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air, Wings of Ghana, will adopt the Accra Kotoka International Airport (ACC) Terminal Two (2) building for our operations.
Accra Kotoka International Airport (ACC) is not at its full capacity now and the terminal two building is currently underutilized; therefore, Goldstar Air, who previously was allocated office space at the terminal, has engaged the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to lease the whole facility and are waiting for a clearance letter from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to seal the deal.
The building will serve as the main hub of the airline and non-aeronautical terminal concessions, such as offices, retail shops, spas, gyms, saloons, restaurants, and duty-free shops.
Goldstar Air will install solar energy, in addition to the main power, as part of the airline capital investment at the terminal, and by using solar energy the airline will be able to offset a portion of the electricity usage and potentially reduce the utility bills by a significant amount.
Cochin International Airport, India’s first airport built under a public-private-partnership (PPP) model, has scripted another chapter in aviation history by becoming the first airport in the world that operates completely on solar power.
The airline wants to move forward with major capital investment - building two new passenger boarding bridges, refurbishing the departure and arrival halls to a global standard, and erecting a multi-storey car park opposite the terminal building.
The wholly owned Ghanaian airline plans to collaborate with Ghana Airport Company Limited to build elevated walkway to link terminals 2 and 3, so passengers can avoid boarding the shuttle bus or walking on the street to change flights, transforming the airport landscape.
A travelator, also known as a moving walkway, will be designed to manage the flow of passengers at the Accra airport, and placing artwork along the moving walkway will transform the walkway into a positive visual experience.
Goldstar Air, with an issued Licence from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), is awaiting aircraft inspection to operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights to West Africa and intercontinental.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air, Eric Bannerman, the airline will initially operate passenger and cargo flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport Terminal 2 to and from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and North America, with beautiful convenient, customer-centric experience for our departing and arriving passengers and breaking new grounds for job opportunities for the youth in aviation.
The terminal 2 improvements will significantly enhance the airport capacity by optimizing passenger flow, security processes, and overall operational efficiency of the vertical (inbound and outbound), and lateral (transits) of passengers.
With planned capital improvements by the airline, the airport is expected to generate additional take-offs and landings, without the need for a runway expansion, and with the predicted airline's rapid growth of new forms of air transportation, the terminal redevelopment will tap into the emerging market quickly.
Commercial aviation is a major contributor to global economic prosperity and provides the only rapid worldwide transportation network, which makes it essential for global businesses. It generates economic growth, creates jobs, and facilitates international trade and tourism.
Commercial aviation drives 5% of the United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the equivalent of $1.37 trillion in 2023. United States Airlines operates more than 26,000 flights daily, carrying 2.6 million passengers to and from nearly 80 countries and 61,000 tons of cargo to and from more than 220 countries.
There are ongoing discussions behind the scenes with other African airlines to be part of our airline alliance called Afrik Allianz, therefore Goldstar Air anticipates massive inflows of passengers to terminals 2 and 3. Passengers will move freely within the terminal, but checkpoints will be required for international transit passengers.
Passengers undertaking an international to domestic transit, will go through the full customs/baggage claim procedure and then through domestic security. Domestic to international transit will be simpler but will involve going through the customs/security exit checkpoint.
From 2025, Goldstar Air will be flying Hajj Pilgrimage from five different airports in Ghana (Ho, Accra, Wa, Kumasi, Tamale) to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will be historic and a relief to some Pilgrims who will have to travel from far to board flights only at Accra and Tamale.
The airline is in advance with our counterpart in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from all our airports and they are waiting for the clearance letter from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority after the inspection of our aircraft to proceed for approval from the authorities in Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that the airline's vision extends to operating over one Hundred (100) modern aircraft to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, North, and South America, as the airline wants to be recognized among the best one hundred (100) companies in Africa and generating sustainable job opportunities for the country.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-27-1.jpg)
With these operations, he said, the airline is projecting over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million in-direct jobs and generating sustainable job opportunities for Ghanaians to connect African businesses and capitalize on the opportunity presented by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, with a staggering 44 million Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa.
After a major collapse during the COVID-19 pandemic, the duty-free market is back on a growth spurt and is expected to recover to 2019 levels by 2025 and forecast to reach $168 billion by 2027, according to new data by market research provider Euromonitor International.
China’s reopening is the most significant. Available data show that international duty-free market spending by the country’s nationals represented $11 billion in 2019, contributing to 20% of global outbound duty-free spending. By 2027, China is expected to account for one-quarter of all international duty-free sales, amounting to $18 billion at constant 2022 prices.
Since airports are the gateway to vacations that are supposed to be relaxing, Accra Kotoka International Airport terminal 2 will now have a spa, which will be known as Spa on Air, and will have a sauna, hot tub, place to shower, relax and sleep after arriving or before departure. The spa service at the terminal will be created to meet one of travelers’ greatest needs, a space to relax and recover before a long flight, or during layovers.
The new spa will offer treatments ranging from massages and facials to nail care and pedicures and will bring an innovative and convenient wellness experience to guests who pass through this strategic travel hub.
The Terminal Hair Salon will provide passengers with a variety of hair-related services. The services will include Haircuts and trims, Single and double process colors, Highlights (cap or foil), Straightening treatments, Perms, Relaxers, Hair extensions, Blowouts, Braids, Basic hairstyles, and Formal hairstyles.
Beauty treatments like manicures and pedicures will also be available at the Terminal Salon. While manicures and pedicures are extremely rejuvenating treatments, they exude health benefits: they remove dead skin cells, keep your skin feeling soft and smooth, enhance the appearance of your hands, feet, and nails, and improve growth.
Accra Terminal 2 Lounge accessible gym will be located after the checkpoint and will provide travelers with access to cardio equipment, stretching space, free weights, medicine balls, and yoga props. Once you find yourself departing from, or connecting through Accra Terminal 2, consider squeezing in a workout before your flight. Frequent travelers can opt for an annual membership, which can be activated on the date of purchase and annual members can reserve a shower online up to 24 hours in advance.
Car parking fees also contribute significantly to airport revenue, with charges based on the duration of parking and the type of vehicle. Moreover, airports earn from advertising and sponsorship agreements, rental income from commercial spaces, ground transportation fees, and revenue-sharing agreements with service providers. These diverse revenue streams allow airports to finance their operations, infrastructure development, and maintenance while providing essential services to passengers and airlines.
According to the International Airport Review, as of March 2019, the global airport industry experienced a notable revenue increase of $172.2 billion. This growth, totaling 6.2%, indicates airports' financial success and profitability worldwide.
As for 2023, the aviation industry has been prosperous and highly profitable. Despite rising fuel costs and global economic uncertainty, there is a consensus that air travel demand has remained strong. Airlines with optimized operating models and resilient balance sheets have adapted well to market challenges and maintain high demand.
Goldstar Air’s leasing Accra Kotoka Airport terminal 2 to enhance passenger experience and avoid gate congestion during peak hours. The airline also wants to prevent the same scenario of a Nigerian Airliner's inaugural flight from London to Lagos, disembarking passengers far from the airport’s new terminal. According to the Nigerian Airliner Chief Executive Officer, some staff tried to force its aircraft to land at a rejected part of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS).
The Nigerian airliner Chief Executive Officer noted that such action would have exposed passengers to difficulties, saying it would have taken them hours to get to the terminal and Nigerians would have hated the airline because they would not know what brought about the situation. He said even though ‘C-23 at the new terminal was free for use, the official chose to reserve it for a foreign carrier at the expense of an indigenous carrier. He further said they expect us to use rickety buses to take international passengers to the new terminal which the international airlines rejected when it was opened and there are internal conspiracies within Nigeria and praying the airline failed but the good thing is that nobody is God.
Airports are vital to Ghana's tourist industry, providing gateways to access the nation’s monumental national parks, breathtaking coastlines, and many other popular destinations and the sky will be the limit. In 2022, the United States reported the highest total contribution of travel and tourism to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with these industries generating, directly and indirectly, roughly two trillion U.S. dollars.
When tourists spend more money when they travel, and the money they spend is reinvested into the local economy, tourism directly impacts the economy. According to the first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year, international tourism ended 2023 at 88% of pre-pandemic levels, with an estimated 1.3 billion international arrivals.
Goldstar Air proposed the lowest three month’s salary for employees can get one imported used car for our junior staff to maintain the high-level operations and deliver good services. Employees can later get some for their family members within the shortest possible time.
The airline will also assist employees willing to own their estate houses or apartments by giving guarantees and deducting the monthly payment from their salaries. Some employees who will earn per diem can also save some and buy motorbikes to avoid traffic to work.
These initiatives for our employees will also boost the sales of car dealers and real estate agents in Ghana, and it will add up to the airline's indirect job creation.
With the different time zones at our destinations, IT personnel, call centers, sales and reservation personnel will be some of Goldstar Air’s 24/7/365 service at the terminal.
Flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Houston-Texas and many more.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/economic-value-of-accra-airport-terminal-2-to-goldstar-air-and-ghana/
HO AIRPORT TO HAVE INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-07.jpg)
Indigenous Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air is set for strategic innovations to bring some companies to the Ho airport (HZO) to set up an Industrial Zone, boosting Ghana’s economic growth in the Volta Region and the whole country.
Ho is the regional capital of the Volta Region of Ghana and was named after a town in southern Denmark by the Germans when the Volta region was a German colony.
Ho is one of the eighteen districts in the Volta Region. Ho's population grew to 180,420, according to the National Population Census. About 62 percent of the population resides in urban localities) and is the administrative and commercial capital of the Volta Region. It is also the administrative and economic hub of the Volta Region.
The districts are South Tongu, Keta, Anloga, Ketu South, Ketu North, Akatsi South, Akatsi North, North Tongu, South Tongu, Central Tongu, Ho, Kpando, Hohoe, Afadjato South, Ho West, Agortime-Ziope, North Dayi, and South Dayi. There are 2752 communities in the region, most of which are small settlements.
The Volta Region and the Volta Basin are a treasure trove of various important minerals and other natural resources, including gold, diamond, copper, lead, iron ore, and oil and gas. Volta Region is also famous for its festivals and ceremonies.
The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa that covers approximately 410,000 square kilometers across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Togo. Its natural resources sustain the livelihoods of its population and contribute to economic development.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, the airline will soon initiate loyalty flights or non-scheduled flights from some international destinations to promote tourism and Hajj flights to and from Ho airport to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Goldstar Air has been licensed by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate, schedule, and non-scheduled flights to West Africa and Intercontinental.
Volta Region is the most easterly region of Ghana, bordering on Togo, the region is an area of extraordinary scenic beauty. The rolling hills and valleys, rocky outcrops overlooking Lake Volta, and lagoons, rivers, and waterfalls make for one of nature’s most attractive gifts to Ghana.
Its landscape of rolling hills and valleys with rocky outcrops, lagoons, rivers, and waterfalls is one of nature’s most attractive gifts to Ghana. Dominated by Lake Volta you can walk through rainforests, swim under waterfalls, and see a vast array of wildlife, including monkeys, sea turtles, crocodiles, and more.
These natural wonders present opportunities for water sports, eco-tourism, adventure tourism, leisure, and wellness retreats. The Volta Region can capitalize on these attractions and attract tourists to the region.
The main economic activity of the people in the region is agriculture which makes up 70% of all forms of employment. This consists of farming, fishing, and animal rearing. The major crops are cassava, maize, yam, shallots, and cocoa. The scale of farming is usually at the subsistence level.
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing are the main industries of the Volta Region. The Region cultivates industrial and food crops such as Cereals, Legumes, Vegetables, Oil trees, Roots and Tubers, Pulses, and plantation crops.
Volta River is one of the 60 river basins in Africa, and it supports the production of food, fiber, hydropower, and other products that are vital to West Africa’s economy and the livelihoods of 25 million people who depend on the water that flows through the river basin system.
The airline operations from the Ho airport will pave the way for more companies operating within some priority sectors, such as Hotels, Restaurants, Cocoa Processing, Light Industrial Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Logistics Services to set up 24-hour operations.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that the airline will bring some companies to set up an Industrial Zone for a growing and vibrant community in Volta Region and it will stimulate employment for the youth. These facilities will soon be in high demand because it will be a unique and strategic business location and 24/7/365 access to worldwide markets. The airline is looking forward to other people and companies joining this exciting new development during a time of exponential growth in the Volta Region.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-07-1.jpg)
An industrial zone can refer to; an industrial park, an area zoned for industrial development. An industrial region is a part of a country with high industrial development. Industrial zoning is the practice of designating an area for industrial development. Industrial zones are often established in areas with distinct advantages, such as nearby (or even on-site) rail access, high-capacity roadways, airports, deep-water ports, and consumer markets.
With economic globalization and the improvement of global air transport systems, airports are increasingly replacing seaports, railways, and highway hubs to become a new engine of economic and industrial development. Airports are no longer places where planes just take off and land. Various industries cluster at and around airports to take advantage of accessibility, speed, and mobility.
Supported by air cargo flow and business flow, these industries have formed a unique economic development model that is dominated by aviation-oriented industries and organically related to some other industries that support production and lifestyles. Airport Industrial zones are regarded as key drivers of industry location and urban economic growth and have been developed into airport-led urban areas to attract investment, boost trade, and create jobs.
The Volta region of Ghana has a long history of craftsmanship and metal works, with local gun manufacturing at Alavanyo, beautiful artistic impressions of woven kente patterns at Agotime are an integral part of the tradition in the Volta region. For centuries, skilled artisans in the area have been producing handmade guns, beads, precious beautiful kente Patterns and many more have been passed down through generations, using techniques and tools that have been refined over time.
Goldstar Air will incorporate these in the industrial zone to give them global presence by modernizing the production with polished finishing to boost its market value for international appeal. Apart from manufacturing the guns for security services, others can be made for gaming and sports, the airline will put the other products duty-free on board our flights to each destination from the Ho airport and organize trade exhibitions to promote made-in-Ghana goods in the Volta region.
The design of the Ho industrial zone will enable companies to operate in an investor-friendly environment with ready-to-use infrastructure and social facilities. The existing infrastructure provided at the airport includes roads, water supply, electricity, telecommunication, waste treatment, and other services, and it will also be suitable for traditional aviation services, commercial offices, industrial/logistics, retail, entertainment, and hospitality opportunities.
Typically, commercial zones involve businesses that interact with the public, like office buildings, shopping plazas, restaurants, hotels, and entertainment venues. By comparison, industrial zones usually have manufacturing centers, warehouses, loading centers, and similar structures that are shut off to the public.
Goldstar Air envisions these enhancements to regional airports contributing to a solid return on investment (ROI) and it is part of the over one hundred thousand direct jobs the airline is creating and will reopen all the airline’s regional offices, which include Wa (Near Upland Hotel), Ho (Bankoe), Sunyani (Area 1), Takoradi (Near Daavi Ama) and other cities to create more employment for Ghanaians.
Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson Airport is the center of an advanced industrial zone at the forefront of the reindustrialization of Canada. The Pearson Economic Zone (PEZ) is now Canada’s second-largest employment zone, employing 400,000 people and contributing $53 billion to Ontario’s economy.
The area is home to a significant concentration of firms chasing the business opportunities created to efficiently connect with customers and supply chains globally. In addition to seventy-seven Fortune 500 companies, the area is home to numerous iconic Canadian success stories, such as MDA, creators of CanadaArm3. One in ten companies in Ontario, from a wide range of industries, are now located within Pearson Economic Zone.
To initially put the Volta Region on the world map, Goldstar Air made a special to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, as part of the sponsors for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Day Celebration held in the Volta Region. The celebrations were held at Wli in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region, with dignitaries from the Ministry, the Ghana Tourism Authority, the Volta Regional Coordinating Council, and other stakeholders in the tourism sector.
Goldstar Air is a tourism-related organization that promotes the airline and tourism industry, therefore, the airline has entreated Africans and other nationals in the diaspora to leverage tourism as an inclusive growth to visit the Volta Region and other parts of Ghana.
The Volta region of Ghana has a long history of craftsmanship and metal works, with local gun manufacturing at Alavanyo, beautiful artistic impressions of woven kente patterns at Agotime are an integral part of the tradition in the Volta region. For centuries, skilled artisans in the area have been producing handmade guns, beads, precious beautiful kente Patterns, and many more that have been passed down through generations, using techniques and tools that have been refined over time.
Goldstar Air will incorporate these in the industrial zone to give them global presence by modernizing the production with polished finishing to boost its market value for international appeal. Apart from the guns for gaming and sports, the airline will put the other products duty-free on board our flights to each destination from the Ho airport and organize trade exhibitions to promote made-in-Ghana goods in the Volta region.
To make Ho airport useful for the region, the youth must be trained to get jobs to benefit Voltarians, because it is not only about opening the airport for passengers and aircraft but also for the local people and region to benefit from the 24/7 economy-axillary jobs around the airport.
The main reason for building the airport is for Voltarians to get jobs, and Goldstar Air is the obvious choice to make it happen. Goldstar Air, as an economic tool, knows what and how to let people in the region earn more money in aviation, tourism, and other sectors of the economy by enhancing financial performance.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/ho-airport-to-have-industrial-zone/
JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN GHANA'S AIRLINE INDUSTRY WITH GOLDSTAR AIR.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-24-03-11-03.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air, looking at the data, Ghana job opportunities are nowhere near get, essentially the airline is projecting over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million indirect job opportunities seek to address the situation on the grounds.
The unemployment rate in Ghana has risen to 14.7 percent, according to data from the Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey Quarter Three Bulletin by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
This is more pertinent as the rising unemployment in Ghana is due to a disconnect between education and the skills required in the labor market. Moreover, the weakness in the educational system and what the industry needs has prolonged unemployment duration in Ghana. The aviation industry alone can be the catalyst to give sustainable job opportunities to the youth.
According to the 2021 census data, 38% of Ghana’s population comprises young people aged 15-35, while 35% are children under 15, and only 4% are older than 65. There is no doubt the youth of the country remains a critical resource in the 21st century nation building and development, and the airline is creating worth for the youth in Ghana.
Goldstar Air 24/7/365 direct jobs which the youth of the country will benefit are Pilots, Ground service crew, Service person in maintenance, Cabin crew, Counter agents, Travel agents, Tour operators, Country managers, Station managers, Accountants, Flight dispatchers, Drivers, Marketing personnel, Cleaners, IT managers, Air marshals, Cargo agents, Catering services, Fuel suppliers, etc.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, assures Ghanaians of the many benefits the airline will introduce to benefit the company’s employees. Together, we will work hard to establish a respected and widely recognized name brand that stands the test of time.
Goldstar Air proposes reasonable salaries and delightful opportunities for all employees. Three months' salary savings for each junior staff will enable them to purchase their cars and make their movements to and from work easier to maintain high-level operations and deliver good services. Employees can later get some for their family members within the shortest possible time.
Goldstar Air will also assist employees willing to own their estate houses or apartments by giving guarantees and deducting the monthly payment from their salaries. Some employees who will earn per diem can also save some and buy motorbikes to avoid traffic to work. Airlines are all about customer service, so it will be no surprise that Goldstar Air will emphasize taking care of our employees.
This airline's initiatives for our employees will also boost the sales of car dealers and real estate agents in Ghana and add to the airline's indirect job creation.
Working 24 hours with Goldstar Air will have many perks and benefits. From traveling to new destinations to learning about different cultures, our airline professionals will experience a unique career path with plenty of growth opportunities. As airline technology advances and airline industry trends shift, our employees will benefit from opportunities more than ever to advance their careers.
Goldstar Air will always recruit talented and ambitious employees for management and leadership positions. With hard work and dedication, it is possible to move up through the ranks of our airline, ultimately landing a high-paying job with great responsibility. In addition to career growth potential, another benefit of working with our airline is the opportunity to travel and often receive discounts on airfares, allowing employees to explore new places everywhere.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-24-03-11-04.jpg)
The airline industry has proved to be remarkably resilient in the face of recessionary headwinds - while others have been shedding jobs, the airline industry has been adding them. This is a testament to the airline industry’s sturdiness and highlights the benefits of working in this sector. Not only is the airline industry an important engine of economic growth, but it is also a relatedly stable source of employment.
Pilots aged 65 and over are no longer eligible for employment with scheduled United States passenger airlines. Aviation industry stakeholders have taken steps to address workforce supply challenges. Airlines and repair stations are increasing pay for pilots and mechanics. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Is also undertaking efforts to support industry workforce development, including awarding grants to attract young people to aviation careers.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that the airline will commence the Tamale Aviation Training Organization of our City Project soon. The Approved Training will empower current and future generations of aviation professionals with the skills and tools to overcome industry challenges.
The airline will acquire certification for the school from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and Authorized Training Center.
Goldstar Air training school will train people to stay sharp, fine-tune, and always be prepared. This will empower them with the unwavering calmness and composure needed for all situations, from the every day to the unusual. Our training will be more than fulfilling a requirement. It will be an achievement reserved for the sky’s most elite.
With Goldstar Air, job security will be one of the biggest benefits of working with the airline. Although the industry has seen some ups and downs in recent years, it is still one of the most stable industries in terms of employment. The airline industry is projected to grow at a rate of 3.6% over the next 10 years. This means that there will be plenty of opportunities for those looking for a long-term career in aviation, and with the rising cost of living, job security is more important than ever.
Also, working with Goldstar Air's 24-hour service will be a great way to stay ahead of the latest trends. As our airline employee, you will have the opportunity to interact with passengers from different cultures and backgrounds, which can help you gain a better understanding of various cultures and customs.
Whether you are working with Goldstar Air's customer service department or in another area of the airline, you can be sure that you will meet some interesting people while you are working. Therefore, if you are looking for a chance to see the world from a different perspective, working with the airline will be the right choice for you.
The aviation industry has seen growth over time and currently, it is estimated that the United States has around 617,000 pilots who hold active pilot certificates. In addition to the impressive pilot production numbers, there is a total of 86,774 certified flight instructors. Nigeria boasts of 2,133 licensed pilots, 1,659 aircraft maintenance engineers, 371 air traffic controllers, and 2,343 cabin crew licenses, this further demonstrates that the commercial airline pilot pipeline remains robust and a signal for Ghana to emulate by taking advantage of the training school to train more Ghanaians in the sector.
As a flag carrier of Ghana, our vision extends to operating over one Hundred (100) modern aircraft to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, North and South America, as the airline wants to be recognized among the best one hundred (100) companies in Africa.
Goldstar Air employees will be well-positioned to stay updated on the latest airline industry trends, technologies, and strategies. The airline will often have training sessions or seminars designed to keep our employees informed of the latest developments in the airline industry and will also frequently send out newsletters with updates about the company’s performance. Staying informed on our airline trends will give employees an edge over the competition.
With the many benefits and opportunities to grow and develop professionally, airline work can be a fulfilling and rewarding career choice. For those looking for a great career option, airline work may be the perfect fit. So why not take the plunge and explore all that Goldstar Air work has to offer you might just find your dream job!
Tamale International Airport will be a pivotal hub for our airline’s cargo and plans to operate international passenger flights to and from the Sahel region and Hajj flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Houston-Texas and many more.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/job-opportunities-in-ghanas-airline-industry-with-goldstar-air/
GOLDSTAR AIR TO COMMENCE AFRIK ALLIANZ SEEKING THE ENDORSEMENT OF AFRICAN UNION.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-04.jpg)
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian airline, is about to launch an airline alliance called Afrik Allianz.
The airline also seeks the endorsement of the African Union (AU) to expand routes, share resources, and establish a seamless travel experience for international passengers who will get access to multiple destinations and more convenient airway connections.
Goldstar Air has notified the AU through its Chairman of what the airline wishes to achieve.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air, Eric Bannerman, Afrik Allianz is designed to facilitate intra-regional trade and regional integration through the movement of goods, services, and people across Africa and beyond. With over 121 airports within Africa and connections to other continents, the alliance aims to foster multimodal transportation and connectivity, as Airports Council International (ACI) World forecasts passenger traffic in Africa to reach 261 million in 2025.
Following air service liberalization in the United States and the European Union in the late 20th century, African policymakers also began to move towards deregulating the continent's air transport. Pressure to liberalize also emerged from domestic carriers, which wanted better access to new markets, as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Several initiatives were announced from the 1980s onwards, most notably the Yamoussoukro Declaration in 1988 and the Abuja Treaty in 1994. This culminated in the signing of the Yamoussoukro Decision in 1999, establishing principles through which deregulation and pro-competition policies could be implemented in the aviation sector.
In a conference in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, held over November 13–14, 1999, representatives of several nations met to negotiate the further deregulation of air services across Africa. The conference was organized in the wake of the 11th Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Transport and Communications, held in Cairo in November 1997. It recommended a meeting of ministers responsible for civil aviation in their respective countries to find ways of implementing the Yamoussoukro Declaration.
A previous meeting in Mauritius in September 1994 also called for the Yamoussoukro Declaration to be implemented at a faster pace. The conference in Yamoussoukro concluded with the adoption of the Yamoussoukro Decision, which aims to gradually liberalize scheduled and non-scheduled inter-African air transport as defined in its Scope of Application.
The Yamoussoukro Decision is a treaty adopted by most members of the African Union (AU) that establishes a framework for the liberalization (OPEN SKIES) of air transport services between African countries and fair competition between airlines. The decision was signed by 44 African states in 1999, except Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, and South Africa, which became binding in 2002.
The treaty grants first, second, third, fourth, and fifth freedom transit rights between all its signatories, granting airlines based in member states greater freedoms in each other’s airspaces. It also seeks to eliminate restrictions on the ownership of airlines as well as capacity and frequency limits on routes between signatory states. The practical implementation of the policies has faced several setbacks and has not been completed by all African Union members.
In 2018, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was launched to fully implement the Yamoussoukro Decision, granting member states greater freedom in each other’s airspace. First freedom of the air is the right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air services, granted by one State to another State to fly across its territory without landing. Second freedom of the air is granted by one State to another State to land in its territory for non-traffic purposes. Third freedom of the air is granted by one State to another State to put down, in the territory of the first State, traffic coming from the home State of the carrier. Fourth freedom of the air is granted by one State to another State to take on, in the territory of the first State, traffic destined for the home State of the carrier, and Fifth freedom of the air is granted by one State to another State to put down and to take on, in the territory of the first State, traffic coming from or destined to a third state.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) characterizes all “freedoms” beyond the Fifth as “so-called” because only the first five “freedoms” have been officially recognized as such by international treaty.
Many countries and organizations have been critical of the agreement, arguing that it will hurt smaller airlines and allow already large carriers to dominate. Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), an association of Nigerian airlines, denounced the Single African Air Transport Market and lobbied the Nigerian government to avoid implementing the Single Market, advocating instead for the formation of regional airlines before further air liberalization. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni also opined in 2018 that a few airlines will dominate, which is not good.
![](images/14353958.jpg)
Eric Bannerman emphasized that Afrik Allianz members may enter into other forms of partnership, including code-sharing agreements or joint ventures with other airlines, regardless they belong to our alliance. Member carriers can expand their networks without investing in new aircraft; instead, they offer new destinations and longer routes to their passengers by picking up and connecting existing partner flights and will ensure high-quality services and security standards. Simultaneously, it will maintain a high degree of financial independence and preserve brand identity.
To optimize operational efficiency and reduce costs, Afrik Allianz members will collaborate in resource sharing, including lounges, terminal space, ground handling services, common marketing programs, maintenance bases, and an IT system, which will reduce overall costs. The collaborative effort aims to ensure a consistent level of service while maintaining financial independence and brand identity for member carriers. This will be an opportunity for member countries to get involved and make it a reality to sustain easy movements within the African continent.
Honorable appreciation to the Chairman, Barrister Allen Onyema, and the entire staff of Nigerian airline, Air Peace, for showing gross interest in and participating in our maiden meeting to be part of Afrik Allianz. This marks the beginning of a milestone journey for the relationship with Goldstar Air and the rest of Africa.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ghanaian airliner Goldstar Air, Eric Bannerman, along with the entire staff, would also like to seize this opportunity to congratulate the Chairman of Air Peace, who led the crew of the Nigerian airline on their historic maiden flight to London. Goldstar Air takes immense pride in your remarkable achievement.
Goldstar Air will initially be flying from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, Milan, and from Accra Kotoka International Airport to Baltimore-Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, Freetown, and more destinations will follow as soon as Afrik Allianz commences.
Source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Goldstar-Air-to-commence-Afrik-Allianz-seeking-the-endorsement-of-African-Union-1924989
GOLDSTAR AIR TO FURTHER ENHANCE KWAHU EASTER FESTIVAL ON GLOBAL STAGE.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-04-1.jpg)
Indigenous Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air will further enhance the Kwahu Easter festival on the global stage by providing complete travel packages to and from Kwahu during their annual Easter festivals.
According to the Chief Executive Officer, Eric Bannerman, the airline collaborated with the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture to make the previous Kwahu Easter festival very successful.
The Kwahu Easter Paragliding has also become an International Aviation sports, attracting thousands of tourists into the country for memorable experiences during the festival. It also plays a pivotal role in boosting domestic tourism, thereby creating jobs and revenue for the indigenes especially the youth.
Kumasi International Airport will serve as the gateway for our flights from European cities to Kwahu, with a driving distance of approximately 133 kilometers depending on the place you want to visit, and Accra Kotoka International Airport will also serve as the gateway for flights from North American cities to Kwahu, with a driving distance of approximately 166 kilometers also depending on the place you want to visit.
Our packages will be customized and affordable and include buses from Kumasi International Airport and Accra Kotoka International Airport to Kwahu and back to the airport for return flights. Moreover, many package deals will include additional benefits, such as 24/7 customer support or access to exclusive perks at hotels or tourist attractions.
The airline will collaborate with stakeholders to give travelers an all-in-one experience to book flights, travel insurance, access to thousands of hotel properties and cars to unlock even more flexibility and savings for your travel program.
Inflight promotions and special deals will be available for all festivals in Ghana, such as December in Ghana, Beyond the Return, Homowo, Akwasidae, Aboakyer, Fetu Afahye, Asafotufiam, Hogbetsotso, Chale Wote, Bakatue, Panafest, Kundum, Foo, Kpini Chugu, Kajoji, Ngmayem, Akwantukese, Odwira, Kwafie, and others.
Additionally, many packages will include extras like free breakfast, airport transfers, upgrading your accommodations, and the option to customize your trip by adding services, which can help make your trip even more affordable according to your preferences and budget. These added features contribute to a worry-free vacation where all you need to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy every moment of your trip.
Travel partnerships are a powerful way to boost airline revenue, offer more value to customers, and often achieve greater impact when we work together. By collaborating with other travel-related businesses, such as hotels, car rental companies, tour operators, and travel agencies, the airline will create attractive packages, cross-sell products, and leverage marketing opportunities.
The airline's vision is to maximize the potential of travel partnerships; therefore, it will be important to choose the right partners who share our vision, values, and standards. Negotiations will be very clear and concise, with roles, responsibilities, and expectations defined. We will communicate the benefits and features of the partnership to customers in order to add value to their travel experience.
Goldstar Air will ensure that systems and processes are integrated with partners for efficient transactions, bookings, payments, and data exchange. We will also monitor and evaluate the partnership’s performance and outcomes by using data and feedback. With these best practices in mind, we can create successful travel partnerships that benefit our businesses and customers, while simultaneously creating over one hundred thousand direct job opportunities for Ghanaians.
Goldstar Air will initially be flying from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan, and from Accra Kotoka International Airport to Baltimore, Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/goldstar-air-to-further-enhance-kwahu-easter-festival-on-global-stage/
GOLDSTAR AIR TO LAUNCH TAMALE AVIATION CATERING SERVICES.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-05-4.jpg)
Multiple award-winning wholly-owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air is to set up the Tamale Aviation Catering Services (Phase 6) of the Tamale City Project to meet the needs of its passengers and serve other airlines using the Tamale International Airport.
Airline catering is the business of providing food and beverage services on commercial flights. These services are indispensable in enhancing the overall passenger experience during air travel.
Overall, airline catering services play a crucial role in ensuring that passengers have a positive and satisfying culinary experience while traveling by air. The industry continually evolves to meet changing passenger preferences, dietary trends, and regulatory requirements.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air, Eric Bannerman, the airline flight attendants will be playing a key role in passenger satisfaction, as they will be ensuring perfect service that supports our brand promise.
The best food with the most beautiful presentation can be negatively impacted if not served with the right level of attention. We will empower our cabin crew members to deliver a supreme and seamless service and equip them with all the necessary tools and training they will need to have the confidence to perform at the highest level of in-flight hospitality.
The airline has therefore made adequate provisions to serve passengers by introducing Ghanaian dishes and local movies to showcase Ghanaian culture to the rest of the world. We will also customize our catering services to align with our brand image.
Goldstar Air will provide special meals for passengers with dietary restrictions or specific preferences, such as vegetarian, vegan, kosher, halal, gluten-free, or diabetic meals. These meals are prepared separately to accommodate individual needs.
Our meals will be prepared at our catering facility located on-site at our Aviation training school, which will also handle students for training purposes. The facility, to be located close to the airport, will ease the transportation of the prepared meal to the aircraft in a small window of time while it is at the gate.
The public will soon recognize the lifted Goldstar Air catering trucks delivering catering to aircraft at the Tamale International Airport. This process will involve coordination with the airlines and adhering to strict timelines to ensure that meals are loaded onto the Airplanes before departure.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that the airline will introduce our premium catering software, to keep track of all our orders and welcome turnaround last-minute orders, talking about commercial or private jet catering. The airline will place all orders from the local farmers in Ghana far in advance and will have a complex supply chain to stay ahead of culinary trends and predict what people might want to eat.
The airline catering software will help monitor ingredients and previous orders to streamline menu management by keeping up with dietary trends and gathering extensive feedback to ensure we satisfy all customers. One may underestimate the benefits of the catering business, but airline catering is a huge industry, worth $6 billion in the U.S. alone. Airline catering companies need to source hundreds of snacks or meals for almost every flight daily, which can add up to a lot of food. A lot of logistics go into making this happen smoothly.
Private jet catering works quite differently because customers pay top dollar for their services, and tend to have more varied and specific needs than commercial airline guests. Private jet catering is usually an entirely customizable menu and experience for guests. Goldstar Air will have an extensive menu of at least 3,000 items for all passengers, as we expect to receive orders for anything and everything; even the things most people might consider bizarre, whatever they may be.
The airline’s 24-hour catering department will have stringent quality control measures to ensure the food meets safety and hygiene standards. This includes regular inspections and testing to guarantee the quality of ingredients and the final prepared meals and will also manage the disposal of waste generated during flights; and throwing away packaging and uneaten food in compliance with environmental regulations.
We will package our meals in such a way that they remain fresh and mouth-watering during the flight. Packaging must also meet aviation safety standards and be easy for flight attendants to handle when serving passengers.
In addition to meals, our airline catering services include the provision of beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Beverage options are chosen to complement the meals and provide for passenger preferences.
While snacks or meals in coach can sometimes leave something to be desired, first-class and business-class passengers often receive larger, fancier meals and have more food choices and beverage options.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-05-5.jpg)
Every airline catering company has the challenge of making enticing menus with food that tastes good. Airplane has a reputation for being bland, and there is a reason for that.
Goldstar Air will join forces with Afrik Allianz members to give passengers a taste of regional cuisine or cultural preferences, and sometimes celebrity chefs, to devise menus. Dishes are decided based on trends and routes, and recipes and processes are tweaked for optimal taste at 35,000 feet.
In-flight catering enhances passenger experience, satisfaction, and comfort during air travel. By offering customized dining options, premium culinary experiences, and attentive service, Goldstar Air will create memorable journeys that resonate with travelers and reinforce our brand image and reputation and work to deliver an unparalleled experience, focused on powering the future catering.
We will have a team of culinary professionals who will be in control of selecting what food and beverages they would like to offer on their flights. While the menus tend to be rather small, they will have a few menu options that they cycle through depending on what location the flight leaves and what time of year it is.
The culinary team will always rely on feedback from flight attendants and monitor food trends to ensure our menus are popular with customers and conform to their dietary needs.
The airline’s 24-hour catering service will collaborate with local farmers and produce Plantain chips, Koose, Roasted plantain, Tapioca, Ekuegbemi, Tiger nut pudding, Oblayoo, Massa, Kuli-kuli, Akpiti, Adonlee, Kelewele, Acheke, Waakye, Abolo, Yakayaka, Aboboi and Tatale.
Ghanaian food and beverage companies stand to gain as Goldstar Air introduces local delicacies on board, showcasing them globally. Beverage options are chosen to complement the meals and cater to passenger preferences.
Additionally, from 5-star hotels to bed and breakfast establishment options on their menus soon, we can have the same at hotels outside Ghana. The airline’s initiative is to promote Ghanaian businesses on board our aircraft, grow our team, and create a global footprint, which is part of over one hundred thousand direct jobs the airline seeks to create for Ghanaians.
Patrons will soon recognize our brand and have a taste of various scrumptious meals.
Meeting the needs of the airline industry is what we will best be known for and will be the heart of our business. As an airline catering service, we will influence the ever-changing landscape in this exciting business alongside our airline customers.
We will shape the flight catering industry for decades and continue to do so because we understand our customers’ needs, concerns, and joys. We will offer complete in-flight catering programs and bespoke airline meal solutions for every price category. This will cover everything from premium onboard dining to full-tray menus and snacks. Our airline-catering menus will meet and exceed our customers’ expectations each day without exception. We will achieve this through our quality standards.
To make Tamale International Airport useful for the region, the youth must be trained to get jobs to benefit Northerners, because it is not only about opening the airport for international passengers and aircraft but also for the local people and region to benefit from the 24/7 economy-axillary jobs around the airport.
The main reason for opening the international concourse at the airport is for Northerners to get jobs, and Goldstar Air is the obvious choice to make it happen. Goldstar Air, as an economic tool, knows what and how to let people in the region earn more money in aviation, tourism, and other sectors of the economy by enhancing the country's economic performance.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Tamale International Airport will serve as a pivotal hub for our airline’s cargo and plans are underway to operate international passenger flights to and from the Sahel region and Hajj flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In conclusion, the Tamale Aviation Catering Services has a strategic presence to get the efficient utilization of the 80 percent food basket share value the Northern Region provides for Ghana, thereby providing authentic flight dishes for healthy living and will also help reduce the region’s unemployment rate by 5 percent, which will be an economic relief for the country.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/goldstar-air-to-launch-tamale-aviation-catering-services/
GOLDSTAR AIR WORKING TO BUILD TAMALE CARGO VILLAGE.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-05.jpg)
Indigenous wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air is working on a framework to build Tamale Cargo Village (Phase 4 Project) at the Tamale International Airport (TML).
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the airline Eric Bannerman, the building of the cargo village will allow direct exports from the region to international markets.
The cargo project aims to breach the north-south gap and to transform and reposition Ghana as an Aviation Hub to facilitate trade and regional integration. The project is also to galvanize investment and growth across the north of Ghana and manufacturing companies can move in because they can get their products easily to any destination in the world.
The development of air cargo villages at major airports in Ghana is expected to help the country in its aim to become a transshipment hub for air cargo. Major and non-major airports in most countries have cargo terminals.
It is very critical for airport infrastructure organizations in Ghana to plan for the next 30 years, where cargo should be because most of the airports in the country will want it. The challenge will be that, in the existing airports there will be limited land area to accommodate it. Terminals will be looking for capacity expansion, MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul), engineering, catering services space, and many more, but there will be not much space to go.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated airline cargo revenue in 2023 to be $134.7 billion. Economic growth and globalization drive air cargo demand. Today air cargo retains its vital role in economic expansion, with an emphasis on developing markets. As a trade facilitator, air cargo increases the global reach of businesses, enabling them to get products to distant markets in a more cost-effective and quicker way.
The terms cargo or freight refer to the transportation of goods from one place to another, but air cargo meaning typically refers only to goods transported by plane. The freight definition has a much broader meaning and can also be applied to the transportation of goods via road, ocean, rail, and air.
Countries such as Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore over the years have emerged as major transshipment hubs for air cargo aided by the efficiency in cargo handling with simplified custom processes, value-added services, and connectivity.
The Northern Region, renowned for its agricultural and economic activities, stands to benefit from the cargo village's strategic location within the Sahelian belt. The region also known as the food basket of Ghana is expected to facilitate access for local agricultural produce to international markets and the airline catering department.
Northern Ghana contributes up to 80% of the Ghana food basket for the local and international markets, comprising major crops like yam, groundnuts, millet, cassava, maize, sorghum, rice, beans, and others, while livestock species produced cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and pigs, as the Goldstar Air is looking forward to contributing to raise it to over 90%.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that fresh fruits and vegetables are becoming more and more popular year-round, and transportation of perishable goods is in high demand. Tamale International Airport will have a shorter travel time to most international destinations and with controlled temperature, will make it the preferred airport for transporting perishable goods by air, the means of shipping. The airport is a major hub for air cargo for the exportation of agricultural produce.
In the next 5-10 years, the air cargo industry will be shaped by key trends and innovations, including automation, sustainability, digital transformation, autonomous cargo drones, and e-commerce growth. One of the key trends in the future of air cargo is a shift towards sustainability, a commitment to greener skies, and a more environmentally conscious approach to logistics.
An air cargo village comprises an entire ecosystem which is an economic free zone with a definite bonding area across a certain space where all activities related to cargo are embedded inside.
Customs and other government agencies recognize the cargo village as an entity rather than just a cargo terminal where you can't do anything much, you can only receive and send cargo. Air cargo village encompasses everything inside it.
The advantages of an air cargo village are value-added services that can be undertaken within the cargo village and the customs processes are undertaken and streamlined to ensure a high level of efficiency.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), air cargo is a key driver towards the achievement of the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Air cargo plays a role as a trade facilitator for small island developing states (SIDS), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), and least developed countries (LDCs), offering the opportunity to link remote markets and to connect them across continents as well as to the global supply chain.
Each type of cargo has its own set of rules and regulations. International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations are based on the recommendations put in place by entities such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and standards built through industry working groups populated by member airlines.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently forecast that airfreight volume will grow 4.5% in 2024, building on this year’s second-half momentum. January 2024 global air cargo markets are indicating a strong start, total demand increased by 18.4%, compared to January 2023 levels. The profitability of the air cargo industry has been impressive.
When shipping perishable goods by air, specific steps and regulations apply to the process of shipping by air. Whether the cargo is acceptable, marked, labeled or does it meet the prescribed conditions. There are also shipper and carrier responsibilities that must be met.
There is a wide array of perishable goods, and they are each subject to deterioration, some faster than others. Appropriate packaging and handling are crucial to the perishable goods being delivered in good condition. The packaging must facilitate both the integrity of the goods as well as the handling and storage of the goods. The packaging must meet food safety regulations and meet food-grade standards while still being durable enough to withstand temperature changes and stacking.
There are numerous documents needed for shipping perishable goods. The process begins with ensuring that the Air Waybill is filled out completely and accurately and without unreasonable requests for handling the perishables. The cargo manifest should be labeled with the proper IATA handling codes. These codes are for internal use but ensure your perishable goods are handled properly. Other documentation may be required, such as some countries may need the permit numbers included on the cargo manifest.
Shippers should always mark what is contained in the packaging and whether dry ice is used because it is classified as a dangerous good. Then the packaging should be correctly labeled with the standard IATA label as such;’ ‘this way up’ or ‘wet cargo.’
Goldstar Air will be working closely with the local farmers 24/7 in and around the Northern Region to grow their businesses and will be supporting greater export of their agricultural products such as shea butter, cashew nuts, and mangoes with credit facility and by advertising their products on our aircraft screens during take-off and landing.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-05-1.jpg)
The tangible benefits of international trade in poverty reduction, as well as in the informal economy, are widely acknowledged. According to both the World Trade Organization and the World Bank, trade contributes directly to poverty reduction by opening up new employment opportunities. Northern Ghana contributes up to 80% of the Ghana food basket and to the local market, comprising major crops like yam, groundnuts, millet, cassava, maize, sorghum, rice, beans, and others, while livestock species produced cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and pigs, as the airline is looking forward to contributing to rising it to over 90%.
International trade also benefits agricultural producers by expanding export sectors and by bringing about structural changes in the economy that increase employment of low-skilled, poor workers in the informal sector and provide better access to external markets for the goods that the poor produce. Here is where air cargo plays a significant role in battling poverty.
Ghana must shift towards local participation in aviation for sustainable job creation in the sector and ensure equitable distribution of profits within the country to bolster economic growth. Northern Ghana can rake in more revenue annually by instituting a 24-hour economy for growth and advancement, and that will help reduce unemployment in Ghana. These initiatives will create over one hundred thousand jobs for Ghanaians and boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan, and flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport will include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Tamale International Airport will serve as a pivotal hub for our airline’s cargo and plans are underway to operate international passenger flights to and from the Sahel region and Hajj flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In conclusion, after this, the Tamale Cargo Village publication will be closely followed by another article regarding the Tamale Aviation Training Organization (Phase 5) of the Tamale City Project.
Source: https://planghana.com/goldstar-air-working-to-build-tamale-cargo-village/
GOLDSTAR AIR: GHANA'S ECONOMIC TOOL.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-06-2.jpg)
The wholly owned Ghanaian airline, Goldstar Air, with an issued Licence from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to operate international flights, is awaiting aircraft inspection to start operations to North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and West Africa.
The airline has set its sights on becoming a leading contributor to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The airline seeks to stimulate increased trade volume, investment, and business activities in the country.
Goldstar Air, the wings of Ghana, will enhance the quality of the country’s economic transformation. This sustainable innovation is in line with massive job creation, poverty reduction, and a foreign exchange earner for Ghana, making the airline the financial instrument of the country.
The commencement of the operations of Indigenous Goldstar Air guarantees the stabilization of the local currency (Cedi): and stands as a major priority to put the country on a sound footing.
Based on the 2021 census data, 38% of Ghana’s population comprises young people aged 15-35, 35% are children under 15, and only 4% are older than 65. There is no denying the fact that the youth of the country remains a critical resource in 21st-century nation-building and development, and the airline is working on creating worth for the youth in Ghana.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, the airline's discovery of new processes, tools or devices will lead to a huge jump in employment. When entrepreneurship results in discoveries, the whole economy benefits.
Goldstar Air will be a valuable contributor to Ghana’s economic prosperity and provide a rapid worldwide transportation network, making it essential for global businesses to generate economic growth, create jobs, and facilitate international trade and tourism. The economic tool deals with benefits and costs, usually measured in monetary terms, and with effectiveness to serve as a sort of a quotient or ratio of both cost and benefits.
When the labor force gains more human capital, including skills and general knowledge, producers gain the tools to make more goods and provide more services. When people trade their money for goods and services, a mutually beneficial exchange occurs, and when multiplied across the entire economy, it increases growth and well-being.
The production level can be measured by gross domestic product (GDP), the total dollar value of the goods and services produced yearly. Therefore, economic growth refers to an increase in GDP, which, in turn, leads to job creation and more employment.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized the seven principles of microeconomics fundamental concepts, such as the laws of demand and supply. marginal thinking, incentives, opportunity cost, trade-offs, and efficiency will form the basis of the airline’s behavior.
With our proposed partnership with Ghana Post, the airline aims to emulate the strategy of the United States Postal Service, the second-largest employer in the United States with 525,469 career employees and 114,623 non-career employees as of 2023. United States Postal Service revenue in the most recently reported quarter was $19.8 billion. In 2022, revenue generated from parcel shipping activities in the United States amounted to 198 billion U.S. dollars globally. That year, the global parcel shipping revenue amounted to approximately 485 billion U.S. dollars.
Together with Ghana Post, we will be offering pickup and delivering services directly to about 360 Ghana Post outlets, with stop-by-stop tracking available 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The airline will prioritize Ghana Post cargo to ensure a seamless and frictionless experience, allowing us to focus on growing our businesses and driving year-over-year growth.
Goldstar Air will be coming up with an integrated platform that will give leverage to exporters of Ghanaian goods who have registered with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA). The airline will put at the disposal of all the companies who will sign on to our integrated platform for free advertising space, on our in-flight magazine, integrated platforms, and aircraft screens during takeoff and landing to promote, publicize, and make their merchandise or products tick and also sell their made-in-Ghana products as duty-free on board, adding that the exporters should be willing to sign an agreement with the airline to be the sole transporter.
Ghana now has three major international airports, and then several secondary domestic airports, for a total of seven airports: Accra (ACC), Tamale (TML), Wa (WZA), Kumasi (KMS), Ho (HZO), Takoradi (TKD), and Sunyani (NYI).
Goldstar has applied to lease the Kotoka International Airport (ACC) Terminal Two (2) building to use it as the airline’s main hub, which is underutilized. The airline will build modern passenger boarding bridges, duty-free shops, gyms, saloons, offices, and beautiful convenient customer-centric experiences for departing and arriving passengers and breaking new grounds for job opportunities for the youth in aviation and part of the commitment to support government efforts to ensure the enhancement of all airports in Ghana.
The Tamale International Airport (TML) will be a pivotal hub for our airline’s cargo, maintenance, and training facilities. Plans are underway to operate international passenger and cargo flights to and from the Sahel region and Hajj flights. Given the increasing popularity and demand for fresh fruits and vegetables year-round, Goldstar Air will prioritize the transportation of perishable goods by air from the Tamale International Airport. The airline will always ensure appropriate packing and handling of the perishable goods and deliver them in good condition with shorter travel times and controlled temperatures.
Wa Airport is the fifth busiest commercial airport in Ghana and the third longest airport runway in Ghana. Goldstar Air will soon initiate non-scheduled, and Hajj flights to and from the Wa Airport (WZA) in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The airport is operated by Ghana Airport Company Limited. Upper West Region is in the northwestern part of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East Region to the east, Northern Region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north.
The airline is set to revitalize Ho Airport (HZO) in the Volta Region and the innovative approach to development will not only attract more passengers to the airport but also stimulate high-quality economic growth in the region and across the nation. By promoting ‘Destination Volta’ Goldstar Air aims to showcase Ho airport to the world and transform the region into an industrial zone, a premier tourist destination, and one of the world’s most visited tourist sites.
Goldstar Air wants to reassure the Ghanaian traveling population that the current 1,981-meter runway at the Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport (KMS) will be enough and safe for our narrow-body aircraft to fly direct to and from our European destinations and Saudi Arabia (Hajj Pilgrimage) until the expansion of the runway is completed to accommodate our wide-body aircraft to and from Asia, Middle East, and North America.
To make Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport (KMS) useful for the region, the youth must be trained to get jobs to benefit Asanteman, because it is not only about opening the airport for international passengers and aircraft but also for the local people, Kumasi Airport city and the region to benefit from the 27/7/365 economy-axillary jobs around the airport. The main reason for opening the international concourse at the airport is for Asanteman to get jobs and Goldstar Air is the obvious choice to make it happen.
The airline has introduced Afrik Allianz, a multi-model single air transportation alliance connecting Africa and beyond. Providing connectivity is fundamental to helping improve the customer experience when flying with us around the world, therefore Goldstar Air is collaborating with other airlines to launch an airline alliance called the Afrik Allianz to expand routes, share resources and establish seamless travel experience for international passengers who will get access to multiple destinations and more convenient airway connections.
Afrik Allianz aims to facilitate intra-regional trade and regional integration through the movement of goods, services, and people and the establishment of multimodal transportation connecting every corner of over 121 airports within Africa and across other continents. To maintain lower operational costs Afrik Allianz members will share resources and important facilities such as lounges, terminal space, ground handling services, maintenance bases, common marketing programs, and IT systems which will reduce overall costs while still guaranteeing a consistent level of service.
Goldstar Air signed a strategic partnership in October 2020 with the Government (GOL) of the Republic of Liberia for management services as part of the joint venture to revive the country/s flag carrier. At a meeting with the former President of Liberia His Excellency George Weah and some Ministers of State and Goldstar Air officials before the signing ceremony, the former President said the airline will provide the aviation community in Liberia the opportunity to share and disseminate vital industry information to strengthen and improve the air industry and link it to the national development which will create jobs for the youth.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-06-3.jpg)
The Liberia Government and Goldstar Air launched the new flag carrier Lone Star Air, wings of Liberia at Monrovia Roberts International Airport (ROB). Goldstar Air bestowed an honor by presenting a plaque to the former President of Liberia His Excellency George Weah at a ceremony marking the celebration of his 54th birthday. The plaque represents our love for the former President for his selfless, bold, and remarkable leadership skills of putting Liberia on the world map as a successful professional footballer and the great achievements in accelerating Liberia’s reconstruction and development at an unprecedented pace, therefore the airline will name one of its aircraft after the former President.
The airline’s operations from Ghana will create a continent-wide market embracing Fifty-four (54) countries with 1.3 billion people and a combined Gross Domestic Product of $3.4 trillion. Ghana has a significant opportunity to assert itself on the global economic stage and can capitalize on the opportunity presented by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, with a staggering Forty-four (44) million Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa.
Goldstar Air is also negotiating codeshare agreements with other airlines, which will allow us to offer a more extensive route network and give our customers more options for traveling from all fifty (50) states in the United States of America and other continents to and from Africa. Goldstar Air believes this agreement will benefit our partners by increasing brand awareness and market knowledge about Africa and other continents.
In 2023, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the travel and tourism sector contributed 27 million new jobs, representing a 9.1% increase compared to 2022. Africa stands out as the continent with the fastest tourism growth in 2023, with international tourist arrival numbers at 96% of 2019 levels according to UN Tourism, the highest recovery percentage in the world. This translated into a total international tourist movement reaching 66.4 million.
As a flag carrier of Ghana, our vision extends to operating over one Hundred (100) modern aircraft to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, North and South America, as the airline wants to be recognized among the best one hundred (100) companies in Africa and generating sustainable job opportunities for the country. With these operations, the airline is projecting over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million indirect jobs which will generate sustainable job opportunities for Ghanaians to connect African businesses and capitalize on the opportunity presented by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, with a staggering 44 million Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa.
Some of the jobs from which the youth will benefit are Pilots, Ground service crew, Service persons in maintenance, Cabin crew, Counter agents, Travel agents, Tour operators, Country managers, Station managers, Accountants, Flight dispatchers, Drivers, Marketing personnel, Cleaners, IT managers, Air marshals, Cargo agents, Catering services, Hotel accommodations, Fuel suppliers and others.
With Cocoa and Gold dropping value on the international market, Ghana must shift towards local participation in aviation and tourism, which Goldstar Air is the answer, for sustainable job creation in the country and ensure equitable distribution of profits within the country to bolster economic growth.
Goldstar Air will rake in more revenue annually by instituting a 24-hour economy for growth and advancement of the country and that will reduce the unemployment rate of 14.7 percent in Ghana. The country must take advantage of our location as the center of the world to position itself as an attractive destination for investment, fostering economic growth, creating well-paying job opportunities, and contributing to the development of its citizens.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Houston-Texas and many more.
In conclusion, with Ghana’s public debt reaching GHS 658.4 billion, our relationship with Boeing Company and Michigan Aerospace Manufactures Association and incentives from Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Glasgow International Airport (GLA) and others, makes Goldstar the obvious choice for Ghana beyond aid and the answer to the cedi depreciation, as well as economic tool by bringing a massive relief to the country.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/goldstar-air-ghanas-economic-tool/
TAMALE AVIATION TRAINING ORGANIZATION TO COMMENCE SOON.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-05-2.jpg)
Goldstar Air, the Wings of Ghana, will commence the Tamale Aviation Training Organization of our City Project (Phase 5) soon.
The Approved Training will equip current and future generations of aviation professionals with the skills and tools to overcome industry challenges.
Tamale is the capital of Ghana’s Northern Region with a population of around 400,000 and it is Ghana’s third largest city by population after Accra and Kumasi. The city is served by Tamale International Airport, located some 15km north of the center.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air, Eric Bannerman, the airline will acquire certification for the school from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), and Authorized Training Center.
The training school will upskill people to stay sharp, fine-tune, and always be prepared. This will empower them with the unwavering calmness and composure needed for all situations, from the every day to the unusual. Our training will be more than fulfilling a requirement. It will be an achievement reserved for the sky’s most elite.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that the training school will meet all the needs of aviation-related courses, whether initial, recurrent, advanced, or special operations training. We will operate with an emphasis on reliability, convenience, and flexibility.
Our goal is to advance missions by offering the specific training support needed, including access to cutting-edge simulator technology, specially designed training environments, and the expertise of professional European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) qualified instructors.
We will offer initial and updated aviation training for professional technicians, developed closely with Boeing Company and the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA). We will begin with in-depth classroom instruction, then our interactive applied training reinforces the lessons learned. This approach crafts the ideal balance in instruction between academic knowledge and practical experience.
The aviation training school will create a multicultural learning environment, with students from all over the world. This intercultural learning competency will help students feel comfortable working in different countries throughout their careers or sharing the cockpit of an airline with a pilot from another culture.
Goldstar Air training school's unique techniques and resources and 24-hour service will provide and help build aviation professionals' capability and capacity, ensuring they can thrive in a rapidly changing industry. The airline will give scholarships to the less privileged in Northern Ghana through On-the-job training so they can be part of future aviation professionals.
Aerospace engineering licenses are dependent on completing relevant qualifications and gaining practical experience. A good fitness level is required as the role will include heavy lifting, lots of walking, and climbing ladders. Our training will go beyond the basics. It will be the difference between ‘good enough’ and ‘best of the best.’ Training the best leads to a more efficient maintenance department so aircraft are maintained correctly the first time, faster, and as frequently as required.
The aviation industry has seen growth over time and currently, it is estimated that the United States has around 617,000 pilots who hold active pilot certificates. In addition to the impressive pilot production numbers, there are 86,774 certified flight instructors.
Nigeria boasts 2,133 licensed pilots, 1,659 aircraft maintenance engineers, 371 air traffic controllers, and 2,343 cabin crew licenses. This demonstrates further that the commercial airline pilot pipeline remains robust and a signal for Ghana to emulate by taking advantage of the training school to train more Ghanaians.
Goldstar Air will offer a full range of high-quality FAA and EASA-approved aviation training courseware and reference products that will be trusted around the globe for decades. The school will take an application-oriented approach to training, which incorporates real-world scenarios and examples, so people will discover the why and how of aeronautical concepts and not just the facts needed to pass a test.
From the initial pilot and technical certification to advanced ratings and Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Goldstar Air has you covered with the training solutions to support your passion.
The FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license is a more general certification covering both Airframe and Powerplant work and is recognized mainly in the USA.
One may obtain the training and experience necessary to become an FAA-certificated Airframe and or Powerplant Mechanic via two means. The first is Academy training through an FAA-certificated Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) and the second is On-the-job training (OJT) that provides practical experience with the procedures, practices, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in constructing, maintaining, or altering airframes or powerplants, appropriate to the rating sought. Once you
Once you meet the On-the-job experience requirements, there are commercially available Airframe and Powerplant refresher courses and Airframe and Powerplant prep courses that will help prepare you to pass the airman knowledge written, oral, and practical tests.
Usually, On-the-job training is the most inexpensive method for gaining the required experience. You will need to document consistently your OJT activities. FAA recommends you record your experience on an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) log. In your log, ensure that you include the Maintenance task performed, Time spent on each task, and Validation by a certificated Airframe and or Powerplant Technician.
Under Part 66, the common European legal framework for certifying licensed aircraft engineers, there are three main categories of aerospace engineering licenses in the European Aviation Safety Agency member states A, B, and C.
The EASA Category A License is a ramp or line maintenance certifying mechanic who typically performs relatively minor maintenance tasks and simple part replacements that may be required and certifies these tasks.
Category A Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL) allows the holder to issue Certificates of Release to service (When supported by an Approved Maintenance Organization - AMO (145)) following minor ‘Task Trained’ scheduled line maintenance and simple defect rectification within the limits of the tasks specifically endorsed on the company authorization but requires assistance like wheel change in a Part-145 organization.
The EASA Category B1 License is mechanical (aircraft structure, powerplant, and mechanical and electrical systems) divided into four sub-categories. The B2 specializes in avionics (communications, navigation, radar, instrument, and electrical systems) and is recognized in all EASA member states. Holders of EASA Category B License may provide a Certificate of Release of Service of aircraft following maintenance and repair tasks.
To become a B1 or B2 licensed aircraft engineer, one must obtain a relevant educational background in aircraft maintenance engineering or related fields. B2 licensed engineers can work varied hours, including nights, weekends, bank holidays, and Christmas. Hours can be long, and most engineers will be required to work overseas which could result in prolonged periods away from home.
Category B2 licensed engineers can continue their professional development and work towards their Category C license which is obtained by completing the relevant qualifications and gaining the required experience. This allows an engineer to issue a Certificate of Release of Service and aircraft overhauls.
The pilot’s certificate is one of several airman certificates issued by the FAA for flight engineers, flight instructors, ground instructors, aircraft dispatchers, mechanics/repairmen, parachute riggers, control tower operators, flight navigators, and flight attendants. Pilots training represents a comprehensive and all-encompassing program that incorporates theoretical instruction and practical flight training, complemented by simulator-based exercises. The escalating shortage of pilots is projected to catalyze the expansion of the global market.
FAA-approved pilot schools are certificated by Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 141. Enrollment in an FAA-approved pilot school usually ensures a high quality of training. The first step to becoming a pilot is to decide what you want to fly. FAA’s rules for getting a pilot’s license (certificate) differ depending on the type of aircraft you fly. You can choose among airplanes, gyroplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons, or airships. To fly ultralight vehicles, you do not need a pilot’s license. You should also think about what type of flying you want to do. There are several kinds of pilot’s licenses, from student pilots to airline transport pilots.
EASA Zero to Air Transport Pilot License-ATPL(A) course is designed for students with little or no flying experience and who want to pursue a career in aviation according to EASA regulations. During the Zero to ATPL Ground Training course, the trainee will complete theoretical courses for Private Pilot License-PPL(A), Instrument Rating-IR(A), Commercial Pilot License-CPL(A), and MEL(A) and must be at least 18 years of age, capable of holding FAA and EASA pilot medical certificate class 1.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-05-3.jpg)
The Integrated Air Transport Pilot License-ATPL(A) Flight Training course will be divided into 6 phases training, developing basic flight skills, Initiation to complex flying, Introduction to Commercial Flying, Advanced flight skills, advanced upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT), and multi-crew cooperation course (MCC).
The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Program is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the airline's operational management and control systems. The IOSA audit creates a standard that is comparable on a worldwide basis, enabling and maximizing the joint use of audit reports. This has saved the industry over 6,400 redundant audits and continues to lead to extensive cost-savings for IOSA- participating airlines. All IATA members are IOSA registered and must remain registered to maintain IATA membership.
In 2023, the International Air Transport Association evolved its partnership model to a tiered approach for Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) with 2 entry levels, ATC Affiliate and ATC Classic. ATC Affiliate Authorization is provided to organizations who wish to resell IATA self-study and e-learning courses. ATC Classic Authorization is granted based on demonstrated instructional expertise and the institution’s overall ability to provide quality training. ATC Classic can progress to ATC Preferred and the highest tier, ATC Premier.
Authorized Training Centres recruit and train students, while IATA conducts examinations through OERS (Online Examinations with Remote Supervision). Successful candidates are awarded an IATA certificate.
According to the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO), a sustainable, safe, and secure global aviation development relies on the availability of qualified and competent employees, supervisors and managers to plan, coordinate, manage, operate, maintain, and oversee all complex operations in various airports, airspaces, airplanes, etc.
The aviation training organization is envisaged to create more jobs for the people of Tamale and its environs and will open business opportunities for the Northern sector of the country. Goldstar Air will be creating over one hundred thousand direct jobs in Ghana.
Some of the jobs that the youth will benefit from include Pilots, Ground Service Crew, Service Person In Maintenance, Accountants, Flight Dispatchers, Drivers, Marketing Personnel, Cleaners, IT Managers, Cargo Agents, Catering Services, Fuel Suppliers, and others, as well as, exporting labour through an agency on call, charter, and aircraft leasing.
Afrik Allianz members will have a discounted price anytime they bring their staff to the school for any aviation training-related course so we can respond proactively to the market changes, rather than reactively. New opportunities for A1 have cropped up in all facets of our business and raising customer expectations, so we are confident that the facts and our expertise will thrive and occupy a bigger market share, the pressure to digitize becomes even more apparent.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
The Aviation Training Facility (Phase 5) will be named after a prominent Chief in Northern Ghana, initial contact has been made and the management team will go and pay him a courtesy call to officially notify him and in addition, present a Citation to him.
In conclusion, after this, the Tamale Aviation Training Organization publication will be closely followed by another article regarding the Tamale Aviation Catering Services (Phase 6) of the Tamale City Project which will be on the same premises as the Training Organization.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/tamale-aviation-training-organization-to-commence-soon/
WA AIRPORT: AN INGREDIENT FOR GHANA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-06.jpg)
Goldstar Air, the most promising airline of the year, will soon initiate flights to and from the Wa Airport (WZA). The airport serves the people of the Upper West Region of Ghana and is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited.
Upper West Region is in the northwestern part of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East Region to the east, Northern Region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north.
Wa Airport is the fifth busiest commercial airport in Ghana.
The Wa airport located approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) north of the city center has a runway length of 2,015 meters (6,612 feet). It is the third longest airport runway in Ghana after Accra 3,403 meters, and Tamale 3,400 meters, followed closely in the fourth position by Kumasi 1,981meters, Ho 1,900 meters, Takoradi 1,751 meters and Sunyani 1,400 meters.
Ghana now has three major international airports, and then several secondary domestic airports, for a total of seven operating airports: Accra (ACC), Tamale (TML), Wa (WZA), Kumasi (KMS), Ho (HZO), Takoradi (TKD), and Sunyani (NYI).
Economic developers consider airports and airport services vital to generating local and economic growth. A regional airport serves traffic within a relatively small or lightly populated Geographic area.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, the airline will soon initiate non-scheduled flights from international destinations to promote tourism and Hajj flights to and from Wa airport, which Goldstar Air has been licensed by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate, alongside our West Africa and Intercontinental scheduled flights.
In line with the airline's strategic innovations, Wa airport will be an ingredient for the economic growth in the Upper West Region and the whole of the northern part of Ghana for our operations with the ability to operate 24 hours to stimulate employment for the youth.
By promoting ‘Destination Wa Airport’, the airline aims to showcase Wa to the world and transform the region into a premier tourist destination and one of the world's most visited tourist sites and to amortize the airport for future investments and expansion, having in view passengers from far and near.
The value of regional air service does not only support the business traveler but also provides quality of life for the residents of small communities ensuring access to national and even global destinations. Additionally, incoming tourism dollars bring much-needed revenue to a small town or city. Wa has much to offer in arts and culture, outdoor adventures, history and heritage, unique dining experiences, and local events.
A regional airport usually does not have customs and immigration facilities to process traffic between countries. Commercial airports are powerful economic engines generating billions of dollars in annual activity, and supporting millions of stable, good-paying jobs. Some underdeveloped, decentralized regions become attractive tourism destinations because of the development of an airport.
Often, another significant challenge for smaller rural communities is attracting medical professionals to the area. Reliable air service can be critical to the decision-making process for these professionals to relocate to the area. Alternatively, reliable air service can provide residents access to vital medical care in larger cities.
Commercial air service is important to economic growth and quality of life in rural communities. Businesses in these communities need access to medium hubs, allowing connections to the national transportation system. This is a key factor in deciding on the location of business headquarters. Local industries need the convenience of daily flights to attract customers and employers, bringing much-needed revenue to the local market.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-06-19-21-33-06-1.jpg)
Mr. Bannerman emphasized that Goldstar Air’s journey is a clear vision to use the power of air travel to create a better future for the next generation, boost trade and tourism, and open new employment opportunities for Ghanaians. Our substantial investment in the aviation industry will enable us to gain market share on key long-haul routes to and from our hubs and drive more business and leisure travelers to Ghana.
Airports already play an important role in the community, at both local and global levels and their influence will only increase as the aviation industry grows in Ghana. The global commercial aviation fleet is expected to expand by 33%, to more than 36,000 aircraft by 2033. Meanwhile, Airports Council International (ACI) World predicts an average annual of 5.8% in passenger traffic between 2022 and 2040. By 2040, more than 19 billion passengers will pass through world airports each year.
Denver International Airport and the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics announced that Denver International Airport’s (DEN) contribution to the state of Colorado’s economy increased by nearly 30 percent. This statistic is according to the Division of Aeronautics’ 2020 Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study. Denver has become a $ 33.5 billion economic engine for the state and a driver for increased business and travel.
According to a recent economic impact study conducted at America’s commercial airports 10.8 million people have jobs because of these airports and some employees work directly for an airport operator. Others are employed by concessionaires, government agencies, and other entities doing business at airports.
For small towns and cities like Wa, accessible local air travel is a critical link between a community’s economic vitality. The local economy suffers when there’s a lack of access to the national transportation system. Air service is crucial for any region looking to attract an industrial presence. Providing local businesses access to the global market can help attract and retain business in a community, thus providing jobs and economic prosperity for the area and its residents.
Communities like Wa can obtain economic benefits from connection to our global air transportation network. For instance, direct service to our large airline hubs will provide one-stop access to hundreds of additional destinations around the globe. As Ghana’s economy grows and smaller communities struggle to compete in the global marketplace, airports have become vital to survival.
Regional airports are component elements of the global aviation network, fulfilling functions such as feeding hub airports, facilitating low-cost carriers (LCCs), and providing essential air services in remote and rural regions. In this way, Wa, Takoradi, Ho, and Sunyani regional airports in Ghana will strengthen air connectivity and territorial cohesion of Ghana. Moreover, this made regional airports start ensuring more employment opportunities.
More specifically, regional airports could benefit from increases in revenues and enhancing economic development which plays a major role in the tourism experience, therefore the airline will create tailor-made tour packages around all regional airports. This approach aims to streamline the customer experience, reduce end-to-end travel time, and add value to passenger services, as the airline wants to make all airports in Ghana very busy.
Regional airports are vital in connecting rural and smaller communities to global commerce, which helps businesses expand and attracts new companies, to the area. Although Wa Regional Airport now serves relatively few passengers, a recent United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) report suggests that their importance could increase as technology advances make flights in smaller aircraft greener and more affordable.
Wa airport will also play a vital role in Ghana’s aviation industry by connecting the Upper West Region through our 24-hour service hubs to West Africa and the rest of the world, supporting economic development, trade, and tourism in the region and serving as an alternative airport to Tamale International Airport.
Goldstar Air envisions these enhancements to regional airports contributing to a solid return on investment (ROI) and it is part of the over one hundred thousand direct jobs the airline is creating and will reopen all the airline’s regional offices, which include Wa, Ho, Sunyani, Takoradi and other cities to create more employment for Ghanaians.
Wa is known for its rich history and cultural heritage, with a mix of traditional and modern architecture. The town is home to the Wa Naa Palace, the seat of Wa Naa, the Paramount Chief of the Wala people. The Palace symbolizes the town’s rich cultural heritage and is a popular tourist attraction. The Airline Management Team will soon make a paid courtesy call to Wa Naa, Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, to officially inform him about our intentions to operate some non-scheduled flights from Wa airport.
The town has a vibrant market, where locals sell traditional crafts, food, and other goods. Wa has a tropical savanna climate, with a rainy season from May to October and a dry season from November to April, and is also known for its traditional cuisine, including dishes such as ‘tuo zaafi’ (a thick corn porridge) and ‘koko’ (a spicy corn drink).
Overall, Wa is a vibrant and culturally rich town that offers a unique experience for visitors and residents alike. The aviation industry is an economic generator. It equates to jobs and income. There is an important link between an airport and a community’s economic vitality and having a local airport attracts talent. Many businesses depend on this important industry to access markets and the nation’s air transportation system.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi Prempeh 1 International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan.
Also, flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport shall include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/wa-airport-an-ingredient-for-ghanas-economic-growth/
GOLDSTAR AIR TO USE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO GIVE KUMASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GLOBAL RECOGNITION.
![](images/63234617.295.jpg)
Goldstar Air, your innovative indigenous wholly owned Ghanaian airline, wants to reassure the Ghanaian traveling population that the current 1,981-meter runway at the Kumasi International Airport will be enough and safe for global recognition.
Our narrow-body aircraft can fly to and from our European destinations (Hub) and Saudi Arabia (Hajj Pilgrimage) until the expansion of the runway is completed to accommodate our wide-body aircraft to and from Asia and North America.
Meanwhile, passengers who will be traveling to our Asia and North America destinations will have to transit through Accra airport Terminal 2, until the runway is extended. They will have to check in and receive their baggage at Kumasi airport and their baggage will be automatically transferred through to and from their final destinations.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eric Bannerman, the airline is awaiting the inspection of its aircraft, naming one of the aircraft after His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II and the opening of the international concourse of the Kumasi Airport.
The Chief Executive Officer also eulogies the Royal initiative by His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in building and commissioning his grand multipurpose hall in the Ashanti Region to mark the 25th-anniversary celebrations, called the Otumfuo Osei II Jubilee Hall.
The architectural marvel, blending traditional Asante house design with modern aesthetics, is poised to serve as a cultural and ceremonial hub.
Commissioned to reflect the essence of Asante heritage, the hall features a striking mural adorned with miracle Asante artifacts and Adinkra symbols, prominently showcasing the revered Golden Stool, ‘Sika Dwa Kofi’. The hall’s design, reminiscent of the iconic “Fi hankra” Asante housing style, encompasses a spacious 2,000-seat auditorium, complemented by office spaces and dining facilities.
Goldstar Air will organize great cultural and tourism homecoming events, which will also geared towards bringing a lot of traffic to the Kumasi International Airport. This and many drives are the many folds of indirect jobs the airline will create for Asanteman youth and Ghana as a whole when Goldstar Air starts operations.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. ICAO also defines a runway as a rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both). Runways, taxiways, and ramps are sometimes called "tarmac," though very few runways are built using tarmac. Takeoff and landing areas defined on the water surface for seaplanes are generally referred to as waterways. Runway lengths are now commonly given in meters worldwide, except in North America, where feet are commonly used. The runway is one of the most visible and important elements within an airport; its dimensions (length and width), location, and subsequent maintenance must be accurate to ensure its safety both during takeoff and landing.
Existing facilities at Kumasi International Airport are the single asphalt-paved runway, designated Runway, which has a length of 1,981 metres (6,502 feet) and a width of 45 metres (148 feet) for landing and take-off and is expected to expand to 2,320 meters (7,611 feet). Compared to London City Airport, which has a single 1,508-meter (4,948-feet) runway that allows domestic and international flights for the public transport of passengers, only multi-engine, fixed-wing aircraft up to Airbus A318 size with special aircraft and aircrew certification to fly 5.5° approaches are allowed to conduct operations at London City Airport. The airport is about 60 hectares and handles over 5 million passenger movements annually. It is the 5th busiest airport by passengers and aircraft movements serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, and Luton and the 15th busiest in the United Kingdom, which Kumasi International Airport can follow suit.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport currently serves 9,449 flights monthly, 315 flights per day, 13 flights per hour, and 108 nonstop destinations on an average day there is at least 1 flight every 5 minutes, and contains four runways, but the east-west runway was closed in 1956 to be used as a taxiway and for aircraft parking. In 2012, the runway was resurfaced and extended to increase the runway safety area, with the main north-south runway now 2,185 meters (7,169 feet), the northwest-southwest runway 1,586 meters (5,204 feet), and the northeast-southwest runway 1,524 meters (5,000 feet), and the slot rule limits the number of landings and takeoffs to 62 per hour.
Though Reagan National is an international airport, it has no immigration or customs facilities, with international flights restricted to those with U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facilities, including major airports in Canada and some destinations in the Caribbean. International passenger flights to and from the Washington metropolitan area primarily utilize Washington Dulles International Airport or Baltimore/Washington International Airport. The airport served over 25.4 million passengers in 2023, the most of any of the three airports serving the region and a new passenger record for the airport. The airport's main runway is the busiest in the nation.
There will be an initial limitation on the movement of our Boeing 777 aircraft to and from the United States of America, China, and Canada at Kumasi International Airport for now, as the airline is looking forward to further expansion of the runway from the estimated 2,320 meters to one that can accommodate all our aircraft in the future because the minimum runway length quoted for Boeing 777 take-offs is 2,500 meters, plus a 240 meters runway end safety area (a sandpit it can plow into if the takeoff is aborted without remaining space to halt).
To make Kumasi International Airport useful for the region, the youth must be trained to get jobs to benefit Asanteman, because it is not only about opening the airport for international passengers and aircraft but also for the local people, Kumasi Airport city and the region to benefit from the 24/7 economy-axillary jobs around the airport. The main reason for opening the international concourse at the airport is for Asanteman to get jobs, and Goldstar Air is the obvious choice to make it happen. Goldstar Air, as an economic tool, knows what and how to let people in the region earn more money in aviation, tourism, and other sectors of the economy by enhancing economic performance and creating over one hundred thousand direct jobs for Ghanaians.
Ghana must shift towards local participation in aviation for sustainable job creation in the sector and ensure equitable distribution of profits within the country to bolster economic growth. Asante Region can rake in more revenue annually by instituting a 24-hour economy for growth and advancement, and that will reduce the unemployment rate of 14.7 percent in Ghana. The country must take advantage of our location as the center of the world to position itself as an attractive destination for investment, fostering economic growth, creating well-paying job opportunities, and contributing to the development of its citizens.
Airports do not directly find customers, as they are not airlines or travel agencies that sell tickets to passengers. Instead, airports provide the infrastructure, facilities, and services that airlines and other businesses use to serve their customers. Airports typically work with airlines and other companies in the aviation industry to attract customers to their facilities. This can involve a variety of marketing and promotional activities, such as advertising campaigns, social media outreach, and participation in travel industry events.
Airports also work to provide a positive experience for passengers, which can help encourage repeat business and word-of-mouth recommendations. This may include amenities such as comfortable waiting areas, convenient parking, and easy access to transportation. In addition to working with airlines and other businesses, airports may also engage in partnerships and collaborations with tourism boards, local governments, and other organizations to promote their region and attract visitors.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Düsseldorf and Milan and flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport will include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London and Freetown.
Overall, for accessibility and connectivity, Kumasi International Airport must rely on indigenous airlines like Goldstar Air for its success and businesses that operate within their facilities to attract customers, while also working to create a positive experience for passengers to encourage repeat visits and recommendations.
![](images/mj4.jpg)
Source: https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Goldstar-Air-to-use-innovative-ways-to-give-Kumasi-International-Airport-global-recognition-1927062
GOLDSTAR AIR TO ENHANCE CARGO MOVEMENT ACROSS THE CONTINENT UNDER THE AFCFTA.
![](images/325202475849.jpg)
Wholly-owned Ghanaian airline, Goldstar Air aims to enhance cargo movement across the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative. Each year, more than 52 billion tonnes of cargo are shipped by air, creating a constant demand for industry jobs.
As an indigenous airline, our vision extends to operating over one hundred aircraft and generating sustainable job opportunities for Ghanaians to connect African businesses and capitalize on the opportunity presented by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, with a staggering 44 million Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa.
The continent possesses the resources to make significant economic strides, and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area aims to eliminate trade barriers, representing a significant opportunity for Africa to assert itself on the global economic stage. Therefore, the airline has introduced Afrik Allianz, a multi-model single air transportation alliance connecting Africa and beyond. According to Goldstar Air’s Chief Executive Officer Eric Bannerman, the airline is currently negotiating with the head of Ghana Post for a partnership aimed at providing innovative and rewarding opportunities for advancement. This partnership will enable us to be more competitive and offer better services to our customers, resulting in a win-win situation.
Our partnership with Ghana Post aims to emulate the strategy of the United States Postal Service, the second-largest employer in the United States with 525,469 career employees and 114,623 non-career employees as of 2023. United States Postal Service revenue in the most recently reported quarter was $19.8 billion. Together with Ghana Post, our aim is to create, build, and take ownership of our endeavors, whether it involves developing new technology in-house, launching comprehensive fulfillment centers, or constantly creating ideas, services, and products that enhance the lives of millions of customers. This includes offering pickup and delivery services directly to about 360 Ghana Post outlets, with stop-by-stop tracking available 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
With this partnership, Goldstar Air will prioritize Ghana Post cargo to ensure a seamless and frictionless experience, allowing us to focus on growing our businesses and driving year-over-year growth. Cargo revenues are forecasted to rise to $152 billion, representing one-third of the industry’s revenues. In other words, for every 6 passenger aircraft, there is approximately 1 cargo aircraft. As a percentage, 85% of planes are passenger aircraft, while 15% are freighters.
Our round-the-clock (24/7) service will support customers globally through phone, email, and chat services, while we build a world-class system and innovative self-service solutions for use by millions of customers each day on our apps and websites. Goldstar Air will adapt to meet the changing needs of customers by investing in our fleet to support our capacity to deliver what our customers want.
Tamale International Airport will serve as a pivotal hub for our airline's cargo, maintenance, and training facilities. Plans are underway to operate international passenger and cargo flights to and from the Sahel region and Hajj flights. Given the increasing popularity and demand for fresh fruits and vegetables year-round, Goldstar Air will prioritize the transportation of perishable goods by air from Tamale International Airport. Appropriate packaging and handling are crucial to ensuring the perishable goods are delivered in good condition with shorter travel times and controlled temperatures.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan. Flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport will include destinations such as Baltimore Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Source: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1301528/goldstar-air-to-enhance-cargo-movement-across.html
TAMALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO GET WORLD-CLASS MRO.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-04-28-15-44-59.jpg)
Tamale International Airport (TML) is the third-busiest airport in Ghana, after Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and Kumasi International Airport (KMS) with a runway of 3,400 meters (11,154 feet).
The Tamale area offers an ideal location for the Goldstar Air City Project, which comprises Maintenance, Cargo, and Training facilities because of its low humidity, sparse rainfall, and high altitude, all of which minimize rust and corrosion of aircraft. It also does not have the humidity problems of Accra or Kumasi. The airline will elaborate on the three facilities; beginning with Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO).
Goldstar Air will expand the infrastructure in the airline industry in Ghana by building a world-class Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) to boost businesses in the country and attract foreign investors while making Ghana an aviation hub in the West and Central African sub-regions.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the airline Eric Bannerman, Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) is waiting for the clearance letter from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to allocate Goldstar Air the proposed land in Tamale.
The airline has secured the architectural design and building order and it is set to construct 250 x 250 x 75 Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) at the Tamale International Airport to cater for the maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of our aircraft and other companies, as well as skill training.
The 24-hour facility will serve West and Central Africa, which lacks a wide-body maintenance base and can accommodate two (2) Boeing 767 or 777 or 787 or 747 passenger and cargo aircraft at the same time, as the future of the aircraft MRO industry is promising, paving the way for safer and more sustainable aviation. Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul are interconnected aspects of aircraft management that work together to ensure aviation operations’ safety, reliability, and efficiency.
Mr. Bannerman emphasized, “Tamale International Airport has been chosen for our maintenance base, because of the desert climate and the vast land around the airport, which will be good for parking lots of aircraft that will be waiting for their turn for checks or overhaul and excellent for aircraft maintenance. The airline will be constructing the MRO as Phase Three (3) of the Tamale airport project and part of our City Project which will be named after National Chief Iman of Ghana Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, and we expect him to lead the sod-cutting and commission the project when completed.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-04-28-15-45-25.jpg)
The airline will additionally honor Chief Iman by marking his name on one of our aircraft as a registration number, as we believe that naming the aircraft after national heroes and heroines will also open up the frontiers of the country’s aviation and tourism sectors.
As part of the avowed strategy of the airline to fully optimize Ghana’s tourism potential, announcements will be made during takeoff and landing to indicate the aircraft registration name and a documentary on the assigned individual will also be shown on our screen as a way of honoring them and promoting tourism because a nation that honors its living heroes and heroines is worth dying for. The airline believes it is appropriate to honor our past, current, and future Presidents, prominent Chiefs, sports personalities, religious leaders, and other distinguished personalities.
Chairman Eric Bannerman, the entire management and staff of Goldstar Air would like to seize this opportunity to wish the National Chief Iman of Ghana, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, a happy 105th birthday. We pray to Allah for good health, happiness, and continued strength.
The estimated global market for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul services is worth up to $50 billion US in the aviation industry alone. As initial expense and performance criticality increase, the need for MRO services also will increase. The aircraft MRO industry is an essential component of the aviation sector, ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of aircraft operations. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the MRO industry is poised to undergo significant transformations soon.
In aviation's dynamic and safety-critical world, the distinctions between maintenance, repair, and overhaul are paramount. While closely related, these processes serve different purposes in maintaining the airworthiness of aircraft. Maintenance keeps aircraft in operational condition through routine inspections and minor component replacements. Repair addresses specific issues that arise unexpectedly, while overhaul involves comprehensively rebuilding components or systems to extend their working life.
Maintenance is the routine and planned work that keeps an aircraft operational. It encompasses a wide range of tasks, from regular inspections to minor component replacements, aimed at sustaining the airworthiness of aircraft. Maintenance activities can be categorized into two main types: line maintenance and base maintenance.
Line Maintenance is conducted daily between flights, often at the airport gates. Line maintenance includes visual inspections, fluid level checks, tire replacements, and minor repairs that can be completed quickly. These activities are essential for ensuring an aircraft is safe to fly and meets regulatory standards.
Base Maintenance, on the other hand, involves more comprehensive work and is carried out at dedicated maintenance facilities. This type of maintenance includes more in-depth inspections, repairs, and component replacements that cannot be easily performed in the limited time available during line maintenance. Base maintenance is typically conducted at scheduled intervals, often based on the number of flight hours or cycles an aircraft has completed.
Repair refers to the process of fixing specific issues or defects that have been identified during maintenance inspections. Unlike routine maintenance, which is often planned and systematic, repairs are reactive and aimed at addressing unforeseen problems. Repairs can range from relatively minor fixes, such as replacing a damaged seat cover or a malfunctioning gauge, to more complex tasks, such as repairing structural damage or fixing avionics systems.
The key distinction between maintenance and repair lies in the intent and scope of the work. Maintenance aims to prevent issues by keeping all systems within established parameters, whereas repairs focus on addressing existing problems to restore the aircraft's proper functioning.
Overhaul represents the most extensive level of maintenance, involving the comprehensive inspection, disassembly, and rebuilding of aircraft components or entire systems. An overhaul aims to restore components to a "like-new" condition, extending their operational life and ensuring continued reliability. Overhauls are often performed at specific intervals determined by manufacturers, regulatory authorities, or the accumulated flight hours or cycles.
While overhauls can encompass various aircraft systems, they are common for engines. Engine overhaul, also known as engine rebuild, involves disassembling the engine, inspecting all components, replacing worn or damaged parts, reassembling the machine, and testing it to ensure optimal performance. Overhauls can significantly extend the lifespan of expensive ingredients and systems, providing a cost-effective alternative to outright replacement.
Goldstar Air will seek strategic collaboration with Boeing Company, the leading global aerospace company for a competitive MRO ecosystem for engineering, maintenance, skilling, repair, and sustainment services of defense and commercial aircraft to advance economic opportunity, sustainability, and community impact.
Boeing develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries and is a top U.S. exporter. Goldstar Air wants to partner with Boeing as part of its ongoing Repair Development and Sustainment hub initiative.
The collaboration will not only expand our product offerings but also reinforce our commitment to delivering world-class support to Boeing engine operators in West and Central Africa. As Goldstar Air continues to grow its product-line portfolio, we need a partner that can grow with us. Boeing’s breadth and depth of network ensures our customers will get the right part at the right time.
The airline is also in advance talks with the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) for collaboration in Aviation services/Aerospace, Sales, and Manufacturing and to be their Sole representative for parts distribution in Africa.
Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association’s vision is to promote Michigan’s aerospace manufacturing industry by encouraging innovation and productivity, facilitating job growth increasing public understanding of the industry, and contributing to the state’s economy. Additionally, the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) is committed to enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning by energizing students and creating new carriers in space for future generations.
Afrik Allianz members will also benefit from the above collaborations to optimize operational efficiency and reduce maintenance costs by sharing facilities to ensure a consistent level of service. This will be an opportunity for members to patronize and have a discounted price anytime they visit our Maintenance Repair and Overhaul for any work to be done at the facility.
To make Tamale International Airport useful for the region, the youth must be trained to get jobs to benefit Northerners, because it is not only about opening the airport for international passengers and aircraft but also for the local people and region to benefit from the 24/7 economy-axillary jobs around the airport. The main reason for opening the international concourse at the airport is for Northerners to get jobs, and Goldstar Air is the obvious choice to make it happen. Goldstar Air, as an economic tool, knows what and how to let people in the region earn more money in aviation, tourism, and other sectors of the economy by enhancing economic performance and creating over one hundred thousand direct jobs for Ghanaians.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan, and flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport will include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
In conclusion, after this, the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul publication will be closely followed by another article regarding the Tamale Cargo Village (Phase 4) of the Tamale City Project.
Source: https://newsghana.com.gh/tamale-international-airport-to-get-world-class-mro/?amp
GOLDSTAR AIR TO BOOST GHANA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GROWTH.
![](images/PHOTO-2024-04-28-15-41-13.jpg)
Goldstar Air, the wings of Ghana, aims to accelerate the country’s economic growth by leveraging aviation and tourism to boost Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The airline seeks to stimulate increased trade volume, investment, and business activities in the country.
According to the Chief Executive Officer, Eric Bannerman, Goldstar Air sets its sights on becoming a leading contributor to the Gross Domestic Product.
Commercial aviation is a valuable contributor to global economic prosperity and provides the only rapid worldwide transportation network, which makes it essential for global business. It generates economic growth, creates jobs, and facilitates international trade and tourism.
Commercial aviation drives 5% of the United States GDP, the equivalent of $1.37 trillion in 2023. Every day, United States Airlines operates more than 26,000 flights carrying 2.6 million passengers to and from nearly 80 countries and 61,000 tons of cargo to and from more than 220 countries.
One of the industries that relies most heavily on aviation is tourism. According to the (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer, global tourism continued its recovery in 2023, ending at 88 percent of pre-pandemic levels with an estimated 1.3 billion international tourist arrivals. By facilitating tourism, air transport helps generate economic growth, alleviate poverty, and provide a lifeline for remote communities.
Goldstar Air will leverage key sectors of the economy to stimulate over half a percentage point of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product in the quest to revive intriguing parts of the Ghanaian economy, using our 24/7 service operations to showcase our capabilities as an economic tool for the country.
Services remained the largest sector of the Ghanaian economy, accounting for 47% of Gross Domestic Product at basic prices, to which Goldstar Air wants to contribute half annually. Industry and agriculture accounted for 32% and 21% of the Gross Domestic Product, respectively.
In 2022, travel and tourism contributed 168 billion U.S. dollars to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was a 40.9 percent increase from the year before. Despite the growth, the value added to the GDP remained below that recorded in 2019, some 186 billion U.S dollars.
In 2023, travel and tourism’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product was forecast to reach around 183 billion dollars. Africa stands out as the continent with the fastest tourism growth in 2023, with international tourism arrival numbers at 96% in 2019 levels, according to UN Tourism, the highest recovery percentage in the world. This translated into total international tourist movements reaching 66.4 million.
With the support of their flag carriers, some African Countries even exceeded their 2019 numbers by October or November 2023, including Ethiopia (+30%), Tanzania (+20%), and Morocco (+11%). North Africa as a whole recorded 26.8 million international arrivals up by 4.6% over 2019.
Throughout most of the world, countries' Gross Domestic Products fluctuate with the phases of different economic cycles, against a backdrop of longer-term economic growth. However, despite these ups and downs, the top economies as measured by GDP don’t budge easily from the positions that they hold.
The United States, China, Japan, Germany, and India are some of the top economies in the world, based on gross domestic product (GDP). GDP estimates the total value of finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a specified period, usually a year. Gross domestic product is popularly used to estimate the size of a country’s economy and its impact on the global economy. There are several popular ways to measure GDP, all of which are drawn from the World Bank database.
However, some big movers have been on the list in the last 20-plus years. China was in 13th place in 2000 but has been sitting in second place since 2010. Further down the list, Indonesia vaulted from the 27th largest economy in 2000 to the 16th as of 2022. In 2022, Saudi Arabia climbed from 18th to 17th, and Argentina jumped to 22nd from 28th last year.
The saying 'Cocoa is Ghana; Ghana is Cocoa' portrays the important role cocoa plays in the economy of Ghana one of the largest cocoa-producing countries, supplying around 20% of the world’s cocoa. Cocoa is vital to the national economy, accounting for 15% of GDP and employing approximately 800,000 farm families spread over six of the sixteen regions of Ghana.
The crop generates about $2 billion in foreign exchange annually. It is a priceless contributor to government revenue and GDP. In 2021, in real terms, the contribution of cocoa to GDP was GHS3.1 billion, or around 533 million U.S. dollars. In the 2020–2021 crop season, a little over one million metric tons of cocoa beans were produced in Ghana. What is pertaining now is not enough. Therefore, Goldstar Air will boost this growth by promoting Ghana’s cocoa - through the patronage of various products such as Chocolate by Cocoa Processing Company and cocoa drinks on board our flights.
Ghana’s mining sector predates the colonial era. Historically, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast. Ghana is one of the largest gold producers. Gold is Ghana's most commercially exploited mineral, accounting for about 95% of the country’s mineral revenue. Other commercially exploited minerals in Ghana are manganese, bauxite, and diamonds.
The country is also endowed with deposits of iron ore, limestone, columbite-tantalite, feldspar, quartz, and salt, and there are also minor deposits of ilmenite, magnetite, and rutile. In 2018, Ghana discovered commercial quantities of lithium. What is also about the mining sector now is also not enough, therefore Goldstar Air will help boost this growth by promoting and selling made-in-Ghana jewelry on board our flights.
As China and Ivory Coast become the world’s top gold and cocoa-producing countries respectively, Ghana must shift its focus to aviation and tourism. The aviation and tourism industries depend on each other for sustainable growth and are essential to economic development strategies in many countries, particularly in remote regions far away from their source markets that rely on a steady inflow of tourists. Without the influx of tourists, their economies would decline significantly.
Developing countries are becoming more competitive in the tourism market, most notably in Asia-Pacific, and developing economies are growing steadily as a result.
Visa restrictive regimes remain an obstacle to international travel, even for tourism purposes, but the good news is that these countries realize the unnecessary barrier that these entry procedures place on their tourism sector, curtailing economic opportunities and job creation.
According to 2018 UN World Tourism Organization data, destinations worldwide required 53% of the world’s population to obtain a visa before departure, a significant improvement from 2008, when 77% required one. Over the same decade, the number of destinations without visa requirements has only increased from 17% to 21%.
Goldstar Air will initially operate flights from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, and Milan and flights from Accra Kotoka International Airport will include destinations such as Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London, and Freetown.
Source: Press release
GOLDSTAR AIR TO REVIVE HO AIRPORT.
![](images/ho-airport.jpg)
Goldstar Air, also known as the Wings of Ghana, is set to revitalize Ho Airport in the Volta Region, fondly referred to as the "Ghost Town." According to the Chief Executive Officer Eric Bannerman, the airline’s innovative approach to development will not only attract more passengers to the airport but also stimulate high-quality economic growth in the region and across the nation.
Although the construction of Ho Airport was completed in 2017, featuring a runway measuring 1,900 by 30 meters (6,300 ft x 98 ft) and a terminal capable of handling 150,000 passengers annually, it remained inactive. The airport's readiness to receive specific aircraft depends on its runway capacity, a crucial factor for accommodating various plane requirements.
While large aircraft like the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 who needs 3,000 and 3,100 metres respectively, are not feasible for Ho Airport, narrowbody aircraft like the Boeing 737-800, with performance chart at sea level under International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) conditions with a takeoff of 140,000lbs, the runway length requirement is 1510 metres. At an altitude of 1220 metres that same Boeing 737-800, requires 1830 metres, which make it ideal for Goldstar Air to deploy it on the Ho route. With a seating capacity of 162 passengers in a two-class configuration or 189 passengers in a high-density layout, the Boeing 737-800 is well-suited for operations to and from Ho Airport
Our strategic plan includes round-the-clock (24/7) service from Accra and Kumasi International Airports, making Ho Airport a significant hub. Initially, we will operate direct flights to and from Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, focusing on Muslims in Volta Region and neighboring countries such as Togo and Benin, providing ground transportation also to and from passenger’s destination and gradually expanding to include loyalty charter flights to and from Europe, as we hope with our limited operations, It will gradually turn the Ho Airport into a full International Airport for scheduled flights to start and to have its full return on investment (ROI) to amortize the airport for future investments and expansion, having in view passengers from far and near.
By promoting "Destination Volta," we aim to showcase Ho Airport to the world and transform the region into a premier tourist destination and one of the world most visited tourist sites. The airline also hope to turn the Akosombo dam spillage sites into wealth to rebuild the lost homes for the displaced people, as it is been done in Hiroshima, Japan.
Initially by making only six Hajj flights annually and subsequent years from the Ho airport with our narrowbody aircraft, the Hajj operations can generate a reasonable revenue in the form of aircraft and passenger airport taxes for the Ghana Airport Company Limited, as well as our loyalty charter flights, can help defray the cost of GHC2.42 million that has been spent to maintain the facility in the last two years, after a brief commercial operations were halted and the $25 million loan secured for the project. These efforts will get the domestic airlines to reconsider and restart operations that have proved futile, due to various challenges such as rising operational cost and low patronage of the route. We aspire to leverage the Ho Airport operations to generate revenue, contribute to infrastructure maintenance costs, and stimulate the local economy.
Goldstar Air will initially be flying from Kumasi International Airport to Rome, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Dusseldorf, Milan and from Accra Kotoka International Airport to Baltimore Washington, Dubai, Lagos, Toronto, Monrovia, Conakry, Abidjan, Guangzhou, Dakar, Banjul, Rhode Island, London and Freetown.
Goldstar Air's initiatives will not only create over one hundred thousand direct jobs for Ghanaians but also contribute to retaining revenue within Ghana and boosting the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Source: Press release
GOLDSTAR AIR, TORONTO AIRPORT AGREES ON INCENTIVE PACKAGES.
![](images/30596272.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air (Wings Of Ghana) and Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) which operates ten airports, eight heliports and one water aerodrome have agreed on incentive packages for the Toronto-Accra route. These aviation facilities are situated within and around Toronto and its neighbouring cities, serving airline passengers, regional air travel and commercial cargo transportation. Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), located mainly in Mississauga, is the busiest airport in Canada and hosts international travel with various airlines. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) on the Toronto Islands is a regional airport, providing regular services to United States destinations. John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) in Hamilton is a base for low-cost carriers that fly domestic and transatlantic routes. Pearson, Bishop and Hamilton combined to placed Toronto twenty third (23rd) on the World’s Best Cities list for 2024, inching one spot higher than what it ranked last year.
Special appreciation from the Chief Executive Officer Eric Bannerman and management of Goldstar Air to the highest office of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors and the entire Air Service Development team for your ambitious sustainability policies and first of its kind incentive packages from your authority to our airline.
The Greater Toronto Airport Authority incentive packages for Goldstar Air provides marketing funds to support awareness campaigns for our airline which will be adding new capacity to Toronto. The packages include print media, digital/social media, in terminal advertising, travel/trade, and inaugural event activity, among other promotional activities and will work closely with national, provincial and city tourism organizations to promote this new air services to Toronto.
The new direct service will help boost investment, tourism, diplomatic, socio economic bonds and economic tool for the two countries and will be connecting other Africa and North America cities, as Goldstar Air is looking forward to satisfying the demands of our passengers, since they will want to go to their final destinations in an easy, concise and well structured way, not having to arrive at complicated airports, pick up suitcases, check in again, miss the flight and all those other things that happen.
Providing connectivity is fundamental to helping improve the customer experience when flying with us around the world, therefore Goldstar Air is collaborating with other airlines to launch an airline alliance called Afrik Allianz to expand routes, share resources and establish seamless travel experience for international passengers who will get access to multiple destinations and more convenient airway connections.
![](images/30596271.jpg)
In 2019, Toronto Pearson welcomed 50.5 million annual passengers which represented one-third of Canada’s air passenger volume. Toronto Pearson grew by approximately 20 million passengers between 2009 and 2019 while integrating several international carriers and offers direct service to 180 destinations worldwide. 2022 saw Toronto Pearson return to approximately 70% of 2019 volumes, with that number being closer to 90% over the last few months and in 2022, Toronto Pearson welcomed seven new airlines, and launched over 30 new routes. Nearly all commercial airline partners serving Toronto Pearson in 2019 have returned, with many increasing their presence. This emphasizes the importance of the Toronto and Canadian market to our airline and the role it will play in our success.
Toronto is one of the most diverse regions in the world with over 50% of the population identifying as being foreign-born and is the fourth-largest city in North America. The Toronto region is home to 6.5 million people and the population is projected to grow by 10% by 2032. Toronto is also the largest contributor to the Canadian economy, home to 38% of Canada’s business headquarters, 20% of Canada’s GDP, and 50% of Ontario’s GDP, 2nd largest financial center in North America, largest technology hub in Canada and 3rd largest in North America, 25% of Canada’s population is within 160 km of Toronto and home to a large Ghanaian diaspora.
With direct flights to only Cairo and Addis Ababa in Africa, Western Africa is completely unserved from Toronto. Africa is a region that has been identified as being severely underserved and one where the Goldstar Air and Greater Toronto Airports Authority believes significant opportunity for growth exists, as Toronto represents 62% of the total Canadian market.
In 2022, Toronto was the third largest market to/from Accra in North America, after New York and Washington, making Toronto Pearson International Airport the largest unserved market on the continent. Accra is a year-round market from Toronto with a seasonal profile that is similar to what is experienced in served markets, New York and Washington. The Toronto Pearson International Airport market reacts quickly when new service is launched and while stimulation can vary depending on the market, Accra is a strong candidate for significant stimulation, as Toronto is home to a strong West African diaspora.
Goldstar Air will initially be flying from Kumasi International Airport to six destinations namely London, Rome, Hamburg, Madrid, Dusseldorf and Milan and thirteen destinations from Accra (Kotoka International Airport) namely Toronto, Washington, Lagos, London, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Dubai, Guangzhou, Rhode Island, Dakar, Banjul, Conakry and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Houston Texas and many more.
West Africa, despite its forty-plus, airports and over three hundred million people in fifteen countries, lacks a strong airline and has no airport hub; therefore, Goldstar Air wants to be a 'strong carrier initially in West Africa and later in the whole of Africa.
In the United States of America, we have been offered two years of free landing, parking, advert, and office space by Mr. Pimental, Assistant Vice President of Air Service Development at Providence International airport, and Mr. Stock, Director of Air Service Department and Strategic Analysis at Baltimore Washington International Airport. In Scotland, which will be our future destination, we have been offered one year of free landing, parking, and office space by Mr. Paul White, Business Development Manager, and Mr. Robert Love, Aero Commercial Analyst at Glasgow International Airport.
Source: Press release
GOLDSTAR AIR TO LAUNCH AFRIK ALLIANZ WITH OTHER AIRLINES.
![](images/RBJY8366.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline, Goldstar Air in collaboration with other airlines will be launching an airline alliance called Afrik Allianz to expand routes, share resources and establish seamless travel experience for international passengers who will get access to multiple destinations and more convenient airway connections.
According to the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air, Eric Bannerman, the participating airlines will carry out mutually agreed commercial policies, coordinate scheduled flights, and ensure high quality of services and security standards. At the same time, will maintain a high degree of financial independence and preserve brand identity.
Afrik Allianz members may go into other forms of partnership, like a codesharing agreement or joint venture with other airlines, no matter whether they belong to our alliance. Member carriers can expand their networks without investing in new aircraft, instead, they offer new destinations and longer routes to their passengers by picking up and connecting existing partner flights.
To maintain lower operational costs, Afrik Allianz members will share resources and important facilities such as lounges, terminal space, ground handling services, maintenance bases, run common marketing programs and IT system which will reduce overall costs while still guaranteeing a consistent level of service.
And to maintain customer satisfaction, members of Afrik Allianz will work together to provide our passengers larger choice of destinations, flights and this will be particularly important for business travelers, who often have tight schedules and complex itineraries with multiple connections. By coordinating schedules, seamless travel experience, Afrik Allianz will reduce waiting and transfer time between flights, as well as take care of baggage and rebook passengers on other flights or provide alternative travel arrangements in case of delays or cancellations.
![](images/img_about_02.jpg)
Afrik Allianz members will run individual frequent flier programs but passengers joining a member airline is empowered to earn and redeem miles across the entire network. Frequent flyers that sign up for programs of a member airline will be taking advantage of several benefits in return for their loyalty, including elite status, preferred seating, greater access to upgrades as well as more recognition from member airline, early boarding before most other types of passengers, with the notable exception of Business class passengers, and families with children. Another perk which our frequent flyers will enjoy is getting upgraded to the next level of service and this can be given for free at the carrier’s discretion for things like getting into an exit row, or even bumped up to the next cabin.
The Single African Air Transport Market is significant, as it aims to liberalise air transport services, therefore Afrik Allianz aims to facilitate intra-regional trade and regional integration by movement of goods, services, people and the establishment of multimodal transportation connecting every corner of over 121 airports within Africa and across other continents. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has created largest free market in the world so Afrik Allianz will be connecting 1.3 billion people from 55 countries with a total GDP of $3.4 trillion and there is sufficient room for the establishment of many other aviation hubs to cater for the movement of people and goods.
It is promising that African countries are already strategizing on how to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement and developing clear plans of action to take advantage of national, regional, and global markets in the AfCFTA context. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement can play a game-changing by taking advantage of Afrik Allianz role in Africa’s economic diversification and inclusion. This will be an opportunity for member countries to get involve to also make it a reality to sustain easy movement within the African continent.
GHANA AND BARBADOS BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE.
![](images/30996773.jpg)
Ghana, the host country to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Barbados, the single market to the Caribbean, have initiated steps to leverage on their age long ties to increase trade and investment in their respect countries.
The move is aimed at harnessing the opportunities and commercial advantages in each country for mutual economic gains.
To this end, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on Monday, March 7, hosted the Barbados Prime Minister and her entourage in Accra to a business forum.
Dubbed, “Ghana-Barbados Roundtable,” the forum, presented the entourage, the opportunity to interact with some private sector players on ways it could help the Island community tap into the trade and investment opportunities in Ghana.
![](images/30996772.jpg)
Areas that both countries are seeking to explore include agriculture, tourism, music, finance, health biotechnology, renewable energy, sports, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and digital technology, life sciences, aviation, and logistics.
Ghanaian private sector businesses that participated in the forum are Goldstar Air, represented by Group Chief Executive Officer, Eric Bannerman, and his Executive Assistant Edmund Lamptey, CAL Bank, MEST, IT Consortium, Hubtel, ExpressPay, Tobinco Pharmaceutical Limited (TPL), Ernest Chemists Limited (ECL), McDan Shipping, LMI Holdings, Ghana Tourism Authority, ERA Group, Association of Ghana industries, Alisa Hotel, SIC Life, Phoenix Capital Group and Obsidian Archenar.
Speaking at the forum, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Ms Mia Amor Mottley,said enormous opportunities abound for her country to benefit on the African continent, particularly, Ghana, through the AfCFTA.
On the other hand, she said Ghana and other African countries could also use Barbados as the pivot to reach Caribbean countries for economic gains.
“I genuinely believe that there are several investment opportunities for both countries, opportunities to trade are great given the diversity of the businesses (private sector) I see sitting around this table,” she said. Ms Mottley, noted that currently, Africa had a youth population and labour force, which could propel economic growth that no other continent in the world had.
The Ambassador of Barbados to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr David Commissiong, emphasised that there were trade and commercial opportunities which could be capitalised on to deepen trade relations between the two countries.
He said Barbados would establish stronger ties with Ghana to engender business development and commerce, and said, the establishment of their Embassy and a Commercial Attaché in the country was an evidence of the new trade direction.
For his part, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GIPC, Mr Yaw Amoateng Afriyie, reiterated that the AfCFTA Secretariat in Ghana would serve as a point of entry for Barbadian businesses to enter the markets of other African Countries.
He said: “We should not lose sight of the fact that Ghana is home to the AfCFTA Secretariat, which provides excellent commercial springboard for Barbadian, Caribbean and other companies into a market of about 1.3 billion people.”
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Association of Industries (AGI), Mr Tsonam Cleanse Akpeloo, said through the partnership between Ghana and Barbados, the two countries would help in the facilitation of trade in Africa and the Caribbean.
![](images/30996771.jpg)
GHANAIAN CARRIER, GOLDSTAR AIR HONOURS HIS MAJESTY OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II.
![](images/120996776.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian carrier, Goldstar Air, Executive Chairman/CEO Mr. Eric Bannerman together with his team paid a courtesy call on the occupant of the golden stool, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Wednesday December 23, 2020 and bestowed an honor on him at a ceremony in his plush Manhyia Palace conference room. The Ghanaian airline presented a Citation of Honour to the King of Asanteman His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in commemorating the 20th Anniversary on his Enthronement and the 16th occupant of the golden stool. Mr. Eric Bannerman presenting the plaque read the commemorative inscription or words which recognizes the bold, proactive, and decisive and remarkable leadership skills of the Asantehene for putting the Asanteman Kingdom on the world map. The Executive Chairman said the honour represents the company’s love to him for ensconcing himself as one of the most revered monarchs in the world and further declared that the decision to honour His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II stems from his overwhelmingly successful headship, direction and great achievements in accelerating Asanteman’s steps forward at an unprecedented pace..
Mr. Eric Bannerman touting the rock-solid achievements of the occupant of the golden stool and Asantehene reckoned that when you talk about Asanteman today, His Majesty’s eyes light up and he swells with pride of the progress Asanteman is making. It is on the basis of these achievements that Goldstar Air came to bestow on him this honour by naming one of our aircrafts after him.
The Ashanti Region is the cultural heartbeat of Ghana. The picturesque and undulating Kumasi is the regional capital, the second largest city in Ghana and is about 150 miles inland from the Gulf of Guinea.
The Asantes (Ashantis) constitutes the largest of the various subgroups of the Akans, who trace their origins partly to Bono-Manso and Techiman, in present-day Brong Ahafo Region. The Asante kingdom was founded by the great King Osei Tutu in the eighteenth century. His fetish priest, Okomfo Anokye unified the Asante states through allegiance to the Golden Stool, which miraculously descended from heaven. Okomfo Anokye planted two trees in the forest and predicted that one tree would live and become the capital of Ashanti. Hence, the name Kumasi (the tree that lived); the place in which the other tree was planted became Kumawu (the tree which died). Although located in the heart of the forest, Asantes dominion was extended by military action and political skill towards the European occupied castles on the coast to the south, and also into the dry savannah lands to the north. This led to various wars with Britain. Kumasi was captured by the British Army in 1873 (as a result of which much of the magnificent Asante gold regalia can be seen in London in the British Museum). After a final uprising in 1901, led by the Queen Mother of Ejisu (Nana Yaa Asantewaa).
Asante came under British protection and finally became a region of the Gold Coast colony. In 1957, after a period of internal self-government, the Gold Coast became the first African colony to achieve independence under the charismatic leadership of Kwame Nkrumah. The Ashantis often call their homeland Asante. The name Ashanti is an English language pronunciation misnomer for the Ashanti people. The Ashanti ethnic group is pronounced Asantefoↄ in Ashanti language. Ashanti literally means “because of wars” (Asa – wars; Nti- because [of]. Nana Yaa Asantewaa Queen Mother of Ejisu.
Location and Size Ashanti Region is located in the middle belt of Ghana occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq m) situated on the semi-island exclave Ashanti land. The indigenous people of Ashanti (Ashanti region) are known as Asantes. The region occupies 10.2% of the total land area of Ghana and is the third largest of 10 administrative regions. It lies on longitude 0.15W and 2.25W, and latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
The Ashanti Region is largely driven by the export of gold, manganese ores, bauxite, timber and agricultural commodities such as cocoa and yam. The aerospace with automotive manufacturing and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (25.2%), manufacturing (10.5%), other service activities (6.3%) and accommodation and food service activities (6.0%).
The Kumasi Central Market which is the popular market is where most commercial activities take place. All the towns in Ashanti have their local markets. The major occupation in all the districts is Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Forestry except in the Kumasi Metropolis where sales workers predominate. Majority of the economically active population are self-employed, mainly in the Private informal sector which provides job opportunities.
CULTURE
The Ashanti tribe is one of the few matrilineal societies in West Africa. The Ashantis are most famous today for their craft work, particularly their hand-carved stools, fertility dolls and their colorful kente cloth. They are blessed with rich culture, and a home to pomp and pageantry. The region is also known for its historical and mythical landmarks.
The main dish of Ashantis include fufu with light soup, or “abunu abunu” (green soup) or palm nut soup, ampesi (plantain, yam, cassava, cocoyam). Adowa, Kete and Nwomkoro are the traditional dances of the Ashantis and the renowned one is the Adowa.
The Adowa is performed by people dressed in fine apparel especially the kente cloth. It is danced at major events, ceremonies, festivals, funerals and so on. There are other tribes who have migrated from their regions and are dispersed all over the region.
The Ashantis are known to be very hospitable, so they have designated areas to these tribes where one can find most of them and have a feel of their culture.
![](images/120996772.jpg)
MAJOR FESTIVALS IN ASHANTI REGION
Festivals are a demonstration of traditional values, dressing, music and dance. The following are the major festivals celebrated in the Ashanti Region.
Festivals Period/Date Towns/Districts Significance
Akwasidae – Once every six weeks from the date of the previous event. Asantehene and the Asante kingdom celebrate this festival, which serves as the platform for pledging allegiance to the kingdom and affirming loyalty to the golden stool.
Kente in the month of August in Bonwire, (Ejisu-Juaben)- Commemorates the origin of the Kente cloth, Bonwire, over 300 years ago. The festival also seeks to assert the influence of the Kente as an exclusive cloth from this part of the world.
Yaa Asantewaa In August in Ejisu, (Ejisu-Juaben)-To commemorate the bravery of heroine Yaa Asantewaa I, for resisting attempts by the British Forces to capture the Ashanti Golden Stool by leading the famous uprising in the late 1690’s.
Nkyidwo November Essumeja, Ashanti Region-Celebrated on the last Monday in November or the first Monday of December at Essumeja in the Ashanti Region. It is a festival which marks the emergence of the first seven Ashanti ancestors from a huge hole in the ground.
Mmoa Nni Nko in the month of October in Offinso - To celebrate the bravery and wisdom of Nana Wiafe Akente I, who chose a large piece of land instead of jewelry, when the King was rewarding the various divisions after war against the Dormaas of the Brong Ahafo region, which the Ashantis won.
Papa in the month of March in Kumawu, (Sekyere East)- The festival reminds the chiefs and people of the Kumawu traditional area of the bravery of their ancestors, especially, Nana Tweneboah Kodua I, who offered himself as ransom in order that the Ashantis emerged victorious in the battle of independence fought against the Denkyiras.
The festival also seeks to purify the state by driving off evil spirits, which may hinder the search for elephant tusks, which are important paraphernalia of the royalty.
TOURIST SITES IN THE ASHANTI REGION
Ashanti region is blessed with many Attractions be it natural or historical which people across the length and breadth of the country wish to travel for recreation, leisure, education or business purposes.
THE MANHYIA PALACE MUSEUM/OKOMFO ANOKYE SWORD
The seat of the Ashanti King which houses a Royal Museum stocked with unique paraphernalia and life-size statues of notable Ashanti Kings and Queens, as well as a Gift Shop and Art Gallery. The Manhyia Palace Museum was created within the Old Residence of Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I and Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, the thirteenth and fourteenth Kings of Ashanti respectively. This historic building, which was built in 1925, was rehabilitated in 1995.
The Museum was officially opened on August 12, 1995 by Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, the 15th King, as part of activities marking the Silver Jubilee of his ascension to Sikadwa (Golden Stool). Okomfo Anokye Sword.
GHANA ARMED FORCES MUSEUM (KUMASI FORT) # 22, STEWART AVENUE, ADUM, KUMASI:
The present Kumasi Fort was built by the British government in 1897 from a reconstruction of an old Fort built by Asante’s in 1820. The old fort was built by Nana Osei Asibe Bonsu and used as his palace (Nana Bonsu Aban).
He fought the Fante Wars of 1806-07 that took him to the Coast where he saw the castle in Cape Coast. He decided to build a fort like that occupied by his white friends in Cape Coast where he could live like the British Governor of Cape Coast.
He more importantly admired the brown color of the granite used to build the castle in Cape Coast, so he made people carry head loads of granite from the Coast to Kumasi, molded them into bricks for the construction of the fort. However, it was mined and destroyed by Sir Garnet Wolseley’s expedition in 1873/74. After the arrest and deportation of Asantehene Prempeh I, the British saw the wisdom in the old fort and reconstructed it to the plans of Captain Phillips of the Royal Engineers and named King George’s Fort. The Museum was officially established in 1952 and it was then known as the Gold Coast Regimental Museum.
But due to the tri-service nature of the armed forces in 1959 (Army, Navy, Air-Force), the name was changed to Armed Forces Museum. Now the museum has about 2,000 collections displayed in 10 halls covering Ashanti history, British colonial administration, and the military tradition of Ghana. The museum has a condemn cell where Yaa Asantewaa was detained before she was exiled to the Seychelles Island, and the spot the British kept the Gold weight of Nana Prempeh I.
THE RATTRAY PARK-KUMASI CITY
Welcome to Rattray Park-Kumasi city, a modern-day garden with state-of -the-art recreational facilities and the best of serene natural environment located right in the heart of Kumasi, the “Garden City of West Africa”. The park provides 43,252.18m2 (10.69 acres) of open space located within 2km of the city centre and boasts of an international collection of flora from around the world.
In addition to its purely botanical and floral nature, the park has a huge passive recreation and picnic area and facilities for families, business executives, schools, organized groups and individuals. The park is named after Robert Sutherland Rattray, CBE, known as Captain R. S. Rattray (1881-1938). As an early Africanist and a student of the Ashanti kingdom, he was one of the early writers on Oware and Ashanti Gold weights.
THE PREMPEH II JUBILEE MUSEUM
It is located in the centre for national culture grounds. The museum houses a fascinating collection of Ashanti history such as memorabilia of Okomfo Anokye, including the over 300 years old antique treasure bag which he forbade anyone to open and a picture of the real golden stool which rarely appears in public.
ROYAL MAUSOLEUMS AND MUSEUMS
The final resting place of the Ashanti Royalty (Bantama and Breman) may be visited with consent of the Manhyia palace.
LAKE BOSOMTWE
It is located 31 km southeast of Kumasi. It is regarded as a sacred water body by the Ashantis. This picturesque Crater Lake is surrounded by dozens of fishing and farming villages. The lake basin is ideal for mountaineering, diving, swimming, fishing, hiking, building and relaxation. Tradition forbids fishing on the Lake on Sundays. The use of dugout canoes and paddles on the lake is also forbidden. It is by far the most expensive and deepest (90 m) natural fresh water body in Ghana with a surface area of around 25 km. Accessible by road from Kumasi.
THE ASHANTI TEMPLES AND SHRINES
There are several of these and all have interesting things that can make your visit worthwhile.
OWABI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
15km North East of Kumasi. An ideal habitat for winter migratory birds and hundreds of endangered Mona Monkeys. Knowledgeable guides are available to assist visitors through this tropical forest along meandering hiking trails around the Owabi River.
THE BOMFOBIRI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
About 80km north east of Kumasi. The reserve showcases a tropical landscape, vibrant waterfalls and a wide variety of birds and animal life. Assistance and clearance are available at the wildlife division.
BOBIRI FOREST RESERVE AND BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY
About 20km on the Kumasi – Accra highway. A quiet research centre for the Forestry Research Institute showcasing an arboretum, forest hiking trails and a butterfly sanctuary. Guiding and interpretative materials are available.
KOGYAE NATURE RESERVE
![](images/120996773.jpg)
Kogyae strict nature reserve is a natural preservation area setup to protect the ecology and promote scientific research particularly on how nature revitalizes itself after major disasters. Historically the area constitutes the sites where the two traditional areas Kumawu and Kwaman, by treaty joined forces to fight invading enemies in one of their last victorious tribal wars.
DIGYA NATIONAL PARK
Occupies 3,478 square kms of undulating terrain on the western shore of the Volta Lake. Made up of predominantly Guinea Savannah woodland and gallery forest along the major rivers, complete with sandstone inselbergs. Has at least six primate species, black and white colobus monkeys, elephants and a variety of antelope species, manatees and clawless otters.
THE ATWEA MOUNTAIN
Located 12 km from Nsuta and 52 km from Kumasi, it offers a beautiful view of Kumasi and the countryside.
MFRAMABUOM CAVES
These caves can be found at Kwamang, 53 km from Kumasi.
ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS
This gold mine is located at Obuasi, 50 km southwest of Kumasi. It is one of the richest gold mines in the world and listed on the Johannesburg, Paris, Brussels, London, New York, Sydney and Ghana stock exchange. It has been merged with the biggest mining company in South Africa, AngloGold to become Anglogold Ashanti Ltd.
THE CRAFTS OF THE ASANTES
A dozen artisanal villages, specializing in a variety of cultural craft items and indigenous textiles are located in the vicinity of Kumasi. These are: PANKRONO 8km on Mampong Road. Renowned for its distinctive and colorful pottery created through tradition processes without the use of the potter’s wheel. AHWIAA 9km on Mampong Road. Specializes in wood carvings such as stools, masks, fertility dolls and linquist staffs. NTONSO 18km on Mampong road.
A settlement of Adinkra textile printers using traditional motifs and symbols which are an expression of religious, political and socio-cultural philosophies of the Asante. BONWIRE Bonwire is the leading town for the production of Kente. A settlement of hundreds of Kente weavers. A wide variety of hand-woven Kente fabrics are obtainable in many of the local shops. 20km on the Antoa Road.
ADANWOMASE KENTE VILLAGE
Strip-weaving has existed in West Africa since the 11th century and the village of Adanwomase has been weaving the cloth known today as Kente since the 17th Century. It has served as the royal weaving village for the Asantehene (Asante King).weavers create customized designs for clients. kente is used in worship and in ceremonies related to birth, marriage and death.
ASUOFIA-ASAMANG
15km south of Kumasi on Barekese Road. Significant for the production of glass bead ornaments. AMPABAME-KROFROM 15km on Old Bekwei road. Specializes in brass casting through the lost-was process. The home of the Ashanti gold weights. ASANTE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS Unique Ashanti architecture constructed with local materials and decorated with immensely interesting and educative motifs and symbols. Classical examples of Ashanti traditional buildings/shrines can be found at Kumawu- Bodomase, Edweso, Patakro, Edwenase, Adako-Jachie, Kentinkrono, asenemaso, Saaman and Berem.
NIGHTLIFE
The Ashanti region is vibrant on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. People go out to entertain themselves to the beat of highlife, liveband, hiplife, afropop and RnB. Street bars and pubs line the roads and revelers go into the night in search of a good time, from chic cocktail bars to jam- packed nightclubs.
ACCOMMODATION
Kumasi’s position as Ghana’s second larest city is amply demonstrated in the range of top quality accommodation facilities available to the visitor. From MODEST BUDGET ACCOMMODATION UNITS OFFERING BASIC but clean lodgings to exquisitely furnished small luxury guest houses, full service hotels with casinos, jazz pubs, swimming pools and gyms, the Ashanti Region will meet the needs of every guest.
RESTAURANTS AND LOCAL EATING PLACES
Restaurants and fast food outlets provide both international and Ghanaian dishes. Visitors may sample tasty indigenous Ghanaian meals, indian or Chinese delicacies as well as continental dishes. Local eating places (or chop bars) are found in most parts of the Region.
According to Mr. Bannerman, Goldstar Air is a wholly owned Ghanaian airline and will be initially flying to twelve destinations including London, Baltimore, Washington International Airport, Dubai, Providence International Airport and Guangzhou. Others are Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois and Houston-Texas.
The Goldstar Air CEO revealed that his company is also projecting a fleet of more than one hundred (100) modern aircrafts to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America. He reaffirmed Goldstar Air’s commitment to rise to the occasion by ensuring a robust and effective strategy designed to make the aviation industry viable in Ghana, coupled with creating more jobs for the youth in Ghana and the continent as well.
![](images/120996775.jpg)
GOLDSTAR AIR TO PROVIDE DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM KUMASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO OUR EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS.
![](images/220792562.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline, Goldstar Air (Wings of Ghana), is ready to provide modern technology-driven training and air service in support of the government's agenda to make Ghana the aviation hub in West Africa
The airline is looking forward to offering direct flights from Kumasi International Airport initially to six European destinations, namely London, Rome, Milan, Hamburg, Madrid, and Dusseldorf, and twelve destinations from Accra (Kotoka International Airport), namely Washington, Lagos, London, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Dubai, Guangzhou, Rhode Island, Dakar, Banjul, Conakry, and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Toronto-Canada, Houston-Texas, and many more.
Goldstar Air will also promote the rich culture of the Ashanti Kingdom, made-in-Ghana products, foods, movies, music, and announcements in local languages as well as tourist sites on board our aircraft.
Jobs such as pilots, ground service crew, service persons in maintenance, cabin crew, counter agents, travel agents, tour operators, country managers, station managers, accountants, flight dispatch, drivers, marketing personnel, air marshals, cargo agents, catering services, hotel accommodations, and fuel suppliers are some of the jobs available for the youth in Ashanti Region.
![](images/220792561.jpg)
GOLDSTAR AIR TO LEASE KIA TERMINAL TWO FOR AIRLINE'S MAIN HUB.
Goldstar Air, the Wings Of Ghana, has applied to the Ghana Airport Company Limited to Lease the Kotoka International Airport Terminal Two (2) building to use it as the airline’s main hub, which is part of the commitment in support of government efforts to ensure the enhancement of all airports in Ghana and also use the Kumasi International Airport as our second (2nd) Hub to offer direct flights for Hajj Pilgrims to the Holy City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and our European destinations, and plans are far advanced to use one of the Caribbean countries as our third (3rd) Hub.
![](images/220792562.jpg)
West Africa, despite its forty-plus airports and over three hundred million people in fifteen countries, lacks a strong airline and has no airport hub; therefore, Goldstar Air wants to be a strong carrier initially in West Africa and later in the whole of Africa, as we look forward to the approval of leasing the Kotoka International Airport terminal two building to build new passenger boarding bridges, duty-free shops, spas, gyms, saloons, offices and beautiful convenient, customer-centric experience for our departing and arrival passengers, and breaking new grounds for job opportunities for the youth in aviation.
![](images/220792563.jpg)
Management of Goldstar Air is projecting a fleet of more than one hundred (100) modern aircraft to a network of more than Ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, North and South America, able to compete within the international market in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency, and costs. The airline is negotiating codeshare agreements with other airlines, which will allow us to offer a more extensive route network and give our customers more options of traveling from all fifty (50) states in the United States of America and other continents to and from Africa. Goldstar Air believes that this type of agreement will benefit our partners by increasing brand awareness and market knowledge about Africa and othe continents, facilitating trade and investment, and encouraging economic growth on our continents. Ghana as the host country for the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), therefore our operations from Ghana will create a continent-wid market embracing fifty-four countries with 1.3 billion people and a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion.
![](images/220792561.jpg)
Major objectives of the airline's business operations are to attract more visitors to Ghana and other West African countries. In order to achieve this, Goldstar Air's marketing strategy will be based on the characteristics of the low-cost carrier's packages and tour operations methodology, which to date have been successful in North America, Europe and the Caribbean.
Regional Airports (Ho, Takoradi, Wa, Sunyani, and Tamale International) in Ghana will play a major role in the tourism experience; therefore, the airline will create a tailor made tour package around all the regional airports, which will also offer opportunities to reduce end-to-end time, create a smooth customer experience, and provide value-added services to customers as the airline wants to make all airports in Ghana very busy. These improvements to regional airports could see a solid return on investment if passenger demand materializes and will create more job opportunities for the youth.
Goldstar Air will initially be flying from Kumasi International Airport to six destinations namely London, Rome, Hamburg, Madrid, Dusseldorf and Milan and twelve destinations from Accra (Kotoka International Airport) namely Washington, Lagos, London, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Dubai, Guangzhou, Rhode Island, Dakar, Banjul, Conakry and pending cities such as Miami-Florida, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Glasgow-Scotland, Toronto-Canada and Houston-Texas and many more.
The airline is negotiating codeshare agreements with other airlines, which will allow us to offer a more extensive route network and give our customers more options of traveling from all fifty (50) states in the United States of America and other continents to and from Africa. Goldstar Air believes that this type of agreement will benefit our partners by increasing brand awareness and market knowledge about Africa and other continents, facilitating trade and investment, and encouraging economic growth on our continents. Ghana as the host country for the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), therefore our operations from Ghana will create a continent-wide market embracing fifty-four countries with 1.3 billion people and a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion.
You can visit our website www.flygoldstar.com or our social media handles.
GOLDSTAR AIR, CEO ENCOURAGES GHANA TO INVEST MORE IN AVIATION, SLAMS WIKIPEDIA EDITS.
![](images/120865496.jpg)
The Chief Executive Officer for Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian airline, Mr. Eric Bannerman has urged the youth in Ghana to embrace the employment opportunities available within the aviation sector in Ghana. He says as a country, there is a need to build the technical know-how of more Ghanaians willing to venture into the sector to take advantage of the opportunities available, because the airline is coming up with Goldstar City project which comprises Maintenance Repair Organization and Training facilities at Tamale for Pilots, Ground service crew, Cabin crew, Service person in maintenance, Counter agents, Travel agents, Tour operators, Country managers, Station managers, IT managers, Accountants, Flight dispatches, Divers, Marketing personnel, Air Marshals, Cargo agents, Catering services, Hotel accommodation and Fuel suppliers, as we support the government to develop the Tamale International Airport to create more jobs and very excited to further grow our communities
The airline has acquired the Air Carrier License(ACL) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and awaiting to complete the Air Operator’s Certificate(AOC) after which we will be operating scheduled and non-scheduled passenger and cargo service.
Mr. Bannerman recounted the challenges some operators faced with in their bid to get the requisite staff to man their operations. Despite this hindrance, the CEO is of the fervent belief that flight operations in Ghana cost would be moderate when our facilities are ready. Our intentions as an airline is to build a State of the Art and trend setting aviation industry, able to compete within the international market in terms of Safety, Quality, Reliability, Punctuality, Efficiency and Costs.
People in the airline industry must be attentive to this issue and empower Ghanaian youth to venture into the sector "because with the continually growing influx of visitors to Ghana, it will stand to benefit us as a country when we have experts in all areas of this industry that have skills and qualifications meeting global standards - plus we keep the skills in-country and the money here too.
According to the Goldstar Air CEO, some reasons for the low patronage of domestic flights should be checked to see how they can match the fares of the buses, because maybe there might be the need to reduce prices to the barest minimum to attract more people to patronize their services. "When gains are made in the area of encouraging more Ghanaians into the sector and it would positively impact the Country’s economy".
"I'm glad about the recent $3B IMF loan approval for Ghana and encourage the present government to invest some of this money into the local airline industry" he said, and also thanked all those who have been supporting Goldstar Air, the Wings of Ghana, since it's inception, despite all the negative pictures painted by unknown group of people and also editing and blocking the airline on Wikipedia. We want to put it on record that there is a letter dated 9th October 2017 from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority signed by the then Director General Mr Simon Allotey to clarify the GCAA Press Release dated 19th September 2017 and also Goldstar Air had Air Carrier License when we entered into agreement with the Liberia government to set up Lone Star Air.
"Let me personally say that what we are still awaiting is the final greenlight from the authorities to take to the skies and provide a beautiful, convenient, customer-centric experience. As west Africa, despite its Forty-plus airports and over Three Hundred Million people in Fifteen Countries, lacks a strong Airline, Maintenance Repair Organization(MRO), Training Facilities and has no airport hub, therefore, Goldstar Air wants to be a strong carrier initially in west Africa and later the whole of Africa.
Goldstar Air is a wholly-owned Ghanaian airline based in Kumasi and Accra, Ghana, which is ambitious of providing scheduled and non-scheduled passenger air service initially to USA, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Learn more about them on their website flygoldstar.com
Source: Press release
GOLDSTAR AIR, GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO REVIVE NATIONAL AIRLINE.
![](images/120889243.jpg)
The Government of the Republic of Liberia (GOL) and Ghanaian carrier Goldstar Air (GSA) has signed a strategic partnership to revive the National Airline of the country. The New National carrier of the Republic of Liberia has been named and branded as LONE STAR AIR (Wings Of Liberia) and will initially be flying to eleven West African destinations from Monrovia, namely Accra, Abuja, Lagos, Abidjan, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry, Dakar, Ouagadougou, Bissau and Sao Tome.
The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Oppong Weah is keen to create more jobs for the citizens of Liberia by reviving the national carrier which ceased trading about Thirty years ago (1990), so after some years of consultation His Excellency has settled on Goldstar Air management services. The President deems it necessary to initiate plans for a dedicated aviation driven development as strategic goal of using it as a driver of social economic transformation and the major objective of Lone Star Air business operations is to attract more visitors to Liberia and in order to achieved this, the marketing strategy will be instituted on the characteristics of the low-cost carriers package and tours operation methodology which has to date been successful in North America and Europe.
At a meeting with some of his Ministers of State and Goldstar Air officials before the signing ceremony, the President said the airline will provide the aviation community in Liberia the opportunity to share and disseminate vital industry information to strengthen and improve the air industry and also link it to the national development which will create jobs for the youth. Some of the jobs which the youth will benefit are Pilots, Ground Service Crew, Service person in maintenance, Cabin crew, Counter Agents, Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Country Managers, Stations Managers, Accountants, flight dispatch, Drivers, Marketing Personnel, Air Marshalls, Cargo Agents, Catering Services, Hoteliers, Fuel Suppliers etc.
![](images/120911686.jpg)
His Excellency’s aviation ambition is to upgrade the Monrovia Airport by building a Maintenance base (MRO) which will ensure safety and airworthiness of all aircrafts by international standards and also a Cargo Village which will maintain a cost effective inbound and outbound flow of cargo and third party logistic service provider (E-Station Cargo) with a dedicated transportation chain that will implement and control the efficient flow and storage of goods, service to meet customer’s requirements.
Goldstar Air Management Services as part of the joint venture with the country’s government will ensure that the right goods, in the right quantities, in the right condition are delivered to the right place at the right time for the right cost, taking into account that our primary focus as a trend-setting airline will be to focus on top quality, short turnaround time and promoting highly competitive prices and ensuring excellent customer service.
The Liberian Transport Minister, Honourable Samuel Wlue signed the MOU on behalf of the Government of Liberia, and the Executive Chairman/CEO of Goldstar Air, Mr Eric Alfred Bannerman signed on behalf of the airline, on the 3rd October 2020 at the President’s Office.
![](images/120996771.jpg)
Present to grace the occasion were the Liberian Minister of Information, Honourable Eugene Nagbe, Liberian Minister of Commerce and Industry designate/Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable Mawine Diggs, Maxwell Anafo of E-Station Cargo and Jibiao Ye of E-Station Cargo.
Aviation is crucial to international business, trade and tourism which Liberia and Ghana can both benefit a lot from, as well as both airlines as we stand to widen our destinations by codeshare / interline strategic agreement to boost the west Africa connectivity to the rest of the world.
GOLDSTAR AIR, E-STATION DONATES PPE's TO GHANA FORESTRY COMMISSION.
![](images/40419.jpg)
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian Airline in conjunction with E-Station, a Chinese logistics international Limited have presented an assortment of personal protective equipments to the Ghana Forestry Commission to boast their tourism activities, especially to enhance their fight against the ravaging menace of the Coronavirus. The items which consist of boxes of nose masks and face shields are also to help and promote the activities, operations and running of the Accra Zoo.
The manager of the Cargo service department of the airline, Mr. John Ashong–Mettle told this reporter that the gesture is to boast the morale of the officers to unable them give off their best and stay out of harm’s way. He said that the presentation is Goldstar Air corporate social responsibility to assist the management of the forestry commission as they go about with their obligation in the face of the Coronavirus storm. The items presented on behalf of both companies by Mr. John Ashong–Mettle of Goldstar Air and Jibiao YE of E-stations Logistics International Limited and were received by Dr. Richard Gyimah, Acting Director – Stakeholders and Ecotourism of the Ghana Forestry Commission. Dr Gyimah who was elated and full of praise for Goldstar Air, thanked the organization for the priceless gesture and admonished that other corporate bodies to take a cue from Goldstar Air to make similar donations.
Mr. John Ashong–Mettle asserted that the airline is positioned to work in harness with the Ghana Forestry Commission to ensure that the outside world would keep their gaze continually focused on Ghana by unearthing and harnessing the potentials of Ecotourism in the country.
Present to grace the occasion were officials from Goldstar Air included the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air, Mr. Eric Bannerman, Mr. Charles Nettey(Airport Manager), Mr Edmund Lamptey(Cabin Crew), Ms Emelia Yeboah Boateng(Cabin Crew), Ms Rachael Quaynor (Cabin Crew), Mr Edwin Lamptey (Cabin Crew), Excel Norman (Cabin Crew), Nana Ankam Kwabeng (Cabin Crew) and Mr Maxwell Anafo (Staff of E-station Logistics Limited).
![](images/40416.jpg)
Accompanying the Acting Director to receive the personal protective equipments were Ms. Cornelia Danso (Manger, Commercial Development Unit), Ms Ernestina Anie (Manger Public Relations, Wildlife), Mrs. Sandra Frempong (Assistant Manager Commercial Development Unit). The others included Mr Fred Yabiri (Assistant Public relation Officer Wildlife of the Forestry Commission), Mr Martin Ofei, Ms Alice De-Graft, Ms Karen Kpelle, Ms Nana Yaa (Assistant Public relation Officer, Forestry Service Division) and Mr Mills Heward.
Goldstar Air has signed an agreement for a strategic partnership with E-station International Logistic Limited to use their office and cargo warehouses in Guangzhou initially for our operations in China to make Ghana the cargo Hub in West Africa by ensuring direct Cargo flights to and from China, and also creating more jobs for the Youths.
The Chinese Logistics Company has been moving volumes of Cargo around the world and is certified in China to operate globally. Therefore Goldstar Air sees the association as a strategic partnership that will give the two companies the competitive advantage. The Airline will coordinate all efforts to maintain a cost effective inbound and outbound flow of Cargo and third party logistic service provider with a dedicated Transportation Chain that will implement and control the efficient flow and storage of goods and services that will meet customers’ requirements.
Goldstar Air will be coming up with integrated platform that will give leverage to exporters of Ghanaian goods who have registered with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA). The airline will put at the disposal of all the companies who have signed on to our integrated platform for free advertising space, on our in-flight magazine, integrated platforms and aircrafts screens during takeoff and landing to promote, publicize and make their merchandise or products tick and also sell their made-in Ghana products as duty-free on board, adding that the exporters should be willing to sign an agreement with the airline to be the sole transporter.
![](images/40420.jpg)
The airline will also sign agreement with Courier service companies who have the skill-set for security, tracking service and can also provide fast and reliable services throughout Ghana to and from the airport for a shorter delivery time.
The management of the airline will ensure that the right goods, in the right quantities and in the right condition are delivered to the right places at the right time for the right cost, taking into account that our primary focus as a trending-setting airline will be to focus on top quality short turnaround time and promoting highly competitive prices and ensuring excellent customer service.
The airline will initially be flying to twelve namely, London, Baltimore Washington International Airport, Dubai, Providence International Airport, Guangzhou, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry and pending cities, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois and Houston-Texas. Goldstar Air is also projecting a fleet of more than one hundred (100) modern aircrafts to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America.
Our Intentions as Ghanaians is to build a state-of-the-arts and trend setting aviation industry able to compete within the intentional market in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs effectiveness.
GHANAIAN CARRIER, GOLDSTAR AIR HONOURS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA.
![](images/120865495.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian carrier, Goldstar Air, has honoured President George Manneh Oppong Weah by naming one of its aircrafts in his honour.
Goldstar Air Executive Chairman/CEO Mr. Eric Bannerman along with his team bestowed the honour on President Dr. Weah Thursday, October 1, 2020, at ceremonies marking the celebration of the President’s 54th birthday.
"This plaque represents our love to you and the people of Liberia for your selfless, bold and remarkable leadership skills of putting Liberia on the World Map," said Mr. Bannerman as he presented a plague to the Liberian Leader. Mr. Bannerman disclosed that the decision to honour President Dr. Weah stems from his overwhelmingly successful career as a professional footballer, and the great achievements in accelerating Liberia's reconstruction and development at an unprecedented pace.
![](images/120792568.jpg)
"Mr. President, though you hanged your boots many years ago you still stand tall as a pillar of extraordinary natural talent and exemplary sportsmanship, Mr. Bannerman asserted. He continued: "You became the first African to annex the European Most Valuable Player Award. An honour that stands you out as the greatest player to be exported from this continent to abroad. "Mr. President, on assuming the reins of power, when you talk about Liberia today, your eyes light up and swell with pride of the progress the country is making. It is on the basis of these achievements that Goldstar Air is here to bestow on you this honour by naming one of our aircrafts after you."
In response, President Dr. Weah, who was flanked by the Ministers of Finance and Development Planning and State for Presidential Affairs Honorable Samuel D. Tweah and Honorable Nathaniel McGill, thanked Goldstar Air for the felicitations and best wishes accorded him during his birthday.
According to Mr. Bannerman, Goldstar Air is a wholly owned Ghanaian airline and will be initially flying to twelve destinations including London, Baltimore, Washington International Airport, Dubai, Providence International Airport and Guangzhou. Others are Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois and Houston-Texas. The Goldstar Air CEO further revealed that his company is also projecting a fleet of more than one hundred (100) modern aircrafts to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America.
![](images/120924086.jpg)
"As a Pan African airline originating from Ghana and also as the host country for the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) we will also like to honour all African Presidents of the countries which we will be flying to,” Mr. Bannerman averred. He, however, reaffirmed Goldstar Air’s commitment to rise to the occasion by ensuring a robust and effective strategy designed to make the aviation industry viable in Liberia."
To this end, the management of Goldstar Air will like to cooperate with the government of Liberia to revive the National airline of the country which will create more Jobs for the youth here and also benefit the continent of Africa."
GHANAIAN CARRIER GOLDSTAR AIR, E-STATION DONATES PPE'S TO AGIDOR EVENTS BEAUTY PAGEANT.
![](images/g_0.jpg)
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air and International logistic company E-Station Cargo Limited have presented an assortment of Personal Protective Equipments, the airline branded T-Shirts and Caps to Events Powerhouse, Agidor Events, the Naa GaDangme 2020 beauty pageant which was put together by both the Event management and TV Africa with the aim of empowering young GaDangme ladies in the Ga State and its environs to Promote, Portray and Project the Rich GaDangme Culture. It is also seen as a way of educating the masses on GaDangme Tradition and to promote tourism in Ghana.
The much anticipated event is scheduled for nine weeks, where the Winner will be crowned as the Naa GaDangme Trip to the United States of America, Educational Scholarships and with a cash prize of Ghs 10,000.00.
![](images/g_5.jpg)
1st Runner Up gets Ghs 6,000.00, Educational Scholarships and an Electronic Gadget. 2nd Runner Up also gets Ghs 4,000.00, Educational Scholarships and an Electronics Gadget.
The contest was not limited to only women in a particular area but open to young ladies within the Ga state who are eloquent and bold. The Event organizers decided to meet the Ga State Traditional Council for their approval and support, they gladly approved because they also realized it was a worthy cause. The pageantry has come to stay because aside it empowering women, it’s here to build the confidence of many young ladies, as well as make them more productive in promoting, portraying and projecting the GaDangme Culture and Tradition.
![](images/g_8.jpg)
As the momentum gathers and the excitement for the Naa GaDangme reaches fever pitch, the question begging for answer remains; Who Wears The Crown? The contestants for Naa GaDangme 2020 are Naa Nuerkie-Kpone, Naa Meeley-Prampram, Naa Adjorkor-Teshie, Naa Kwaley-Ga Mashie and Naa Ayeley-Nungua. The rest are Naa Amerley-Osu, Naa Adorkor-La, Naana Asi-Ada, Nana Koryo Kloyobi-Krobo and Nana Bueki-Shai.
CEO OF GOLDSTAR AIR RECEIVES MOST INSPIRING PERSONALITY AWARD IN AVIATION.
Eric Bannerman: CEO of Goldstar Air Receives Most Inspiring Personality Award in Aviation.
The Global Stewadship Network, the organizers of Global Stewardship Awards in the UK, South Africa and Ghana on Monday 1st June 2020, presented THE MOST INSPIRING PERSONALITY IN AVIATION AWARD to the Executive Chairman and CEO of Ghanaian airline company, Goldstar Air, Mr. Eric Bannerman at the Head Office of the Airline by Maame Yaa Baima of Global Stewardship Network and a Newscaster with Peace FM.
A Citation extraordinare was also gratefully presented by Maame Yaa Brema to the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air in recognition and sincere appreciation of outstanding loyalty and dedication towards humanity.
![](images/Screenshot_20200601-182444_1-300x192.jpg)
The honour recognizes the commitment demonstrated towards humanity, dedicated and committed to responsibilities entrusted to him and have results which we cherish today.
The Citation further reads that "We carry in our hearts the uniqueness of your service and may the almighty God strengthen, increase you in wisdom and build you in stature" - and also thanked him for his great contribution.
The company recently received the MOST PROMISING AIRLINE OF THE YEAR AWARD at the Quality Excellence Awards at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra.
![](images/Screenshot_20200601-182359_1-300x220.jpg)
The decision for also awarding the airline was arrived at having carefully evaluated the business performance, the stress, the strong positive relationship, through mutual support and respect to their execution, loyalty, conduct and achievements during the your under review.
According to the Executive Chairman, Mr Eric Bannerman the airline's great work has increasingly been recognized which marks another milestone for the Goldstar Air and a testament of the delicacy executive of the airline strategic intiative to leverage its local and global exposure as well as presence to arrive positive change in the country and Africa as a whole for a smooth take off.
Goldstar Air will improve the Ghanaian economy through the provision of affordable and available international business and also improve the lives of Ghanaians through affordable and available international travel provide job opportunity and aviation relates training to Ghanaians especially the youth.
The airline has pledged to offer seed money of Five Thousand Ghana cedis (Ghc 5,000) for travel agencies that have registered with Ghana Tourism Authority for over a year in support of the corona virus.
He further explains that the agencies must also be willing to apply for Goldstar Air's Local Billing System and the same amount or more to serve it's tickets.
Goldstar Air is a wholly owned Ghanaian Airline which plans to utilize the country's status as the "Gateway to West Africa".
The airline will initially be flying to twelve destinations worldwide from Accra, namely London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Washington Baltimore International, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry, Providence International, Dakar, and pending cities, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Columbus-Ohio and Houston-Texas.
Goldstar Air will be flying one of the youngest fleets in the sky, featuring the world’s most technologically advanced and environmentally friendly aircrafts and projecting a fleet of more than 100 modern aircrafts to more than 90 key business and leisure destination across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America.
GOLDSTAR AIR TO OFFER GHC 5,000 SEED MONEY TO TRAVEL AGENCIES.
Coronavirus; Goldstar Air To Offer Ghc 5,000 Seed Money To Travel Agencies
Goldstar Air, a wholly-owned Ghanaian airline has pledged to offer seed money of Ghc 5,000.00 for travel agencies that have registered with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) for over a year.
Mr. Eric Bannerman, Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air, announced the package in an interview with Rainbowradioonline.com, after the airline indicated its readiness to start operations.
He further explained to Rainbowradioonline.com that the agencies must also be willing to apply for Goldstar Air's local billing system and pay the same amount or more to sell its tickets.
He was asked what the airline company which also has a travel and tour agency as a subsidiary, would do to bring back travel agencies, which are fading gradually due to COVID-19 and competition from operating airlines.
Mr. Bannerman answered: ‘Instead of Goldstar Air directly competing with the travel agencies, we intend to establish good working relationships in the form of strategic alliances to keep all of the Ghanaian travel agencies in business for them to keep their staffs as well.
"As a matter of fact, about 90 per cent of the travel agencies in Ghana do not have the international billing system because of the $50, 000 bank guarantee, so this will come as a relief to them and we will also offer Ghana tour operators competitive air tickets to their clients, ensuring customer satisfaction at all times."
He expressed appreciation to the United States of America, to have offered them two years free landing, parking, advert and office space by Mr. Pimental, Assistant Vice President Air service Development at Providence International Airport and Mr. Storck, Director Air Service Department and Strategic Analysis at Baltimore Washington International Airport.
He disclosed: "In Scotland, which will be our future destination, we have been offered one year free landing, parking and office space by Mr. Paul White, Business Development Manager and Mr. Robert Love, Aero Commercial Analyst at Glasgow International Airport."
Mr. Bannerman said the objective of Goldstar Air was to focus, promote and protect the interests of Ghanaians. The airline will do its part to help improve the Ghanaian economy through the provision of affordable and available International business. Improve the lives of Ghanaians through the provision of affordable and available international travel and provide job opportunities and aviation-related training to Ghanaians especially the youth.
Goldstar Air will be creating a minimum of five thousand direct and indirect jobs in Ghana. Some of the jobs which the youth will benefit are Pilots, Ground Service Crew, Service person in maintenance, Cabin crew, Counter Agents, Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Country Managers, Stations Managers, Accountants, flight dispatch, Drivers, Marketing Personnel, Air Marshalls, Cargo Agents, Catering Services, Hotel Accommodations, Fuel Suppliers etc. Goldstar Air will also bring more benefits to travelers in terms of services and fares.
The airline has, therefore, made adequate provisions to cater for passengers by introducing Ghanaian dishes, listen to announcements, tit-bits in our local dialects, watch local movies and also listen to local music as a way of showcasing the Ghanaian culture to the rest of the world. Goldstar Air cabin crew will be selling made in Ghana goods and promoting Ghana tourist sites on board, as we would like our passengers to have a smile when leaving our offices and our aircrafts.
He said: You can sign up for our Frequent Flyer miles on our "Chalewote" card which worth more per mile when you fly on Goldstar Air long haul flights and business class seats. Goldstar Air will like to move together with our cherish passengers that is why the Frequent Flyer card is named "Chalewote" which in the Ghanaian local dialect means "Lets Go Together".
Goldstar Air's operation is to inject a rapid growth to the West African tourism market which is currently under-serviced. As a Ghanaian registered Company, we plan to utilize the country's status as the "Gateway to West Africa" to develop the West Africa market by introducing scheduled flights from all the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African.
The airline will initially be flying to twelve destinations worldwide from Accra, namely London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Washington Baltimore International, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry, Providence International, Dakar, and pending cities, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois, Columbus-Ohio and Houston-Texas. Goldstar Air will be flying one of the youngest fleets in the sky, featuring the world’s most technologically advanced and environmentally friendly aircrafts and projecting a fleet of more than 100 modern aircrafts to more than 90 key business and leisure destination across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America.
GOLDSTAR CITY PROJECT TO KICK-OFF IN TAMALE; 5,000 JOBS TO BE CREATED.
Indigenous Ghanaian Airline, Goldstar Air is due to commence the Goldstar City Project in the Northern Regional Capital, Tamale soon.
BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the Goldstar City Project will encapsulate; accommodation, training school for its engineers, pilots, cabin crew and other staff of the airline.
The project according to the Executive Chairman of the Airline, Mr. Eric Bannerman is envisaged to create some 5,000 direct and indirect jobs for the people of Tamale and its environs.
This he explained, will open up business opportunities for the Northern sector of the country.
Again, the Airline is set to construct a 250 x 250 x 75 hanger in Tamale to cater for the maintenance, repairs and refurbishment of aircrafts.
![](images/GOLDSTAR-HANGAR.jpg)
Mr. Bannerman also announced plans by the company to adopt Tamale as its hub and to market it to the international community.
BestNewsGH.com can also report the Goldstar Air Executive Chairman as saying the company is also set to build a state of the art and trendsetting aviation industry that would compete with the international market in terms of quality, safety, punctuality, efficiency and cost.
He said “Goldstar Air will have seventy per cent local content of Ghanaian food, music, movies and announcements in Ghanaian dialects, as well as exporting labour through agency on call, charter and aircraft leasing.’’
Commercial Director of Goldstar Air, Dede Sika Tetteh on her part opined that the Airline has pitched camp and opened offices along the West Coast of the African continent including Lome, Abidjan, Banjul, Freetown, Monrovia, Dakar as well as Lagos.
"WE'RE TRULY GHANAIAN; THAT'S WHY WE'RE NAMING OUR AIRCRAFTS AFTER GHANAIANS" - GOLDSTAR AIR BOSS.
Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air, Mr. Eric Bannerman has said the Airline, being truly Ghanaian is motivated to name its aircrafts after prominent Ghanaians.
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian airline has unveiled plans to name some of its aircrafts after prominent Ghanaians, particularly, the president and former presidents.
This came to light when Management of the Airline honoured the National Chief Imam with a citation and also announced plans to name an aircraft after him.
Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air, Mr Eric Bannerman who led the delegation to the Fadama residence of the National Chief Imam said "We are here today to honour the Chief Imam, and to tell him that we will name one of our aircraft after him as well as bring to his notice how we will collaborate and work efficiently with the Zongo communities in the country."
Mr Eric Bannerman announced the aircraft naming pattern as follows:
9G-AKUFO-ADDO, 9G-JOHN MAHAMA, 9G-ATTA MILLS, 9G-JOHN KUFFOUR and 9G-JERRY RAWLINGS in that order.
On infrastructure to herald its operations in the country, the Goldstar Executive Chairman revealed plans by the company to build a state of the art and trendsetting aviation industry that would compete with the international market in terms of quality, safety, punctuality, efficiency and cost.
He said “Goldstar Air will have seventy per cent local content of Ghanaian food, music, movies and announcements in Ghanaian dialects, as well as exporting labour through agency on call, charter and aircraft leasing.
Additionally, Mr. Bannerman said the Airline was also in the process of constructing a 250 x 250 hanger in Tamale for repairs and refurbishing of aircrafts and to adopt the Tamale Airport as its hub.
BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the Airline is also coming up with the Goldstar City project, to be sited in Tamale, and would encapsulate; accommodation, training school for its engineers, pilots, cabin crew and other staff of the airline.
The project, he said is envisaged to create about 5,000 direct and indirect jobs and open up business opportunities and position Northern Ghana to the rest of the world.
Madam Dede Sika Tetteh, Commercial Director of Goldstar Air, announced that the company’s offices along the West Coast have opened in Lome, Abidjan, Banjul, Freetown, Monrovia and Dakar and Lagos.
GOLDSTAR AIR HONOURS NATIONAL CHIEF IMAM SHARABUTU.
Goldstar Air, a wholly-owned Ghanaian company has honoured the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharabutu for the contributions he has made towards enhancing religious tolerance and societal harmony in Ghana.
Presentation
Presenting the citation to the Chief Imam during a ceremony on Wednesday (December 25, 2019) in Accra, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Goldstar Air, Mr Eric Bannerman announced that the company will additionally name one of its aircraft after the Chief Imam.
"We are here today to honour the Chief Imam and to tell him that we will name one of our aircraft after him as well as bring to his notice how we will collaborate and work efficiently and effectively with the Zongo communities in the country," Mr Bannerman said.
He said as part of efforts to bring development to Zongo communities across the country his outfit would be collaborating with the Office of the National Chief Imam on several projects.
The citation described the Chief Imam as an embodiment of peace and commended him for his exemplary style of leadership and management skills.
Goldstar Air projects
Mr Bannerman disclosed that his outfit was finalising plans of a project named Goldstar City in Tamale which will see the construction of a hangar for repairing and refurbishing aircraft.
He stressed that the facility when fully operational will open up business opportunities and also position the Northern Region of Ghana to the world.
"Goldstar Air will build a hangar in Tamale for repairs and refurbishing of aircraft and adopt the Tamale airport also as our hub. The airline is coming up with Goldstar City project which will be sited in Tamale and it includes accommodation, training school for our engineers, pilots, cabin crew and other staff of the airline," Mr Bannerman explained.
"Alhaji Dr Nuhu Sharabutu, I am pleased to announce that Goldstar Air is also projecting to have a fleet of more than one hundred (modern aircraft to a network of more than ninety key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America.
"I am glad to say, Goldstar Air will have seventy per cent of local content of Ghanaian food, music, movies, and announcements in Ghanaian languages with a language from the North featuring prominently and as well export trained labour through agency on-call, charter and aircraft leasing".
Acceptance
Receiving the citation, the Chief Imam expressed gratitude and prayed for God's protection and blessings for the CEO and his staff.
He also prayed for peace and national cohesion among all faiths and religious groups across the world.
GOLDSTAR AIR TO NAME AIRCRAFT AFTER NATIONAL CHIEF IMAM SHARABUTU.
Accra, Dec 26, GNA - Goldstar Air, a wholly Ghanaian owned airline on Wednesday, 2019 Christmas Day honoured Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, the National Chief Imam with a citation, and announced that it would name one of its aircraft after him.
“We are here today to honour the Chief Imam, and to tell him that we will name one of our aircraft after him as well as bring to his notice how we will collaborate and work efficiently with the Zongo communities in the country,” Mr Eric Bannerman, Executive Chairman of the Goldstar Air said, at the Chief Imam’s palace, at Fadama, in Accra.
The naming of the aircraft after the Muslim cleric and leader puts him the naming tradition of naming its aircraft after former Presidents of Ghana.
Mr Eric Bannerman had earlier said the planned naming of the aircraft after the leaders would take the following method: 9G-AKUFO-ADDO, 9G-JOHN MAHAMA, 9G-ATTA MILLS, 9G-JOHN KUFFOUR and 9G-JERRY RAWLINGS in that order.
The management of Goldstar Air, in the citation extended its compliments to the National Chief Imam, and praised him for his “remarkable tolerance” and working together harmoniously with all the faith-based organizations in the country.
“Alhaji Dr. Sharabutu, you have inspired us with your exemplary style of leadership and your management skills put you in a class all by yourself,” the citation read.
It added: “As a man who embodies peace, you have worked tirelessly to ensure that the teeming youth in the country excel in whatever career path they choose, and through your kindness, self-sacrificing and compassionate efforts, a lot more youths have secured for themselves meaningful balance in society.”
The Goldstar Executive Chairman announced that the company intends to build a state of the art and trendsetting aviation industry that would compete with the international market in terms of quality, safety, punctuality, efficiency and cost.
“Goldstar Air will have seventy per cent local content of Ghanaian food, music, movies and announcements in Ghanaian dialects, as well as exporting labour through agency on call, charter and aircraft leasing,” Mr Bannerman said.
He announced that the company would build a 250 x 250 hanger in Tamale for repairs and refurbishing of aircraft and adopt the Tamale Airport as its hub.
Also, the airline is coming up with Goldstar City project, which would be sited in Tamale, and would include; accommodation, training school for its engineers, pilots, cabin crew and other staff of the airline.
This, he envisaged would create about 5,000 direct and indirect jobs and open up business opportunities and position Northern Ghana to the rest of the world.
The Chief Iman, speaking Hausa, through an interpreter, said appreciatively, “I’m profoundly grateful, may Allah elevate your company.
Madam Dede Sika Tetteh, Commercial Director of Goldstar Air, announced that the company’s offices along the West Coast have opened in Lome, Abidjan, Banjul, Freetown, Monrovia and Dakar and Lagos.
NEW GHANAIAN AIRLINE ACQUIRES LICENCE TO STIR UP COMPETITION ON AMERICA, LONDON, DUBAI ROUTES
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian company, has received an Air Carrier Certificate from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights to 11 destinations across the world, including Baltimore in the United States of America and Gatwick in the United Kingdom.
The company, which is waiting for its Air Operators Certificate to enable it to start full operations by the second quarter of next year, is also expected to fly to nine destinations, which are Guangzhou, Dubai, Monrovia, Lagos, Abijan, Freetown, Dakar, Conakry and Banjul. It will be using the Boeing 767-300 ER for its long haul routes while the Boeing 737-300 ER will be used on the West Coast.
The Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air, Mr Eric Bannerman, told the Daily Graphic in an interview shortly after receiving the certificate that “when we start flying, we will be the third airline in Ghana to fly directly to the United States of America after Delta and South African Airways and the second to fly directly to the UK after British Airways”.
"What is even more refreshing for our fellow Ghanaian businessmen and women who travel to China and Dubai is that we will be the first to fly directly from Accra to Guangzhou in China and the second to fly directly to Dubai," he added.
Mr Bannerman described the feat chalked up by the company as most refreshing and unique and even promised that the management would ensure that flights were on time.
The entry of Goldstar into the already competitive aviation market, particularly on the American and London routes, is expected to stir up the industry to bring more benefits to travellers in terms of services and fares.
Luggage
Mr Bannerman said "after studying the market over the year, we have realised that Ghanaians travel heavy and therefore we have made adequate provisions to cater for their needs".
He said the company, in its quest to meet the flying needs of Ghanaians, will allow three bags of 23 kilos each on board per passenger unlike the industry’s allowance of only two bags.
"The three bags will be without the hand luggage and that, as I said, is being done to enable Ghanaians have the opportunity to travel heavy at no extra cost", he said.
Cabin crew
Mr Bannerman said the cabin crew would be purely locals.
"We will not have any foreigner on board because we have many qualified cabin crew in Ghana and they will be used", he said "adding that they will also be trained to sell Ghana wherever their destinations are".
Mr Bannerman said while on board, Ghanaian dishes would be served and local movies would be shown as a way of showcasing the Ghanaian culture to the rest of the world.
Present to grace the occasion were Mr Paul Kontoh, Director, General Services, Mr Daniel Acquah, and Director, Safety, all from the GCAA. Others were Mr Charles Nettey, Airport Manager, Mr Theophilus Eze, Director of Communications, Goldstar Air and Mr George Lartey, Goldstar Representative in London.
GOVERNMENT PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR NEW GHANAIAN AIRLINE, GOLDSTAR AIR.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended Goldstar Air, a privately owned Ghanaian airline, on how far it had reached in its efforts to operate air services.
"Let me take this opportunity on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to congratulate Goldstar Airline for how far the airline has come in its quest to operate air services to and from Ghana,” Aviation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, said at the inauguration of a new head office building of the airline, at Ashalley Botwe, Accra.
Mr Ellis Hugh-Tamakloe, Chief Planning Officer of the Ministry of Aviation, read the Aviation Minister’s speech. The airline last December acquired the Air Carrier License, and processes to acquire the Air Operators License (ACL) have gone very far.
It has also completed training for its cabin attendants, and intends to provide Ghanaian dishes on board with the intention of establishing a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Centre to help maintain aircraft both in Ghana, the sub-region and beyond.
"I must say that this fits perfectly into our aviation development agenda and collaboration with the private sector".
"It therefore comes as no surprise that as part of its preparations, the airline has put up this structure we are all currently viewing and about to open to enable them conduct their operations professionally," Madam Dapaah said.
She indentified aviation as a “catalyst for the socio-economic development for many countries, and a sector that contributed immensely to employment generation and wealth creation.
"It is in the light of the above that H E… Akufo Addo sees the Aviation Sector as a key in the NPP Government's agenda for change and hence established a complete Ministry to focus on the strategic development of the sector," the Minister said.
She reiterated the policy of the Government of Ghana to develop Ghana as a hub for international and regional operations by working with private sector, adding that in the area of security and safety, "Government policy is to build capacity in the industry and also put in place all measures to ensure the sustenance of high safety and security standards."
Madam Dapaah assured operators in the aviation industry that the Government would support and encourage local airlines and entrepreneurs to set up strong private airlines that could fully utilise all of the nation's route rights, most of which were dormant thereby giving a form of operational monopoly for foreign carriers on those routes.
"The Government is also poised to establish a national airline with private sector participation to support our policy of making KIA an aviation hub in the region," Madam Dapaah assured.
The Aviation Minister urged the airline to speed up processes to see “aircraft in the skies” and take off existing best practices in the sector.
Mr Eric Bannerman, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goldstar Air announced that the company would be operating scheduled and non-scheduled flights from Accra to 11 destinations, namely London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Lagos, Monrovia, Dakar, Banjul, Conakry, Freetown, Abidjan, Baltimore and Washington.
He said the airline had made adequate preparations for takeoff during 2017 summer and would rely mainly on Ghanaians, meaning that it would create about 5,000 direct and indirect jobs when the airline commences its operations fully.
Nii Amasa Asuku II, the Chief of Mamprobi and Head of Nii Tetteh Gbeshi Family in Accra, who chaired the inauguration, praised the location of the office, explaining it would allow the airline to monitor flights in the air.
Mr Bannerman, together with Madam Christiana Quartey, and other dignitaries joined hands in cutting the sod to inaugurate the building.
GOLDSTAR AIR ENDS RECRUITMENT FOR CABIN CREW, READY FOR TAKEOFF.
Ghanaian airliner Goldstar Air as part of efforts to indigenize its operations and rely on Ghanaians to man the aircrafts has successfully ended a two day cabin crew recruitment exercise in Accra.
Out of over four thousand Ghanaian professionals who applied for the jobs, two hundred applicants were shortlisted in the first Phase of the exercise and are yet to meet management on Thursaday October 6, at Airside hotel for further assessment. According to authorities, the names of the new recruits are being sent to the Ghana civil aviation authority for training and later moved to the company’s hub in the Caribbean to begin operations.
In a press release copied to GhanaWeb, the Chief Executive of Goldstar Air Eric Bannerman, said the focus of the company is to promote and protect the interest of Ghanaians, in view of this, Goldstar Air will roll out special services tailored to the needs of the aviation and tourism sectors.
He however added "the selected applicants will be the face of the airline, they will also be selling Ghanaian culture, interacting with passengers in the local languages and making announcements in the local languages. Some of the Ghanaian local languages which will be the first of its kind on a commercial flight will be Ewe, Fante, Ga, Akan and hausa".
"Other new things to be introduced by Goldstar Air is the local food, local drinks, Ghanaian movies and documentaries on Ghana's tourist sites in all our aircrafts flying in and out of Accra", he said.
This he said will showcase and promote the rich Ghanaian culture. He also mentioned that his company is working closely with some Hotels and Guest houses to have exclusive packages for organizations and institutions such as Churches, Student bodies in Europe, America and the Caribbean on visit to Ghana.
On his side, the Director of Communications at Goldstar Air Theophilus Eze, said when the airline gets off the ground it will rely on expatriates as the cockpit crew but will unfold a tailor-made course of study to be undertaken by some Ghanaians who would be sent abroad to train as pilots in order to have a handle on piloting the Boeing series which Goldstar Air will be using.
After the training, the company's pilots will do a period of apprenticeship with the expatriate colleagues to get hands on experience and knowledge in line with the Goldstar Air plans of replacing foreign pilots with Ghanaians.
The crew will be based at main hub which will be Accra and the three others which will be Europe, Caribbean and North America hubs.
Our European hub will be Stansted airport which will service flights going to Accra and the Caribbean, making some pick ups in some European cities before its destination in the Caribbean. Our hub in the Caribbean will service flights to Baltimore and Stansted. whiles the Accra hub services West Africa, Dubai and Guangzhou, Baltimore hub will as well service flights to Accra and the Caribbean.
This will see our Ghanaian cabin crew interchanging and working within cities in the West Africa, Caribbean, North America and Europe.
According to Theophilus Eze, some of the cabin crew recruits are former Ghanaian beauty pageant.
"Pageants who have been among the top four of their respective pageants, notably the Miss Tourism, Ghana’s Most Beautiful Pageant show and others. Our brand ambassador Akweley who is the head of the cabin crew represented the Greater Accra region during the Ghana's Most Beautiful Pageant show," he said.
The brand ambassador Akweley also noted that, as a lead representative of the airline, her role will be, to have an oversight of the Ghanaian cabin crew and also market the country to the array of passengers by throwing more lights on the rich cultural heritage of mother Ghana when the aircraft finally takes the ground.
GOLDSTAR AIR TO SERVICE 12 DESTINATIONS.
Management of Goldstar Air, a wholly-owned Ghanaian airline yet to begin operations, is counting on the values of top quality, short turnaround time, highly competitive prices, and excellent customer service shared between the airline and its strategic partners to provide trend-setting services in the aviation industry."
The company, expected to ply international routes, projects to initially fly to twelve destinations worldwide from Accra, which includes London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Baltimore Washington International, Providence International, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry and Dakar.
Goldstar Air recently signed an agreement for strategic partnership to use Ethiopian’s Maintenance Repair Organization MRO and hopes to leverage on Ethiopia’s 1,800 fully qualified technical staff and state of the art maintenance hangar and paint hangar facility certified by competent regulatory bodies like Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ETCAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
"Our intention as Ghanaians is to build a state of the art and trend-setting aviation industry in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs," the Goldstar Air CEO revealed.
He said the airline will be sending personnel of the company, who are retired young Airforce engineers and pilots for type rating in Ethiopia on Boeing aircrafts soon.
"The engineers will be back and work as assistants while the pilots will come as first officers, till they all gain more experience on the Boeing aircraft, which will make them captains on their own."
Mr Bannerman said preparations are far advanced for Goldstar Air aircrafts to be flown to the Ethiopian MRO for final servicing and paint works.
GOLDSTAR AIR, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP.
![](images/img_goldstar_ethiopian_01.jpg)
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa and Goldstar Air, multiple award winner and wholly owned Ghanaian airline have signed an agreement for strategic partnership to use Ethiopian”s Maintenance Repair Organization (MRO).
The MRO of Ethiopian Airlines has over 1,800 fully qualified technical staff and state of the art maintenance hangar and paint hangar facility certified by competent regulatory bodies like Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ETCAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Based at Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Airlines MRO, established in 1957, provides services for aircrafts, engines and components has four main hangars used for airframe maintenance.
These are a closed-door hangar to accommodate one Boeing 767/787/777; and a closed-door hangar to accommodate two Boeing 767/787s or four Boeing 737 size airplanes at the same time.
The third hangar is an open door and can accommodate three Boeing 737 size airplanes and the fourth is an open door Hangar that accommodates two Q400s.
Also, Ethiopian Airlines has two warehouses for over 100,000 line items; the first is dedicated to aircraft parts whereas the second is used for commercial and bulk items which will be very beneficial to Goldstar Air.
Mr Eric Bannerman, the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air said with any technical and engineering assistance anywhere in the world, they will immediately dispatch Ethiopian Airlines personnel to the place where the repair works will be carried out.
“Their values at the Maintenance Repair Organization focus on top quality, short turnaround time, highly competitive prices, and excellent customer service.”
According to Mr Eric Bannerman, the airline will be sending personnel of the company, who are retired young Airforce engineers and pilots for type rating in Ethiopia on Boeing aircrafts soon.
“The engineers will be back and work as assistants while the pilots will come as first officers, till they all gain more experience on the Boeing aircraft, which will make them captains on their own.”
Mr Bannerman said preparations are far advanced for Goldstar Air aircrafts to be flown to the Ethiopian MRO for final servicing and paint works.
Ethiopian will also livery Goldstar Air colours which will also reflect the wings of Ghana and the logo of the supporting bank on the aircrafts.
Goldstar Air will be initially flying to twelve destinations worldwide from Accra, which includes London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Baltimore Washington International, Providence International, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry and Dakar.
“Our intention as Ghanaians is to build a state of the art and trend-setting aviation industry in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs,” the Goldstar Air CEO said.
GOLDSTAR AIR GETS TWO YEARS FREE LANDING IN USA.
![](images/img_goldstar_landing_01.png)
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Goldstar Airlines, Eric Bannerman, has appealed to the government to grant Ghanaian airline operators some privileges and waivers which will cushion them against their foreign competitors and give them a head start as they try to get a footing in the local aviation market.
Speaking at the commissioning of the airline’s head office at Ashaley Botwe, Accra, he expressed his appreciation to the authorities of Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport and Providence International Airport all in the USA for accepting to give Goldstar Air two years of free landing, parking, office space at the airport and taking care of our adverts,” Bannerman announced.
Continuing, the CEO said the offer of free landing parking and office space to Goldstar Air at some of these international airports it plans flying to, in the United States of America (USA), is very significant. In the absence of these incentives, he opined, the airline will have to struggle to catch up with the competitors.
Explaining further, he added that these fees are paid by all aircraft whether private, corporate or commercial that lands at any airport must pay a landing fee. The fees fall under the category of runway charges at the airport and also includes take-off fees in addition to those charged when a plane remains on the ground at an airport, usually for longer than a two-hour turnaround time. Landing fees are based on maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of a plane, which is based on the ratings specified by the aircraft manufacturer.
Specifically, Mr. Bannerman mentioned Mr Tony Storck, Director Air Service Department and Strategic Analysis of Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport and Mr Tim Pimental, Assistant Vice President Air Service Development of Providence International Airport all in the USA for this tremendous support and incentives Goldstar Air is receiving from the American authorities and therefore appealed to the Ghana government to grant same or twice the incentives Goldstar Air, the Ghanaian owned airline is receiving from the American authorities.
He said Goldstar was adequately prepared for a take-off during 2017 summer and its operations would create about five thousand direct and indirect jobs.
In a speech read on her behalf by a representative of the Aviation Ministry, sector Minister Cecilia Dapaah, said government was willing to support the new airline because of the critical role the aviation industry sector will play in revamping the country’s economy with respect to opening up its agriculture, trade and tourism for further growth and development .
Dapaah said government’s policy is to develop Ghana as an international hub for international and regional operations by working with the private sector to provide a modern and attractive air transport infrastructure.
GOLDSTAR AIR IS MOST PROMISING AIRLINE COMPANY OF THE YEAR.
![](images/img_goldstar_mostpromising_01.jpg)
Mr Samuel Allotey, the Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, says processes to finalise preparations for Goldstar Air, an emerging wholly Ghanaian airline and four others, would soon be completed for the airlines to take off.
Goldstar Air is originally scheduled to begin its flight operations by June 2017, but has been confronted with few paper work challenges, which caused a delay in its take off.
However, Mr Allotey, assured the travelling and the business communities that the airlines, which are undergoing various stages of processing will take off in 2018 to bring significant improvements in the aviation industry. Gehab Award Events organised the awards, at which it conferred on Goldstar Air, the Most Promising Airline Company of the Year. It was on the theme: “Awarding Loyalty through Service.
Mr Allotey said the arrival of the new airlines will bring competition and more options to travellers.
"So things will get better. There will be more competition in the coming months or by the end of 2019," he said.
"We will see a few more operators doing local, regional and intercontinental flights," he added.
Goldstar Air, Smile Air, DAC and Montrac Air are undergoing certification; and Asamoah Gyan’s Airline has already received an air carrier license.
Starbow and Africa World Airline are currently the only two airlines operating in Ghana, but a recent accident involving Starbow, which led to its suspension, leaves the local air travelling public to depend only on Africa World Airline, a situation that could lead to some short-term challenges.
The expected commencement of operations of the new carriers in a few months time would change the face of local, regional and intercontinental travel from Ghana.
Ms Felicia Cobblah, the Head of Human Resource, received the award on behalf of Goldstar Air, presented by Nana Osafo Kantanka Adjei, the Vice President for Business Development, Government Relations and Communications of TAQA Africa.
Madam Judith Worlali, the Managing Director of Gehab Events, said the award acknowledged, appreciated and brought together outstanding professionals and organisations whose behaviour was an inspiration to others.
She commended Goldstar Air for building a reputation amongst its contemporaries and its efforts at job creation among diverse professions. She said the decision to give the award to Goldstar Air was arrived at having carefully evaluated the business performance, which strived for the highest customer satisfaction.
The award scheme is a prestigious annual scheme, which cuts across the whole of Ghana with the aim of centralising the strength and relationship that exists between customers and organisations.
The quality service excellence awards targets the Transport, Banking, Manufacturing, Packing and Unpacking, Hospitality, Automotive and Security industries.
Goldstar Air impressive strides in corporate social responsibility, corporate vision, inspiration and pioneering innovations in Ghana are critical parts of the country’s transformation agenda toward economic growth.
Mr Eric Bannerman, the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air, announced that the Airline would fly to 12 destinations worldwide namely; London, Dubai, Baltimore Washington, Guangzhou, Providence International Airport, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul and Dakar.
"Our intention, as Ghanaians, is to build a state of the art and trend-setting aviation industry able to compete within the international market in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs," he said.
Goldstar Air would improve the Ghanaian economy through the provision of affordable and available international travel and provide job opportunities, he said.
GOLDSTAR AIR RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD
![](images/img_goldstar_award_01.jpg)
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian airline, has received an international award, presented in Accra by the Christian Philanthropist Forum, an international faith-based organization.
The award, presented at the Annual Lecture and Awards by the Christian Philanthropist Forum in Accra, was in recognition of the airline, which recently was honoured as “The Most Promising Airline Company of the Year” at the Quality Excellence Awards.
Mr. Eric Bannerman, the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air received the prestigious award, presented by Mr. Oscar Ugoh of Corporate Guardian Africa.
Mr Bannerman thanked the Christian Philanthropist Forum and assured the nation that Goldstar Air would not rest on its oars, but strive for excellence with tailor-made services suited to the aviation and tourism industries.
Mr. Theophilus Edzie, the Communications Director of Goldstar Air, said the company was pursuing a strategic initiative to leverage its local and global exposure as well as presence for positive change in the aviation industry in the country and Africa as a whole.
The airline, he said, will be flying to twelve destinations worldwide, namely: London, Dubai, Baltimore Washington International, Guangzhou, Providence International Airport, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul and Dakar.
“Our intention, as Ghanaians, is to build a state-of-the art and trend-setting aviation industry, able to compete within the international market in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs.”
This, he believed, would improve the Ghanaian economy through the provision of affordable and available international business and also improve the lives of Ghanaians through the provision of affordable and available international travel.
Furthermore, it would provide Job opportunities and aviation related training to Ghanaians especially the youth.
Mr Edzie announced that the airline will be creating a minimum of 5,000 direct and indirect jobs in Ghana, which would include pilots, ground service Crew, service persons in maintenance, cabin crew, counter Agents and travel agents.
Others would be tour operators, country managers, station managers, accountants, flight dispatchers, drivers, marketing personnel, air marshals, cargo gents, movies producers and catering Services among others.
According to Bishop Peter Kayode Falarungbon, the Convener, the Forum is poised to identify more of such personalities and companies with the aim of encouraging them in order to leave a good legacy for future generations.
Six awards were presented to distinguished personalities and companies who are changing Lives and imparting communities positively at the Annual Lecture and Awards night, held on the theme: “Imparting Society Positively through Philanthropism”.
Others recognised at the ceremony were Madam Vanessa Addo, Managing Director, Vaniado Ghana; Madam Catherine Nelson, General Manager, Bajfreight & Logistics Tema; Mr. Bode Oseni, Managing Director of RegencyNem Insurance Ghana Limited; Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Alabi, Founder, Mission of Hope; and Madam Genet W. Michael, Country Manager, Ethiopian Airlines.
GOLDSTAR AIR SPONSORS WINNER OF WHAT DO YOU KNOW.
Accra, June 9, GNA - Goldstar Airlines, a private Ghanaian Airline has presented a sponsorship package to Mr Alexander Tetteh, the winner of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) 80th anniversary special “What Do You Know” radio quiz contest.
The package is made up of a visa, ticket and accommodation, from Accra to South Africa and back.
Mr. Eric Bannerman, Chief Executive Officer, assisted by Major Albert Don Chebe (rtd), Director General of the GBC, and Ms Anita Baidoo, Marketing Manager of the company in the United Kingdom (UK), presented the package to the winner at the end of the special contest, held at the GBC in Accra.
Mr. Bannerman appealed to companies to support such education activities to get more people to participate to promote the search for knowledge and education.
He commended Mr Tetteh on winning the contest, and urged the youth and those in school to continue to read and learn to acquire more knowledge.
Ms. Baidoo announced that Goldstar would sponsor the next edition of the quiz, to the United States and the first runner-up to the UK.
According to Ms Baidoo, the flight is planning to serve Ghanaian dishes, accompanied by Ghanaian music and announcements in the local languages.
She said the flight is scheduled to run Accra-Baltimore (Washington) - Accra, Accra-Gatwick (London) Accra, Accra Guangzhou (China) - Accra, and assured customers of timely arrival and departures.
Major Don Chebe, described the weekly “What Do You Know” programme as one which had stood the test of time. The Director General announced that the National Broadcaster is merging both radio and television.
Mr Tetteh, spoke about the need for one to read more to build knowledge.
Mr. Fred Danso Amoako came second, Mr Nurudeen Mohamed, a final year medical student the University of Cape Coast, took the third position with a cash prize and certificate.
Other contestants were Mr John Chapere, visually challenged, Mr Raymond Akpatsa, Daniel Kojo Aboagye, and veteran contestant Kafui Atsutse.
They were awarded cash prizes and certificates.
GOLDSTAR AIR TO SUPPORT THE DISABLED.
Accra, May 14, GNA - Goldstar Airline is to team up with Seasons Travel and Tours International to open a multimedia group to support persons with disability in Ghana. The multi-media group to be called Pidic Multimedia, has been registered with the Registrar General's Department and will start work soon after the Goldstar Airline begins operations in Ghana on June 13.
Mr Eric Bannerman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seasons Travel and Tours said the Pidic Multimedia, which would be based in Accra would comprise a television station, a radio station, newspaper and an online sports website. The CEO told Ghana News Agency, in an interview in Accra that the multimedia group would be manned mainly by the disabled, and the chunk of the content of the newspaper and the programmes in the broadcast media would focus on issues affecting the disabled.
He expressed regret that there is a deliberate attempt to sideline people with disabilities, and added that disability should not be seen as inability. Citing Dr Henry Seidu Daanaa, Minister of Chieftaincy of Affairs, as an inspiration, Mr Bannerman said the physically challenged could contribute more to the progress and development of the nation if offered the platform and assistance.
"We hope to help the disabled in society. The stations would be manned by the physically challenged. We have neglected them for far too long. We have to create space for them in the society," Mr Bannerman said. He said Pidic Multimedia would be used to propagate the issues of the disabled.
According to the CEO, issues of health, education, sports and other welfare issues would feature prominently in its programmes. Mr Bannerman, who is also the Founder and President of the National Disabled Supporters Union said Goldstar Airline is to collaborate with Seasons Travel and Tours to airlift more than 500 disabled supporters from Ghana to cheer up Ghanas national football team, the Black Stars, in next months World Cup tournament in Brazil.
He recalled that the Seasons Travel and Tours provided similar support to the disabled during the last African Cup of Nation Tournament in South Africa. "Persons with disabilities are always sidelined when it comes to mobilisation of supporters to international competitions, and I think it is discriminatory.
"We want to offer them the opportunity to be part of history this time. That is why we have decided to form the group to serve as a platform for mobilising supporters to the World Cup, he stated. He said when the Goldstar Airlines commences operations next month it would fly Accra -London- Accra two times weekly and Accra-Baltimore-Accra two times weekly.
The airline would also do Accra-Guangzhou-Accra once a week as its local partner Seasons Travel and Tours International offers free visas to all people traveling on the airline to Brazil. Mr Bannernman said the airline is also poised to take its share in the upcoming world cup in Brazil, and has positioned itself to make the most of the opportunities that the world cup would bring.
GOLDSTAR AIR TO AIRLIFT OVER 500 DISABLED TO BRAZIL.
Goldstar Airline is to collaborate with Seasons Travel and Tours to airlift disabled supporters to cheer up Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, in next month’s World Cup tournament in Brazil.
According to Mr Eric Bannerman, Chief Executive Officer of Seasons Travel and Tours, the proposed 500 disabled persons would be airlifted free-of-charge to Brazil to watch the soccer fiesta.
Mr Bannerman, who is also the founder and president of the National Disabled Supporters Union (NDSU) told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the NDSU plans to select 50 persons with all forms of disability from each of the 10 regions to make the number to provide a massive support for the Black Stars during the World Cup, as well as other sporting events.
He regretted that there has been a deliberate attempt to sideline people with disabilities from participating in international events, hence the need to provide persons with disabilities the support to be present at such international tournaments.
Mr Bannerman recalled that the Seasons Travel and Tours provided similar support to the disabled during the last African Cup of Nation Tournament in South Africa.
Persons with disabilities are always sidelined when it comes to mobilization of supporters to international competitions, and I think it is discriminatory.
We want to offer them the opportunity to be part of history this time. That is why we have decided to form the group to serve as a platform for mobilizing supporters to the World Cup, he stated.
According to the President and CEO, Goldstar Airline with origins from the United States of America, is set to commence operations next June 13, flying Accra London Accra two times weekly and Accra-Baltimore-Accra two times weekly.
The airline would also do Accra-Guangzhou-Accra once a week as its local partner Seasons Travel and Tours International offers free visas to all people traveling on the airline to Brazil for the 2014 world cup journey.
Mr Bannernman said the airline is also poised to take its share in the upcoming world cup in Brazil, and has positioned itself to make the most of the opportunities that the world cup in Brazil will bring. He assured the traveling public that the airline is very safe and will ensure absolute security of all passengers.
GOLDSTAR AIR SUPPORTS WILLPOWER BOXING GYM.
Seasons Travel and Tours, operators of Goldstar Airlines, on Monday made a presentation of boxing material and cheque donations totaling 18,000 cedis to the Willpower Boxing Gym, at James Town in Accra. The donation is meant to rejuvenate juvenile boxing, which has been on the quiet for some time now.
Five thousand cedis of the donation would be used for recruitment of juvenile boxers; another 5,000 cedis for the roaming boxing gym, while the boxing gloves, headgear and mouthpieces cost 8,000 cedis.
Making the presentation, Mr Eric Bannerman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company said his outfit had to step in to check the waste and under utilization of boxing talents that abounded in the area.
He said the Seasons Travel and Tours was teaming up with the Willpower Gym to help stem the rise of young people who may have boxing talents but rather find themselves on the streets.
"We are teaming up with the Willpower Boxing Gym, and there would be boxing matches every week-end from next Sunday. The roaming gym will go to all the 10 regions with road shows as well."
Mr Bannerman, who is also the Founder and President of the Ghana Disabled Supporters Union, said Season Travel and Tours, had been engaged in a number of activities to get the disabled to support Ghanaian sports.
Mr Gabriel Nii Teiko Tagoe, a Development Planner of the Ga Mashi Development Agency, announced that part of the agenda of the Agency was to use boxing and its potentials to promote tourism in the area.
Mr Napoleon Tagoe, a boxing trainer at the Willpower Gym, stressed the need for the use of local content in the development of boxers.
Mr Tagoe, a former World Boxing Council (WBC) Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Champion advocated for boxers to take courses in boxing coaching as part of ways to make a living when they are out of the ring.
GOLDSTAR AIR SELECTS 2O MORE TALENTED YOUNG BOXERS AT KORLE GONNO.
Ghana's history making fight talent hunt powered by Goldstar Airlines and partnered by your authoritative Allsports.com.gh belled off at Korle Gonno on its 4th leg Sunday night and once again it was a huge success despite the disruptions of a rainy night in Accra.
Ghanaian boxing bigwigs including renowned WBC judge/referee, Ataa Eddie Pappoe, American promoter and Goldstar Airlines partner, George Johnson and Mike Neequaye were among the dignitaries who defied the distractions of the rain to show up and inspire many young aspiring boxers, very talented between the ages of 12 and 16 to showcase their huge talents.
In the end, not less than twenty (20) youngsters keen on churning out a career in the fistic sport were identified and selected as potential world beaters on the roadmap which technical expertise is led by Will Power Gym boss, Napoleon Tagoe, himsellf a former boxing champion.
"I must confess that even myself I've been surprised by the talents of the young boxers we have seen since the beginning of this project at James town Roundabout about one month ago," admitted the former Africa and North America champion.
"We are certainly committed to helping thee young boxers become professionals to make Ghana proud. If they are willing to listen to instructions and advice, we will teach them the basics to becoming world champions. I know a lot of them can," Napoleon Tagoe told AllSports.com.gh .
The nationwide talent hunt has received the backing of the sport's biggest names in this country including Peter Zwennes, the President of Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) and his executives board as well as boxing legend, Aziumah 'Zoom Zoom' Nelson who have have both taken time to show up at the Chorkor and Gbese legs respectively.
The talent hunt train has been earmarked to travel across all corners of Ghana looking for the country's next potential boxing stars, all powered by incoming indigenous airline, Goldstar Airlines who have shown social corporate responsibility by fashioning out this programme that presents unprecedented opportunity for talented boxers to realise thoer dreams more than ever before.
"We remain committed to the development of Ghana in all ways. The airline is for Ghanaians so the people of this nation will benefit most and that's just what we are showing with this juvenile boxing talent hunt. There is a lot more we have to offer this country when we begin work," said Eric Bannerman, CEO of Goldstar Airlines who represented full time on the rain at Korle Gonno.
GOLDSTAR AIR SUPPORTS GTV SPORTS BEAT
Goldstar Air has donated yuletide drinks and a cake to sports beat, a popular sports discussion program, hosted by a journalist of mark, George Kenneth Lartey on Ghana Television.
The president of Goldstar airlines, Eric Bannerman told the cream of sports journalists and the crème de la crème in sports administration in the country that the gesture is to boost the morale of the team to enable them give off their best in the coming year.
He indicated that the presentation was Goldstar Airlines and its partners’ widow’s mite to boost the team in their quest to unroll the best cream of programs in the coming term or season. He also said the contribution has become a ritual that the company will render every Christmas.
Goldstar Airlines and its partners, Seasons Travel and Tours won renown or fame this year, annexing the Business and Financial Services Excellence Awards-Silver Award in the tourism category.
The company again covered itself with glory and luster, fending off challenge from other competitors in the industry to grab the coveted Travel and Tour Agency of the year during the Western Regional Tourism Awards, organized under the auspices of the Ghana Tourist Authority.
According to the public relations officer of the company, John Ashong-Mettle, the organization will look to its laurels to remain relevant in the tourism and aviation sectors and bag more awards next year.
To this end, Goldstar Airlines will churn-out tailor-made courses of study tailored to the needs of the Ghanaians next year” he stressed.
He asserted that as part of the company’s grand, vigoros and ambitious plan of action to ride on the crest of a wave, it will open up important new possibilities tailored to the needs of the citizenry, encouraging all and sundry to avail themselves of the full range of opportunities.
The festive celebration hosted the likes of Mr. Saka Acquaye,Deputy-General in charge of technical of the National Sports Authority, Atta Eddie Pappoe a World boxing Council ring official of note and respected in the boxing ranks, Gideon Quartey,president of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation and Theophilus Ezeh,president of the Ghana Swimming Federation, among others.
GOLDSTAR AIR PRESENTS TROPHY TO ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH
![](images/img_trophy_01.jpg)
Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian airline has donated a trophy to the Assemblies of God Church in the Greater Accra Region for its annual fun games competition.
The trophy was presented by Mr Charles Nettey, the Airport Manager of the company, on behalf of Mr Eric Bannerman, the Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air over the weekend in Accra.
Mr Charles Nettey said the presentation was the company’s "widow's mite", and that, Goldstar Air would push the threshold of its corporate social responsibility beyond just assisting the promotion, preparation and development of sports in Ghana.
According to Mr Nettey, the pride and joy of the airline is to roll out products to cater for the needs of the Ghanaian, hence Goldstar Air would be plying twelve destinations from Accra.
These routes are Baltimore, Washington, Dubai, Guangzhou, London, Lagos, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Dakar, Banjul and Conakry.
“It will spread its net wide to ensure that the Ghanaian products from the company are suited to the needs of the tourism and aviation sectors.” Mr Nettey said.
According to him, the airline is coming up with Ghanaian concepts and will create about 5,000 direct and indirect job opportunities.
“Also, passengers would be given allocations of three checked-in bags coupled with giving the travel agencies GHC 5,000 seed money to boost and augment their operations, when they are registered on our selling platform.”
Mr Samuel Mankrom, regional Sports Organizer of the Greater Accra Youth Ministry of the church, accompanied by Mr John Tawiah and Mr Isaac Danso Otchere, both representatives of the Youth Ministry, received the trophy on behalf of the Church and thanked the Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air for his benevolence and support towards the fun games.
Mr John Ashong-Mettle, the Director of Cargo Services of Goldstar Air, Mr Theophilus Wilson Edzie, Director of Communications, Mr Edmund Lamptey and Stephen Glah of Goldstar Air were also present at the presentation.
THRILLS, EXCITEMENTS ROUND OFF GOLDSTAR AIR SALAFEST BOXING
The action was non-stop and the competition top class as the 2nd annual Goldstar Air Salafest boxing extravaganza belled off to a huge success at the Opera Square in Accra on Saturday night.
A total of 6 amateur fights were preceded by an eight exhibition bouts by juvenile boxers, some as young as 8 years old before professional boxers, Daniel Adjei Sowah and Isaac Sowah, both of the Seconds Out gym rounded off the night an all-action exhibition.
Though he could not honour a promise to face Aziz Quartey in an exhibition fight, highly rated Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe was at ringside to offer support to the organizers and along with other undefeated world title chasing Ghanaian boxers, Richard Oblitey Commey and Duke Micah, was in the ring to acknowledge and speak to the fans.
Ghana’s Enoch Sackey and Prosper Anyeka held aloft the nation’s flag with resounding 3-0 unanimous decisions over Yussif Shaibu of Niger and Mohammed Ali of Cameroon in their Flyweight and Middleweight clashes respectively.
Joseph Tagoe however failed to match his compatriots after also suffering a 0-3 unanimous defeat to Mubarak Abubakar of Ivory Coast in their Welterweight clash.
In other fights, Richman Ashley of the Bronx gym proved too strong for Daniel Oduroof Attoh Quarshie in their Welterweight clash winning a unanimous decision 3-0, William Attoh of Akotoku gym also claimed a unanimous points victory over stable mate, Alfred Kotey at Bantamweight whilst Daniel Gosh of Bronx defeated John Laryea also of Bronx 3-0 in their Light Flyweight contest.
Sponsored by Ghana’s only indigenous airline, Goldstar Air with support from Freight Consult, Voltic mineral water, Ultimate Pam (Akanni Logistics), Electrical Dealers Association of Ghana (EDAG), Marofam Enterprise, Sahara Mining, Role Products & Wild, Salenko Beach Resort and Sally Deen Enterprise, the 2016 Salafest boxing show was organized by Pakis Promotion in collaboration with Junior Walaga Promotions and they have hailed the success of the event.
“Definitely it wasn’t easy putting this together but by the grace of God we started it last year thanks to the support of Goldstar Air,” said Fatai Issifu, CEO of Pakis Promotions who presented a certificate of appreciation to Goldstar Air and Freight Consult.
“They have supported us in a much bigger way this year and we are grateful to the other companies who also supported us. We promise to return next year with an even bigger show. Thanks everyone for coming,” he added.
SEASONS TRAVEL AND TOURS GRABS ANOTHER AWARD.
Seasons Travel and Tours tourism award
It appears that there is no end in sight to Seasons Travel and Tours, a subsidiary of Goldstar Air charter’s hunt for success in the aviation and tourism sectors.
The company last Friday grabbed a silver award at the tourism category for its continued unwavering contributions to the sector.
Seasons Travel and Tours received the international award at the just ended 8th Ghana Business and Financial Services Excellence Awards held at the plush Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, in Accra.
The awards, put together by the Ministry of Trade and Industry was under the theme ”Promoting Ghana’s Economic Development”.
The award came in the wake of recent success stories Goldstar Airlines operators of seasons travel and tours international has vowed to go a notch higher, according to the energetic and inspiring chief executive, Eric Bannerman.
According to him this award underlined the hard work put in by the team of Goldstar Airlines. ”This recognition has come to spur us and the entire staff to work harder to reach the apex of success in the aviation and tourism sectors, Mr Bannerman said.
The awards ceremony had in attendance, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr Ekow Spio Garbrah as guest of honour, Dr. Seth Adjei Baah, president of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Commerce and Professor Sylvester Achio, rector of Accra Polytechnic as chairman for the occasion.
The traditional ruler of the La stool, Nii Dr. Kpobi Tettey-Tsuru and some leaders in busines.