GCAA Wins the Best State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) of the Year Award at the Public Enterprises League Table(PELT).
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has been adjudged the Best State -Owned Enterprise of the year at the 2nd edition of the Public Enterprises League Table Award (PELT) held on October. 11 2023 at the International Conference Center.
The GCAA also placed second as the best Entity of the Year.
The event which was organized by the Ministry of Public Enterprises in collaboration with the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) was aimed at rewarding hardworking and profitable entities as well as motivating others to work harder.
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the regulator and air navigation provider of the aviation industry in Ghana shed off stiff opposition from about 64 State-Owned enterprises to emerge as the best SOE of the year.
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority continue to fly the flag of Ghana high in the aviation industry home and abroad as the Authority is often referred to by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as a champion State within the subregion.
Ghana at its last safety assessment obtained an Effective Implementation or EI rate of 89.89%, which remains the highest by an African State, after ICAO concluded its Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM).
At the recent ICAO 41st Assembly held in September 2022; Ghana was also elected to the ICAO Council by outperforming most of its competitors. By this feet, Ghana will serve on the highest body of ICAO for the next two years.
Ghana On 7th November 2022, received the inaugural ‘Flight Safety Foundation David Morrison Innovation Award’ for its leadership in developing and enabling an innovative, reliable, and life-saving drone delivery system for COVID-19 vaccines and other critical medical supplies.
The GCAA continues to ensure that the Accra Flight Information region (Ghana’s airspace) remains one of the safest in the world by ensuring adherence to Safety and Security.
The GCAA believes that all these achievement are as the results of the commitment and dedication by the Board, Management and staff of the Authority, especially coming at the back of the COVID-19 pandemic which ravaged the aviation industry.
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