National boxing legend and former WBC featherweight and WBC super featherweight champion, Azumah Nelson, has held discussions with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) – the aviation industry regulator – about establishing an airline.
Aviationghana.com sources say, the discussions took place months ago and the boxing ‘professor’ and his business associates are now expected to submit some mandatory documents to the Authority for processing towards the granting of the necessary permits to enable him run an airline.
The 59-year old legend is widely considered the greatest African boxer of all time, having held the WBC featherweight title once and the WBC super featherweight title twice.
His interest in running an airline follows similar moves by Black Stars’ captain, Asamoah Gyan, who has secured an Air Carrier License (ACL) and is working to secure an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) before launching his airline christened “Baby Jet Airlines”.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the just-ended maiden Africa Air Expo, pledged his government’s support for local investors who venture into the aviation sector.
Source: aviationghana.com
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the demand for efficient farming, affordable housing & intra-city light rail transport is high, but somehow, Ghanaians are crazy about 'flamboyant' & 'glamorous' things such as airlines who have very limited demand and is affordable to ONLY few people. We always misplace our priorities.
HE IS BROKE
If it were to be an outsider, the white man for that matter, I don't think anybody will post any negative comment, but when it is our own you start writing R.U.B.B.I.S.H.
how much did azumah nelson earn to start an airline business?
Starting an airline is not like starting a Trotro business, my people. I hope the govt. is not going to be giving people licenses left and right.