Goldstar Air

Goldstar Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded 2014
Operating bases Kotoka International Airport
Company slogan Wings of Ghana
Key people Eric Bannerman, CEO
Website flygoldstar.com

Goldstar Air is an upcoming Ghanaian airline based at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. It plans to launch flights to London and Baltimore using a leased Boeing 767 aircraft. The airline is still undergoing certification from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

History

Goldstar Air was founded in 2014 as Goldstar Airlines. It planned to begin operations on 13 June 2014 with twice-weekly flights to Baltimore and London–Gatwick, followed by Guangzhou and Natal.[1] The airline would use MD-11 and Boeing 747 aircraft. However, the launch date was postponed to late July 2014[2] before being indefinitely postponed, as the airline was still awaiting certification from the GCAA.[3]

Goldstar Air has experienced delays in receiving certification from the GCAA. In September 2014, it appealed to President John Dramani Mahama for help, as the GCAA had still not inspected the airline's aircraft and facilities in the United States.[4] In July 2015, Goldstar Air threatened to stage a protest in Accra against the GCAA, after it allowed South African Airways to operate the same route Goldstar Air had applied for (Accra to Washington, D.C.).[5] However, the protest was avoided when Minister for Transport Dzifa Ativor ordered the GCAA to inspect Goldstar Air's aircraft.[6]

In September 2015, Goldstar Air announced it would lease a Boeing 767 from EuroAtlantic Airways, in order to launch flights to Baltimore and London–Gatwick from December 2015.[7][8] However, the launch has not yet occurred.[3]

In January 2016, the airline announced it would begin a training programme for flight attendants. Goldstar Air will employ local Ghanian flight attendants but will initially employ expatriates for the cockpit crew.[9]

Destinations

Goldstar Air will initially fly to Baltimore and London–Gatwick before expanding to Guangzhou.

Fleet

Goldstar Air has leased a Boeing 767-300ER from EuroAtlantic Airways.[8]

Goldstar Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 767-300ER 1 302 leased from EuroAtlantic Airways

References

  1. "Ghanaian start-up, Goldstar, to tap intercontinental market". Ch-aviation. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. Addo, Charles (11 June 2014). "Goldstar Airlines postpone flights to various destinations". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Profile on Goldstar Airlines". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. "Ghana's Goldstar Airlines appeals for presidential intervention". Ch-aviation. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. "Goldstar Airlines to stage massive protest against GCAA". GhanaWeb. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. "Minister orders GCAA to inspect Goldstar Airlines aircraft after impasse". GhanaWeb. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. "Ghana's Goldstar Airlines to lease a euroAtlantic B767". Ch-aviation. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Ghana Civil Aviation to inspect EuroAtlantic aircraft for Goldstar Airlines". Business Day Ghana. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. "Goldstar Airlines prepares to train cabin crew". Ghana News Agency. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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