{"id":729652,"date":"2019-10-23T14:05:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/aviance-marks-25th-milestone\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T14:05:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:05:52","slug":"aviance-marks-25th-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/aviance-marks-25th-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Aviance Marks 25th Milestone &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mr. Addah left is joined by management staff of Aviance for a memorable picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aviance,<br \/>\nGhana\u2019s premier ground cargo and passenger handling company operating at the Kotoka<br \/>\ninternational Airport (KIA), has marked its 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary with a series<br \/>\nof activities this month. Highlights of the celebrations included rebranding of<br \/>\nthe company, a donation of food stuff and provisions to inmates of the Accra Psychiatric<br \/>\nhospital, health screening and an awards ceremony to reward long serving staff<br \/>\nfor their contributions to the growth of the company. <\/p>\n<p>Established in October 1994 as the African Ground<br \/>\nOperations (AFGO) the company has successfully handled Ghana\u2019s cargo imports and<br \/>\nexports at the KIA for the past 25 years. After over 10 years of successful<br \/>\noperations, AFGO was renamed as Aviance Ghana, a part of the international<br \/>\ngroup.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aviance introduced modern ground cargo and passenger<br \/>\nhandling equipment at the KIA to ensure the provision of quality services<br \/>\nconsistent with the requirements of the International Air Transport Association<br \/>\n(IATA). Aviance also introduced the use of modern security gadgets, renovated<br \/>\nand expanded infrastructure at the KIA to position it as an aviation hub in<br \/>\nWest Africa. <\/p>\n<p>At<br \/>\na grand durbar to climax the anniversary celebrations, Joseph Kofi Adda,<br \/>\nMinister for Aviation, commended the management and staff of Aviance for their<br \/>\nimmense contribution towards the development of Ghana\u2019s aviation industry and<br \/>\nfor the many jobs and business opportunities created. <\/p>\n<p>As<br \/>\nfar as security is concerned, the Minister said government would be vigilant to<br \/>\nensure that the industry maintains the score Ghana earned at the recent<br \/>\naviation Audit leading to the nation earning awards in Montreal, Canada. He<br \/>\nurged Aviance as well as other ground handling companies to stay on the right<br \/>\nside of the law, as far as gold smuggling, money laundering and drug<br \/>\ntrafficking are concerned. <\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nDirector General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Ing. Simon Allotey,\u00a0 congratulated the Board, Management and staff<br \/>\nof Aviance Ghana for its 25 years of providing excellent cargo and passenger<br \/>\nhandling services at the KIA. The Director-General noted that about 4.1 billion<br \/>\npassengers were conveyed on 38 million international flights last year and<br \/>\nthese figures are expected to double in the next 15-years. <\/p>\n<p>Mark<br \/>\nKamis, Managing Director of Aviance said he would continue to work hard with<br \/>\nhis team to strengthen and sustain the gains made by Aviance as the leading<br \/>\nground handling company in Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>Present<br \/>\nat the anniversary celebrations were Koen Neven, Managing Director of the then<br \/>\nAFGO now Aviance, Marwan Traboulsi of Air Ghana and Chris Goodsir, Country\u00a0 Manager of Swissport Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Addah left is joined by management staff of Aviance for a memorable picture Aviance, Ghana\u2019s premier ground cargo and passenger handling company operating at the Kotoka international Airport (KIA), has marked its 25th anniversary with a series of activities this month. 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