The three-day event welcomed and showcased foreign contractors, both in the commercial realm, as showed by the presence of Boeing, Embraer, and Bombardier, and defense, with major powerhouses Diamond and Leonardo. Turkish Airlines and Emirates lead the way among the airlines, followed by Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airways, with the significant presence of indigenous Africa World Airlines (AWA) and Air Ghana. Thanks to a solid wave of PPPs spearheaded by the Ministry of Aviation, the country has officially embarked on its plan to become a reference point for the whole spectrum of the aerospace industry. The West African Airshow held in Accra in October 2017 puts Ghana one step closer to becoming one of those few hubs.ĭespite some initial logistic difficulties with power outages that turned the location more into a greenhouse than a networking event, the Air Expo of Kotoka International Airport proved to the entire world Ghana is ready to fly.
But to become a “hub," it implies a condition of exclusive importance over a considerable amount of geographical space, meaning only very few of those markets can actually reach hub status.
Many emerging markets aspire to become transportation hubs. With eyes aimed at the skies, the focus of Ghana's transport sector lies in its airways.
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