Tag Archives: Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)

The new regional airline, LIAT 2020, has applied to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for permission to fly to this South American nation with connections to several Caribbean islands, the authority’s Director-General, Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field said. “No, LIAT has not been given any approval to operate. They have applied and we are going through the process,” he ...

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Thursday announced that Guyana scored 66.3% in an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) safety audit that examined the operations of the authority as well as privately-owned airlines. “The preliminary results revealed that Guyana achieved an overall score of 66.36% in the effective implementation of the ICAO standards. Notably, Guyana’s performance surpassed its 2007 ...

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is paying keen attention to what appears to be a sickout by Caribbean Airlines Limited’s (CAL) pilots that on Sunday grounded all of that carrier’s flights. CAL’s international, regional and domestic flights, including those to and from Guyana, have been canceled. The airline said on Sunday that the pilots reported sick about three hours ...

Domestic aircraft owners, represented by two rival associations, on Tuesday railed against the adverse impact of COVID-19 measures, saying that their operational costs have gone up and a number of them have been f0rced to increase passenger fares. The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), in separate statements, slammed the Director-General of the ...

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it will be probing reports that a number of domestic airlines have increased airfares to several interior locations, despite the fact that the 14 percent value added tax (VAT) has been scrapped so that local travel and planes can make up for fewer passengers with more cargo. “The GCAA condemns these actions by ...

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Thursday ordered an end to all domestic flights to areas near the border to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, from neighbouring countries to other parts of Guyana. Referring to Section 88 of the Civil Aviation Act 2018, the GCAA indicated that any individual who violates the directive will be fined ...

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and the Eugene Correia International Airport (ECIA) will remain closed to international flights until May 1, 2020, in order to continue mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “The closure of the airspace will greatly assist in minimizing the spread of COVID-19 by limiting international contacts,” the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said. The ...

The baggage scanner at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport is about to be repaired, now that spare parts have arrived from China. Airport spokesman, Kit Nascimento says the spares arrived without all of the documents and so they were held up at customs. However, they were due to be released on Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr. Nascimento says the Chinese-made ...