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2004-07-31 Africa: Subsaharan

U.S. to Ghana Airways: Don't Sell Tickets

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Posted by Steve White 2004-07-31 12:57:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Think Kofi flies Ghana Airways when he heads back to the homeland? Yeah, me neither.

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-31 1:43:38 AM|| 2004-07-31 1:43:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 If I were an airport administrator, I would order a full FOD walkdown after each takeoff or landing of their aircraft. It sounds as if their planes might shed parts like a dandruff of shrapnel.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-31 1:49:18 AM|| 2004-07-31 1:49:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Interestingly enough, a bit of Googling says that GA flies a DC-10 (!), several DC-9s (not the later and much more advanced MD-11 versions, but four-decade old DC-9s)a 737, and 'some' 767s. The -10 evidently spent a LOT of time out in storage in the Mojave desert (the place SpaceShipOne was launched from). In addition, apparently aircraft condition is not the only problem - it seems GA pilots' English is not good and they are having serious problems communicating with ATC here in the states. Pre-9/11 that was an annoyance, post-9/11 that can get you a crater full of dead Ghanians.
I would have thought it was all ex-Soviet equipment or Airbus (not slamming Airbus quality, just Ghanian maintenance).

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-07-31 9:45:50 AM|| 2004-07-31 9:45:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry, should read MD-10 vice MD-11.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-07-31 9:48:52 AM|| 2004-07-31 9:48:52 AM|| Front Page Top

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