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Starbow given green light to fly despite crash-land

Starbow has recorded two major close shave accidents in two years despite receiving an IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate for meeting modern operational safety requirements.
Starbow airline crash lands in Tamale
Starbow airline crash lands in Tamale

Domestic Airline Starbow, has been given  permission to continue operations despite the recent accident involving one of its aircrafts in Tamale in the Northern region.

Related: > Accident Starbow airline crash lands in Tamale

There are calls for the regulator of the aviation sector to get tough and halt the  operations of the company. But the Deputy Director-General, Finance and Administration of the GCAA Abdullai Alhassan disagrees.

Related: > Probe Ghana Civil Aviation Authority begins investigations into Starbow accident

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“We haven’t told them to stop, they can continue their operations. We have a comprehensive audit of all the airlines (domestic). As we all know accidents can happen, so we don’t want to put the blame on any aircraft or pilot until we finish investigations. But they can still operate”, he stated.

Related: > Directive defied? GCAA accused of not having mandate to investigate Starbow accident

The authority is yet to release information  about the investigations on the cause and circumstances  of the the crash. Even though the airline revealed that crash was caused by an engine failure.

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