十四世托比·阿菲德阁下

非洲世界航空公司（AWA）创始人兼联合主席十四世托比·阿菲德透露，他们计划在沃尔特地区首府霍城建立飞行员培训学校和飞机维修设施，并同时说明了新建霍城机场的运营情况。

他说，建设学校和维修设施是为了进一步开拓该地区的经济潜力。机场能够作为一个跳板，提供无限的机会，促进该地区旅游业等重要经济产业。阿索格利州国王托比-阿费德十四世日前在霍城机场完成成功试飞，随后在大型聚会上发表讲话，称之为该地区迎来更大额投资的开端。

“我们除了本地区的商业运营外还计划着其他项目，它们将能够提高机场的生存能力，并对霍城、沃尔特地区乃至整个加纳都产生很多好处。比方说，我们计划在霍城建立飞行员培训学校。它现已经得到加纳机场公司、民航局和政府的全力支持，我非常高兴。

“此外，我们也计划在此建立飞机维修设施；也就是说，我们不再需要将飞机运往国外进行各种检查，只需要到霍城就能够得到基本维修服务。同时我们也可以吸引其他国家的飞机来进行维修。这项举措意义重大：它不仅能为加纳人民创造就业机会，还能创造培训机会；我们将培训更多加纳人成为飞机维修工程师，” 托比阁下说。

他补充，不仅国家可以培训更多飞行员，该地区人民也将受到极大的鼓舞。“我们还可以培训更多飞行员和航空领域职业。这一切鼓舞人心，想到它们将如何激励年轻人，使我更加兴奋。当他们看到飞机降落起飞，就会对航空领域感到兴奋并为此努力奋斗。”

然而，托比阁下也敦促当地人们光顾非洲世界航空以确保其持续运营，并进一步吸引其他航空公司在该航线飞行。“我认为鼓舞人心非常重要。如果我们不消费，目标就无法实现，而其他航空公司见证非洲世界航空在霍城的成功后才会努力跟进。” 托比阁下说。

航空业利益相关者日前参与试飞，其中包括托比阁下、加纳机场有限公司总经理亚乌-夸克瓦、加纳民航局技术副局长丹尼尔-阿夸等贵宾。沃尔塔地区部长Archibald Yao Letsa 博士、传统国王和几十名本地人聚集在霍城新机场，见证了这一历史性的飞行，对于沃尔塔地区首府航空旅行启动喜形于色。

Ho Airport to Have Pilot School, 

Aircraft Maintenance Facility

The Founder and Co-Chairman of Africa World Airline (AWA), Togbe Afede XIV, has revealed plans to establish a pilot training school and an aircraft maintenance facility in the Volta Region capital, Ho, alongside operationalisation of the newly completed Ho Airport.

According to him, construction of the school and maintenance facility is geared at further opening up the region’s economic potential. Already, he noted, the airport will offer great opportunities – including serving as a springboard to boost the region’s tourism sector and other sectors of economic importance.

Address a huge gathering after a successful test flight to the Ho Airport, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, described the occasion as unique and a dream come true, saying it is the beginning of bigger investments to come into the region.

“Beyond commercial operations to this place, we are planning other projects that will enhance the airport’s viability and produce a lot of benefits – not only in Ho and the Volta Region, but the whole of the nation. Among others, we plan to establish a pilot training school in Ho. I am happy to say that it is receiving full support from the Ghana Airport Company, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and also government.

“Additionally, we plan to establish an Aircraft Maintenance Organisation here; which would mean that instead of aircraft going abroad for the various checks, they can come to Ho for basic maintenance services. It would also mean that we can attract aircraft from other countries to come here for maintenance services. This has tremendous ramifications: apart from providing jobs for the people of Ghana, we are talking about training opportunities; and we will be able to train more Ghanaians to become aircraft maintenance engineers,” Togbe Afede XI said.

He added that not only will the country be able to train more pilots, but people of the region will be greatly inspired.

“We can also train more pilots and various professions in the aviation sector. I am even more excited about the inspirational aspects of all of this; how it will inspire the youth. As they see aircraft land and take off they become excited about entering the aviation sector, which will require hard work on their part.”

He however urged people of the region to patronise the services of AWA so as to ensure its constant operation to the region, and even further attract other airlines to ply the route.

“The inspirational aspect is extremely important for me. We should know that none of these will martialise if we don’t patronise services of the pioneering AWA and others who will follow. The only way other airlines will follow is when they realise that AWA is successful in Ho,” Togbe Afede XIV said.

Stakeholders in the aviation industry including Togbe Afede; Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yaw Kwakwa; the Deputy Director-General in charge of Technical at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Daniel Aquah, and other dignitaries joined the test flight.

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, traditional leaders and scores of indigenes from far and near gathered at the new airport to witness the historic flight.

They could not hide their joy with the beginning of air travel to and from the Volta Region capital.

来源：GhanaWeb

编译：Anita

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