Civil aviation to submit findings on Ogle airport fuel standoff

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is expected to submit a report today on its findings into last month’s gate crashing incident at Ogle airport along with recommendations regarding the use of fuel at the airport.

Following the incident, in which a senior official attached to domestic airline Air Services Inc (ASL) rammed the gate leading to the airport with a truck laden with fuel—after the airline was not permitted by security to enter the airport—there had been on-going discussions between the airport’s management, the airline and the Transport Ministry even though similar stand-offs continue.

The GCAA was mandated to carry out investigations by the Transport Ministry into the incident and those