The New Airport CEO wants an aviation academy in Antigua

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The Chairman and the new CEO of the Antigua Barbuda Airport Authority (ABBA) came to Cabinet to report on the closure of the old airport in Barbuda at sunset on October 2nd 2024.

They reported that permission to open the new airport will commence at sunrise on October 3rd 2024.

The long-awaited communication signaling the permission to commence flights to and from the Barbuda International Airport was confirmed by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCA).

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The new CEO in collaboration with the Cabinet is planning to have a grand opening with flights from Antigua, with government officials, private-sector operators, and many Barbudans on the day of the opening.

The new CEO spoke of establishing an aviation academy here in Antigua, in all likelihood connected to the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus.

It would teach subjects related to the management of airports, the safety regulations and other subjects related to operating an airport such as security, crowd management within the aviation sector.

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