By Miranda La Rose
The local aviation industry needs to improve its ridership in and out of Guyana with the growth in all sectors of the economy on account of the burgeoning of the oil and gas industry and to court more airlines Guyana needs to send its ambassadors to meetings and conferences to network, says Lt Col (ret’d) Egbert Field, Director General (DG), Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
“Guyana needs more airlines to meet growing demands and networking is the key,” Field told Stabroek Weekend. Field has piloted the GCAA over the past six years from a below average compliance of 44 per cent to an above average compliance of 77 per cent in keeping with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulations. “We are moving towards full ICAO compliance.”