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| Founded | 1995 2011 (trading as Starbow) |
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| Operating bases | Kotoka International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Company slogan | It's all about you. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||||||
| Key people | James Eric Antwi (CEO). | ||||||
| Website | www |
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Aero Surveys Limited, which trades as Starbow, is a Ghanaian privately owned airline headquartered at 15 Senchi Road, Airport Residential Area, Accra, Ghana. Starbow claims to be the largest Ghanaian airline measured by passengers carried; Despite a brief regional expansion, the airline now only operates domestic flights, from its base at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.
The company was originally incorporated in October 1997 as Aero Surveys Limited and later rebranded its activities as Air Shuttle. It operated two Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft for domestic charters and air taxi services, gaining its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), in August 2009.
In 2011, the ownership of the airline changed, which resulted in a further rebranding to a new commercial name, Starbow, with regional flights in mind. A communication and recruitment campaign was launched and two 94 seat BAe 146-300 jet aircraft were acquired for scheduled domestic passenger services.
Starbow began domestic flights out of Kotoka International Airport on 26 September 2011, serving Kumasi and Tamale. The aircraft offered both business and economy class seating. Starbow added its 3rd destination on 8 November 2011, with return flights to Takoradi from its Accra base.
On 3 February 2012, after just 5 months in operation, Starbow announced that they had finalised a deal to lease two additional BAe 146-300 aircraft that would double their fleet size to 4 aircraft. The aircraft entered into service less than 6 months later.
Starbow's first international route was announced on 31 July 2012. The up to 5 times weekly service from Accra to Cotonou in Benin started 13 August 2012.Abidjan in the Ivory Coast became the carrier's second international destination. The route launched on 8 November 2012 with flights operating up to 5 times weekly from Accra. Starbow also expressed ambitions for further regional routes to be provided.
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