Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the physical infrastructure committee have expressed concern about the delays to appoint a substantive Director-General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA The MPs were on Tuesday visiting Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday to ascertain the progress and status of the 1.1 …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The implementation of the upgrade and expansion project for Entebbe International Airport has generated mixed reactions among members of the Physical infrastructure committee of parliament. This came during an inspection visit to Entebbe International Airport involving 14 of the 33 member committee. The project was …
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UCAA’s delay in concluding aircraft certification process cited Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | State owned Uganda Airlines has secured landing slots at London Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom and Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates but it is not ready to start servicing the routes, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has renewed the licenses of seven non-scheduled flight operators. They are DHL Aviation Limited, AIM Air, Grand Air Services, Transafrik Uganda Limited, Eagle Air Limited, Kampala Executive Aviation and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organisation that flies mainly missionaries, development …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case of defacing campaign posters that had been filed against Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, has been withdrawn. Mbagaya reportedly sanctioned the removal of President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters which were pinned at the …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 50 people who traveled to meet or see off travelers at Entebbe International Airport over the weekend were turned away. It followed a statement issued by Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA on Saturday indicating only three people including the air bound passenger will …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court has extended bail for Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA who is charged for defacing President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters. It is alleged that on November 10, 2020, Mbagaya sanctioned the removal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority – UCAA says international passenger numbers are steadily increasing. Fred K. Bamwesigye, acting director general UCAA said this on Friday evening during a press conference at Entebbe International Airport. Entebbe Airport resumed commercial passenger flights on 1st October, 2020, after …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said at least 75 percent of the upgrade and expansion project for Entebbe International Airport has been done. The 1.1 Trillion Shillings expansion project was driven by the rising number of passengers and cargo volumes handled at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only fifty of the 240 registered airport taxis will operate each day in the first phase of the reopening of Entebbe International Airport. The first phase covers October to December 2020, while the second phase ends June 2021. The move is aimed at …
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