Katumba Wamala: Revival of Uganda Airlines is a pride of this country NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Ministry of Works and Transport is gearing up to deliver better transport experience to Ugandans. This is through efforts made and being made in the road, water, railway and air transport systems. According to …
Read More »Uganda Airlines: New details emerge
Entebbe, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA .COM | Following a dramatic week in which senior executives and board members at Uganda airlines were forced to go on ‘leave’, details have emerged that highlight reasons for the government’s displeasure at numerous corporate governance failings, operational and management shortcomings and lack of strong leadership …
Read More »Uganda Airlines CEO fired amid huge shake-up
Entebbe, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA .COM | Unease, shock and nerves describe the current mood at Uganda Airlines where a shake-up is currently underway. According to sources, the top hierarchy including the CEO, Cornwell Muleya have been sent packing after a dramatic intervention by my Works and Transport Minister Gen. …
Read More »Uganda Airlines’ Airbus A330-800Neo aircraft remain grounded
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, …
Read More »Uganda airlines gets Dubai, London slots but airbuses remain grounded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines has secured slots for departures and landing at London Heathrow Airport and Dubai International Airport as it prepares for commencement of long haul flights to the UK, United Arab Emirates and China.This comes after the airline received its two Airbus A330-800Neo air crafts …
Read More »Uganda Airlines made UGX 40Bn from passenger revenue last year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines made revenue worth 40 billion Shillings from its operations for the year ending December 2020. This is according to Cornwell Muleya, the Chief Executive Officer Uganda Airlines Company Limited. According to Muleya, the Airline carried 77,355 passengers for the year end June 2020, …
Read More »The new Uganda Airlines planes are here, what next?
Vernita Kayiwa and Tina Drazu will be the first Ugandan women to fly the wide body Airbus A330. They have gone further in their civilian flying careers than any Ugandan women ever, no mean feat and worth celebrating COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | Now that the dust has settled on Uganda …
Read More »I opposed revival of national airline- Minister Kasaija
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Finance, Matia Kasaija has said that he had initially opposed the idea of reviving the National Airline. According to Kasaija, when the idea was fronted in the cabinet he and other ministers were of the view that the government should slow down …
Read More »Second Uganda Airlines Airbus takes off, due at 9.30am
📌Arrives 🇺🇬 9.30am #Airbus #A330neo 💰unbeatable economics 🌍excellent range versatility 💺superior comfort Toulouse, France | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The second new Uganda Airlines plane, another Airbus A330neo, has just taken off on an 11-hour journey from Southern France, heading to Entebbe Airport. It is fully loaded with medical supplies, …
Read More »Uganda Airlines tightens up competition in the region’s aviation market
The carrier takes on Kenya Airways, RwandAir, Air Tanzania and Ethiopian Airlines which dominates the new routes Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, is set to tighten competition in the East Africa’s aviation market with the unveiling of new routes. The carrier has announced …
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