Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, has made it official that it will unveil direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa, soon. The development will see the airline grow its network of direct flights out of its hub at the Entebbe International Airport. Presently, the airline …
Read More »Cargo transport, domestic flights could change Uganda Airlines fortunes – Egesa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Country Director of Ethiopian Airlines Abbey Egesa has advised the Uganda National Airlines company to consider cargo transportation and domestic travel as key components for the operations of the National Flag Carrier –Uganda Airlines. Egesa said that many of the airline companies across …
Read More »Uganda Airlines maiden flight to Mombasa a success
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines on Monday successfully completed a maiden flight to Moi International Airport at the Kenyan coast of Mombasa. The flight UR 342 Entebbe-Mombasa was fully boarded, the airline said. The flight took off at 11:30 am and landed in Mombasa slightly after 1:40 …
Read More »Kadaga orders MPs to fly Uganda Airlines
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has instructed MPs and staff of Parliament to use the National Carrier – Uganda Airlines while on official duty. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The directive is carried in her letter dated October 16, 2019, to the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige. The …
Read More »Kadaga orders MPs to use Uganda Airlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has instructed that Members of Parliament and staff of Parliament should use the National Carrier – Uganda Airlines while on official duty. The directive is carried in her letter dated October 16, 2019, to the Clerk to …
Read More »Uganda Airlines new CEO tasks ahead
Former CEO Ephraim Bagyenda appointed director engineering and maintenance Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The soon-to-be appointed CEO of the revived Uganda Airlines will have a challenging job ahead as he or she tries to identify the major shifts in the aviation industry and steer the company towards …
Read More »New Uganda Airlines Bombardiers land in Europe
Maastricht, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s two new Bombardiers, flights UR474 and UR470, have landed in Netherlands and Belgium, after leaving their manufacture base in Canada earlier on Saturday. The two CRJ-900s planes will spend the night there, before starting a day and night flight Sunday for Entebbe, where they …
Read More »Uganda Airlines’ revival
Artist casts a critical eye on ambiguity Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A lot has been said about the revival of the Uganda Airlines; mostly how it is going to change the economic fortunes of the country through promoting tourism and boosting Uganda as a brand internationally. With this, …
Read More »On Uganda Airlines first commercial flight
My experience | Gyagenda Semakula Zikusooka | I woke up at 3:30am on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 and made up to be able to catch my flight to Nairobi. My only reason for this trip was to be one of the very first commercial travelers of the revamped Uganda Airlines; …
Read More »Pilots optimistic about Uganda Airlines future
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines pilots have painted a positive picture of where they see the airline after they successfully ran a couple of commercial flights to different destinations. Captain Emmanuel Mutebi said the airline’s marketing strategy will play an important role to get more people to fly …
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