Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee of parliament will not allocate operational funds to Uganda National Airlines Company Limited until a substantive board is put in place. Government is seeking Shillings 59.2 billion for the operations of the national carrier for the 2019/2020 financial year. The money is …
Read More »Museveni welcomes ‘baby’, pushes for East African airline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he is an advocate of an East African Airways to be owned and run by the East African Community bloc to stem what he called unnecessary competition. Museveni urged East African countries to work together instead of competing in the aviation …
Read More »Uganda Airlines: Good investment wrong timing
Economists support its revival but remain skeptical about its success as a business Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Airlines will soon be back in the skies again but the questions remain on how the national carrier will avoid the past mistakes that led to its liquidation 18 years …
Read More »Uganda Airlines first flight for July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Works and Transport Eng. Monica Azuba has said that the National Airline will launch its first flight in July. Azuba confirmed to the MPs on the Committee of Physical Infrastructure that the two CRJ900 bombardier air crafts will arrive in the …
Read More »Minister Azuba off to Canada to flag-off Uganda Airlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of Works and Transport Monica Azuba will lead a team of managers heading to Canada to conclude ceremonial matters and flag off the new Uganda Airlines aircraft to Entebbe. She will join an acceptance team from Uganda Airlines that is already at the …
Read More »Uganda Airlines firms up orders for Airbus A330neo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody airliner. They become only the second airline to own the new aircraft. Kuwait Airways is the only other customer …
Read More »Uganda’s storm in a teacup
How our MPs invented a scandal around Uganda Airlines’ shares and our chattering elites joined the chorus THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,” Voltaire Last week, our parliamentar- ians alleged that some unscrupulous ministers had stolen …
Read More »FDC backs revival of Uganda airlines with caution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says they back the ongoing process of revival of Uganda Airlines. However, the party says government should be transparent in the process. Last week there was controversy in revival process when it emerged that government owned only 0.1% of …
Read More »MPs quiz Kasaija, URSB officials on ownership of Uganda airlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has directed Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) to redraft documents relating to the company and its shareholders. The directive by the Committee Chaired by Ntenjeru North MP Amos Lugoloobi followed a meeting between legislators, Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija, Works and …
Read More »‘Gov’t now has full ownership of Uganda Airlines’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has regained full ownership of Uganda Airlines Company Limited, Works and Transport Minister, Monica Ntege Azuba assured parliament today. Azuba was responding during the plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah following a report by the Budget Committee and a minority report …
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