Air Uganda
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| Air Uganda | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA U7 |
ICAO UGA |
Callsign Ugawings |
| Founded | 2007 | |
| Hubs | Entebbe International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 4 | |
| Destinations | 6 | |
| Parent company | Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development | |
| Headquarters | Kampala | |
| Key people | Peter de Waal (Chief Executive), Vittorio Scabbia (Commercial Director), Micheal Rugadya (Financial Director), Capt.Ermano Tamorri (Operations Director), Alabiso Fransesco (Technical Director), Don Mubiri (IT Manager), Angel Kirabo (Human Resource Manager) | |
Air Uganda is the designated national airline carrier for Uganda. The company was formed in 2007 and began commercial flight operations on November 15, 2007.
Based in Kampala, with the operations base at Entebbe International Airport, Air Uganda operates scheduled flights from Entebbe to various countries in East Africa.
The company is 100% owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), which also has interests in the national airlines of Mali, Burkina Faso and Cameroon through its company Celestair.
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[edit] Destinations
Air Uganda currently serves the following destinations:
[edit] Fleet
The Air Uganda fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2008):
- 2 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (which are operated by Global Aviation)
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (which are operated by Celestair)
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/business/Air_Uganda_begins_flights_to_Zanzibar.shtml
- http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7007&Itemid=5860
- http://allafrica.com/stories/200803110691.html
- http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/skys-clear-for-akfeds-air-uganda
- http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/12/10/103989.html
- http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article24756
