Uganda Airlines
| Uganda Airlines | |
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| IATA code : | QU |
| ICAO code : | UGA |
| Call sign : | UGANDA |
| Founding: | 1976 and 2018 |
| Seat: |
Entebbe , Uganda
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| Home airport : | Entebbe airport |
| Fleet size: | 4 (+ 2 orders) |
| Aims: | international |
Uganda Airlines is a Ugandan airline that existed between 1977 and 2001 and was re-established in 2018.
There were plans to reissue the company as early as 2012, and in 2018 an initial down payment of 1.2 million US dollars was made for the purchase of six new aircraft from Airbus and Bombardier Aerospace . The operating license was issued on July 26, 2019. The first flight took place on August 27, 2019 with a Bombardier CRJ-900 and led from Entebbe to Nairobi.
Destinations
Flight operations were originally scheduled to begin in 2018, then in July 2019 and finally in August 2019. This will initially start regionally and also include intercontinental routes from 2022. Bombardier CRJ900s are to be used for the regional destinations , while the Airbus A330s ordered , which are scheduled to be delivered from 2022, are intended for international air traffic.
Since August 2019, Entebbe has served seven destinations in East Africa, including Nairobi ( Kenya ), Dar es Salaam ( Tanzania ) and Mogadishu ( Somalia ).
fleet
As of January 2020, the Uganda Airlines fleet consists of two aircraft with an average age of 0.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A330-800 | 2 | Delivery probably from 2022 | |
| Bombardier CRJ900LR | 4th | ||
| total | 4th | 2 |
See also
Web links
- Official website of Uganda Airlines
- the website https://ugandaairlines.com is a fake site and leads to a tour operator
- the correct website is www.ugandairlines.com with just an "a" in the middle!
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uganda buys 6 planes to revamp national airline carrier , accessed June 3, 2018
- ↑ Uganda Airlines Rebirth , accessed June 3, 2018
- ↑ a b Uganda Airlines can finally take off. AeroTelegraph, July 29, 2019.
- ↑ Uganda Airlines relaunches nearly 20 years after it was vanished. CNN, August 28, 2019, accessed August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Uganda Airlines outlines early regional network plans. ch-aviation , March 18, 2019.
- ↑ News AJ Impact Documentaries Shows Investigations Opinion In Pictures More Live AJ Impact / Africa Relaunch of Uganda Airlines aims at East African travel market. Al Jazeera, August 27, 2019, accessed September 1, 2019 .
- ^ Uganda Airlines - Airline Information . In: ch-aviation . ch-aviation GmbH, accessed on January 19, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Orders & Deliveries Airbus Commercial Aircraft - December 2019. (XLSX) In: airbus.com. Airbus SAS, December 2019, accessed January 19, 2020 .