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ENHAS and DAS operating without tenancy agreements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is yet to sign tenancy agreements with cargo handling companies, ENHAS and DAS as they await a decision by the Chief Government Valuer. The authority’s Director General, Fred Bamwesigye made this revelation while meeting Members of Parliament (MPs) on …
Read More »UCAA: Entebbe Airport ready to receive 3.5 million passengers annually
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is enhancing the position and significance of Entebbe Airport by expanding its capacity to accommodate 3.5 million passengers annually. Currently, the airport’s passenger handling capacity stands at 2 million annually, but UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye anticipates nearly doubling …
Read More »Muslims appeal to UCAA for affirmative action on jobs
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims have appealed to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) top management to consider affirmative action for them while recruiting staff to enable the Muslim community “move at the same pace” with other Ugandans. The Muslims also want management to at least designate …
Read More »UCAA to divest from Entebbe Airport management
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans are under way to divest the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) from managing Entebbe International Airport so that the organization concentrates on regulation function. The plan was disclosed on Tuesday by the UCAA director Fred Bamwesigye at the UCAA Stakeholders Engagement Breakfast Meeting …
Read More »UCAA gives Seniors Golf sh15m boost
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Seniors Golf Association (USGA) has been handed a sh15 million boost by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority ahead of the Seniors Open set for December 2-3. “Our partnership with CAA has been on for many years and we are glad that it coincides …
Read More »UCAA conducts mock bomb threat drill at Entebbe Airport
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) on Thursday conducted a full-scale exercise to test the staff’s readiness to respond to a bomb threat at Entebbe International Airport. The exercise simulated a situation involving flight No. AF 347, with 40 passengers and three crew members …
Read More »Uganda Banks on Aviation Expo to woo public on-air transport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is planning to use the much-anticipated aviation expo to promote air transport among members of the public. UCAA Director General, Fred Bamwesigye told reporters that the authority said the expo will be a good platform to demystify the many …
Read More »UCAA benchmarked by publicists on crisis management at Entebbe Airport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Public Relations Association of Uganda-PRAU have made a benchmarking tour of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority at Entebbe International Airport following complaints of corruption, extortion, rude treatment, and lengthy bureaucracies among others. Publicists said they always valued learning from one another and the …
Read More »Khartoum based BADR Airline starts Entebbe route
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has got another player in the aviation industry after the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) licensed Khartoum based BADR Airlines to operate the Entebbe-Juba-Khartoum route. The company made its maiden landing to Entebbe on Friday at 2:30pm. It will operate one flight every week …
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