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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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The fish rots from the head’ say experts Kampala, Uganda | Mubatsi Asinja Habati | Since mid-January in Uganda social media platforms have been awash with videos of travelers through Entebbe International Airport complaining about cases of extortion of bribes and unlicensed payments by airport staff. Following the outcry, the Uganda Civil …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has embarked on reinforcing supervision at Entebbe International Airport following complaints of corruption and extortion. On Thursday, social media was awash with allegations from travelers who claim that some immigration officers are demanding bribes before clearing them to take flights. The …
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Rwanda is ranked best in EAC Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | African countries are increasingly making better progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index. The annual publication, prepared by the African …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed the application challenging the appointment of Fred Kanyangoga Bamwesigye as the Director General Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA. In his ruling delivered on Monday, Justice Musa Ssekaana said the appointment was “lawful and the process complied with law”. According to Justice …
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