UCAA’s delay in concluding aircraft certification process cited Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | State owned Uganda Airlines has secured landing slots at London Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom and Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates but it is not ready to start servicing the routes, …
Read More »UCAA renews licenses of seven flight operators
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has renewed the licenses of seven non-scheduled flight operators. They are DHL Aviation Limited, AIM Air, Grand Air Services, Transafrik Uganda Limited, Eagle Air Limited, Kampala Executive Aviation and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organisation that flies mainly missionaries, development …
Read More »State withdraws case of defacing posters against CAA human resource boss
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case of defacing campaign posters that had been filed against Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, has been withdrawn. Mbagaya reportedly sanctioned the removal of President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters which were pinned at the …
Read More »Dozens turned away from Entebbe airport over the weekend
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 50 people who traveled to meet or see off travelers at Entebbe International Airport over the weekend were turned away. It followed a statement issued by Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA on Saturday indicating only three people including the air bound passenger will …
Read More »Court extends bail for UCAA director accused of defacing Museveni posters
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court has extended bail for Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA who is charged for defacing President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters. It is alleged that on November 10, 2020, Mbagaya sanctioned the removal …
Read More »International passenger numbers steadily increasing – UCAA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority – UCAA says international passenger numbers are steadily increasing. Fred K. Bamwesigye, acting director general UCAA said this on Friday evening during a press conference at Entebbe International Airport. Entebbe Airport resumed commercial passenger flights on 1st October, 2020, after …
Read More »75% of Entebbe airport expansion project complete – UCAA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said at least 75 percent of the upgrade and expansion project for Entebbe International Airport has been done. The 1.1 Trillion Shillings expansion project was driven by the rising number of passengers and cargo volumes handled at the …
Read More »Only 50 taxis to operate at Entebbe airport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only fifty of the 240 registered airport taxis will operate each day in the first phase of the reopening of Entebbe International Airport. The first phase covers October to December 2020, while the second phase ends June 2021. The move is aimed at …
Read More »Air bound passengers decry COVID-19 travel guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Securing a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction-PCR test within 72 hours of travel has been cited as the biggest hurdle for intending traveler since the reopening of Entebbe International Airport. A PCR test looks for traces of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the …
Read More »UCAA starts refurbishing public toilets at the airport after passenger complaint
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA has started refurbishing public toilets outside Entebbe International Airport. It comes days after a passenger circulated a video message on social media exposing the sorry state of the facility. In the message, the passenger complained that the toilets were poorly …
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