Aviation operators targeting Uganda’s tourism
By Julius Luwemba Added 8th June 2019 06:53 PM According to David Kakuba, the managing director for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 48 operators are currently licensed to access Uganda’s airports. Upon the arrival of Uganda’s aircraft Bombardier CRJ900 into the country on April 23, Lilly Ajarova, the Chief Executive Officer for Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), expressed […]
Aviation labelled a catalyst for African economic development
Twenty-first century civil aviation is being more and more recognised as a driver of economic, social and cultural development. At the Sixth ICAO Africa (AFI) Aviation Week in Kampala, ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, has stressed how ongoing aviation safety, security and capacity improvements all across Africa are maximising air […]
Women take over air traffic control at Entebbe Airport
FRIDAY MARCH 8 2019 Women Air Traffic Controllers at Entebbe International Airport. By Eve Muganga ENTEBBE-Â To celebrate the International Women Day, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has deployed a female-only Air Traffic Control team at Entebbe International Airport. This means that the team worked as ground-based air traffic controllers to […]
Entebbe Airport Undertakes Emergency Exercise
A full scale emergency exercise to test for Entebbe International Airport’s readiness in case of an emergency involving a passenger aircraft hijack and aircraft crash has been held at Entebbe International Airport on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The exercise kicked off at 8.00 am and involved hijack simulation of a […]
Entebbe airport undertakes emergency exercise
ByMAURICE MUHWEZI | PML Daily Writer /Social Media Editor Posted on February 27, 2019 ENTEBBE – ENTEBBE – The Civil Aviation Authority has Wednesday, February 27, held a mock exercise to test Entebbe International Airport‘s emergency readiness in case of an aircraft accident. The exercise that kicked off at noon involved simulation […]
Uganda intensifies Ebola screening at international airport
Source: Xinhua|Â 2019-01-14 22:14:46|Editor: Xiaoxia KAMPALA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Uganda has intensified Ebola screening at Entebbe International Airport to prevent the disease from spreading from the neighboring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Emmanuel Ainebyoona, ministry of health spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone on Monday that all passengers arriving through […]
Reasons why you must visit Entebbe
     The pleasant roads in Entebbe City cause no worries By Amos Wekesa Last week, I was asked by Qatar Airways to write an article about Entebbe airport for their inflight magazine to be published in April this year. That magazine will be read by at least four million […]
CAA gets ISO certification
By Benon Ojiambo CAA now joins, among other countries, Kenya and Tanzania to attain this certification Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Entebbe International Airport have been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Certificate. The certificate, according to Vianney Luggya, CAA’s public relations manager, was awarded following compliance with […]
CAA, Entebbe Airport Attain ISO 9001:2015 QMS Certification
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Entebbe International Airport were recently awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Certificate following compliance with stringent requirements of the standard by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The ISO 9001:2015 certification standard is a transition from the ISO 9001:2008 standard that was […]
250 Israeli tourists visit Entebbe Airport
A group of 250 tourists from Israel jetted into the country on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 and commenced their tour with a visit to the site of the historic July, 4, 1976 raid on Entebbe at the old airport at which one of their own and Commander, Yona Netanyahu lost […]