CAA issues operational licence to Uganda Airlines
In Summary These destinations, the minister said, will be operated first to orient staff and service providers. Other destinations will come after August. The national carrier has been doing test flights in regional destinations, including Dar Es Salaam, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). By URN Uganda National Airlines Company Limited […]
CAA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019 EMPOWERS AVIATION AUTHORITY
Following H.E. The President of Uganda’s assent to the CAA (Amendment) Act 2019, there has been a change of Company name from Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and the regulatory Authority has been further empowered to undertake certain actions. One of the salient changes in […]
Public Announcement
As our Muslim brothers and sisters travel to Mecca to perform Hajj, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) requests the general public intending to travel through Entebbe International Airport (EIA) to plan their travel and ensure that they get to the airport 3 hours before their scheduled flight to avoid […]
CAA sets tough conditions for airline companies
Kampala- The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has set tough conditions to airline companies that applied for licenses to operate local and regional flight services. According to the aviation body’s Managing Director, Mr David Kakuba, the tough conditions are intended to ensure safety and high standards because worldwide, the industry is […]
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 […]
ICAO 6th Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Aviation Week and 31st AFCAC Plenary
The 6th Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Aviation Week events, hosted by the Republic of ​Uganda under the auspices of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority at Speke Resort Munyonyo, will bring together Directors General of Civil Aviation Authorities, aviation safety and security representatives, experts of AFI Region Member States, and […]
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 […]
An all-female affair at Entebbe Control Tower on Women’s Day
CAA Air Traffic Controllers, Gloria Namazzi (left) and Abeko Miriam (right) communicate to Pilots in the Control Tower on Women’s day. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Entebbe International Airport’s Control Tower, Approach Radar and Area Control Center are to be manned by an all-female air traffic controller’s team on […]
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 […]