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 […]
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 […]
Aviation experts skilled in Aviation Safety Management
The CAA Manager Safety Management Systems and Quality Assurance, Mr. David Matovu (Third left, middle row) with aviation experts who undertook the training at Hotel Africana, Kampala. Heightened safety awareness and skills will be crucial in the management of Safety management systems for all Aviation operational staff, the CAA Manager […]
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 […]