Entebbe International Airport Expansion Works on Course
Adopted from The Weekly Observer of 12th – 18th September, 2018.
Ugandans Called to Support Uganda Airlines As Entebbe Renovation Nears Completion
Ugandans have been urged once again to support the newly revamped national career, the Uganda Airlines when it takes to the skies early next year. The call was made by State Minister for Works, Gen Katumba Wamala, who noted that the airline will need to a lot of local support […]
Air Tanzania Commences Flights To Uganda
By Monica Acan ENTEBBE The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said it has completed 17 per cent of the ongoing expansion works at Entebbe International Airport, a year after the project was commissioned. The completed works are part of the 20-year National Civil Aviation Master plan to revamp the airport […]
Traffic growth pushing Entebbe airport expansion
Cargo plan. On cargo growth, he says in the year of the authority’s inception, it recorded 6,600 tonnes of cargo for both import and export, but by end of 2017, the numbers had grown to 59,000 metric tonnes. Photo by Henry Lubega In Summary The expansion: The expansion project follows a […]
Entebbe traffic hit 1.53 million passengers in 2017, up 8.1% versus 2016; Jambojet newest airline while Heathrow is leading unserved route
Entebbe Airport welcomed the arrival of Jambojet’s inaugural service from Nairobi on 15 February, with the Ugandan airport greeting the airline’s first flight with a water arch salute. The carrier presently operates the 520-kilometre route twice-daily using its fleet of Q400s. Last year Entebbe handled 1.53 million passengers, up 8.1% […]
Licensing of air services is a must
Reference is made to an article titled ‘CAA to vet Uganda Airlines next week’ in the Daily Monitor of July 20 which subsequently attracted debate in various circles. I would like to clarify on the process for Air Services Licensing in light of the connotation that the story headline may […]
Government buys six jets to revive Uganda airlines
By FREDERIC MUSISI In Summary The revival plans were hinged on recommendations of a joint study by Uganda Development Corporation and National Planning Authority. Its projections were that some Shs1.4 trillion would be good enough to get the project off the group Kampala. Works and Transport minister Monica Azuba-Ntege […]
Entebbe Airport $200m expansion takes shape
Entebbe International Airport’s Chinese-funded expansion that includes an extension of the passenger terminal, construction of a new cargo centre, and refurbishment of the airport’s two runways is 17 percent completed and $25m spent so far. With the airport welcoming nearly 3 million visitors last year, and its current infrastructure built […]
CAA Hosts Regional Meeting on Creation of Satellite Based Augmentation System
Civil Aviation of Uganda has today Tuesday kicked off a four-day Validation workshop for the creation of the East African Satellite-Based Augmentation System(SBAS) aimed at conducting a feasibility study of the preliminary study proposals and benefits analysis that will help in the decision making process for the creation of the […]
How E-Passport Will Ease Travel For Ugandans
By Jacob Siminyu The Ministry of Internal Affairs has recently received a number of questions through our websites www.mia.go.ug and www.immigration.go.ug enquiring about the e-passport. I am privileged to provide some key information to the public as Uganda progresses with procurement of the e-passport. Our current passport called the Machine-Readable […]