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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Entebbe International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Kampala, Entebbe | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Celestars | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda  | ||||||
| Key people | Hugh Fraser, CEO | ||||||
| Website | Homepage | ||||||
Air Uganda is the designated national airline for Uganda. The company was formed in 2007 and began commercial flight operations on November 15, 2007.[2] Headquartered in Kampala,[3] with the operations base at Entebbe International Airport, Air Uganda operates scheduled flights from Entebbe to various countries in Eastern Africa and Central Africa.
Ownership
The company is 100% owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), which also has interests in the national airlines of Mali and Burkina Faso through its company Celestair.[4]
Load factors
Air Uganda is reported to have carried over 70,000 passengers within its first twelve months, with an average load factor of 70% between Entebbe and Juba. The load factor between Entebbe and Nairobi averaged 60% during the first year of operation. [5]
Partners
During the second half of 2008, Air Uganda signed code share agreements with Air Tanzania on the Entebbe/Kilimanjaro, Entebbe/Dar-es-Salaam and Entebbe/Zanzibar routes which both airlines service. Code-share agreements were also signed by Air Uganda and Brussels Airlines on the Entebbe/Juba route serviced by Air Uganda and on the Entebbe/Brussels route serviced by Brussels Airlines. These arrangements were soon followed by similar agreements between Air Uganda and Qatar Airways [6][7] In early 2009, Air Uganda made arrangements with Marsland Aviation for the latter to transport Air Uganda ticketed passengers between Juba and Khartoum and between Khartoum and Juba. Air Uganda travels this route on two days a week. Marsland Aviation carries Air Uganda passengers on the five days a week, when Air Uganda does not service the route.[8]
Destinations
Fleet
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 taxiing to runway 17 at Entebbe International Airport
The Air Uganda fleet consists of the following aircraft, as of January 2010: [9]
| Aircraft | Registration | In Fleet | Notes |
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| Bombardier CRJ-200[10] | 5X-UGE[11] | 1 | Operated by Celestair |
| Bombardier CRJ-100ER | 5X-UGD | 1 | Operated by Celestair |
| McDonnell Douglas MD87 | 5X-UGA | 1 | Operated by Celestair |
| McDonnell Douglas MD87 | 5X-UGB | 1 | Operated by Celestair |
| McDonnell Douglas MD87 | 5X-UGC | 1 | Operated by Celestair |
| Total | 5 |
- The MD-87s are configured as: 20 Business Class - 79 Economy Class, Total 99 Seats. Another CRJ-100 aircraft is expected in early 2010.[12]
Possible Attacks
On 9 January 2010, the US Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan warned of a possible terrorist threat on Air Uganda planes traveling between Juba, Southern Sudan, and Kampala, Uganda. According to the embassy, it had received information that indicated "a desire by regional extremists to conduct a deadly attack on board Air Uganda aircraft." According to the Sudanese foreign ministry, however, the threat was not considered serious. The Ugandan Army said that they had been aware of this information since early December, 2009, although a Ugandan government spokesman said there was nothing to support such claims.[13]
Photos
- Photo of Air Uganda MD-87 Reg:5X-UGB
- Photo of Air Uganda Bombardier CRJ100ER Reg:5X-UGD
- Photo of Air Uganda CRJ-100, Registration:5X-UGD at Kigali International Airport on 22 February 2010
External links
- Air Uganda website
- Air Uganda Fleet
- The First Year of Operation
- Personal Account of Experience on Air Uganda
- Regional and International Prospects for Air Uganda
- Air Uganda Commences Daily Flights to Kigali, Rwanda
See also
References
- ^ Air Uganda Expands Fleet Size
- ^ Air Uganda Begins Operations
- ^ "Air Uganda increases flights to Dar." New Vision. Monday 23 February 2009. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.
- ^ Ownership of Air Uganda
- ^ Load Factors During First Year
- ^ Code Share Agreements with Other Carriers 1
- ^ Code Share Agreements with Other Carriers 2
- ^ Air Uganda Adds Khartoum
- ^ Air Uganda Fleet
- ^ Air Uganda Acquires Second CRJ Jet Aircraft
- ^ Air Uganda CRJ 200 Registration is 5X-UGE
- ^ About Air Uganda
- ^ "US warns of attacks on Uganda-Sudan planes". BBC. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
