Uganda Airlines

This article is about the airline that started flying in 2019. For the previous airline, see Uganda Airlines (1976–2001).
Not to be confused with Air Uganda or Uganda Air Cargo.

Uganda Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
UR UGD CRESTED
Founded30 January 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-30)
Commenced operations28 August 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-28)[1][2]
HubsEntebbe International Airport
Frequent-flyer programCraneflyer[3]
Fleet size6[4][5][6][7]
Destinations16[8][9][10]
Parent companyGovernment of Uganda
HeadquartersEntebbe, Wakiso District, Uganda
Key people
Employees517 (2024)[15]
Websitewww.ugandairlines.com

Uganda Airlines, legally Uganda National Airlines Company, [16] is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival[17] of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001.[18][19] The current carrier began flying in August 2019.[20]

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  2. ^ "Uganda Airlines to Start Operations in August". Kampala Post. Kampala. 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Uganda Airlines: Craneflyer". Uganda Airlines. Entebbe, Uganda. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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  5. ^ "Bombardier Celebrates Delivery of First CRJ900 Aircraft to Uganda Airlines". GlobeNewswire (Press release). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ^ Glenn Sands (17 April 2019). "Bombardier delivers first CRJ900 to Uganda Airlines". Hmgaerospace.com. Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ^ Abubaker Lubowa (7 October 2019). "Uganda Receives Two More Bombardier CRJ 900 Jetliners". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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  9. ^ Sadab Kitatta Kaaya (2 January 2020). "Uganda Airlines, UTB collaborate to market Uganda". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Uganda Airlines Direct Flights To South Africa Excite Frequent Travelers". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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  12. ^ Alphred Rhyman Agaba (6 July 2022). "Jenifer Bamuturaki confirmed new CEO for Uganda Airlines". CEO Magazine Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Uganda Airlines Chief Pilot Journey from Entebbe to Dubai: Dream to Duty (Part 1)" (video via Youtube.com). Uganda Airlines. Entebbe, Uganda. May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ^ Mulengera Reporters (30 November 2021). "PR Guru Shakilah Lands Top Uganda Airlines Job". Mulengera News. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Marking five Years of Uganda Airlines" (Video via Youtube.com). NTV Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Minister Azuba off to Canada to flag-off Uganda Airlines". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  17. ^ Nensel, Mark (18 July 2018). "Revived Uganda flag carrier orders CRJ900s, A330neos". Atwonline.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  18. ^ Moses Kyeyune (28 March 2019). "Government makes U-turn on new airlines ownership". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Uganda Airlines to add first CRJ-900s in 1Q19". Chur, Switzerland: Ch-Aviation. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Uganda Airlines First Commercial Flight Had Eight Passengers On". Daily Monitor. Kampala. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.