Uganda Airlines

The ability to stand up and pronounce those certain actions that are not in the national interest is one of the casualties of Uganda's highly polarized politics.

Uganda Airlines has opened a new route to South Africa, thus expanding its presence in more than 11 countries.

President Yoweri Museveni has revealed how "bad" elements infiltrated the newly revived Uganda Airlines, prompting him to flush them out. 

Uganda Airlines has hired the services of UK based Rolls-Royce to maintain the two newly acquired Airbus A330neo aircrafts. 

By Lilly Ajarova

Uganda Airlines announced its re-entry into the long-haul overseas markets after acquiring the Airbus A330neo, which arrived in the country on Tuesday.

The national carrier order for two airbuses of the same make and the second will come in January, according to an official statement.

Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Cornwell Muleya said the arrival of the Airbus A330-800neo in December will see the flag carrier embark on building its international long-haul network.

Airbus on Friday pictured the Airbus A330-800neo after getting it out of the paint shop, an indicator that the aircraft manufacturer could make good on it having it shipped into Uganda in December.

Uganda Airlines will resume international scheduled flights on October 1, the same day Entebbe International Airport is reopening for commercial passenger flights.

Press release -- The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the first SBAS open service in this part of the world via NIG