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.
Uganda Airlines
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
UR
UGD
CRESTED
Founded
30 January 2018 (2018-01-30)
Commenced operations
28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)[1][2]
Hubs
Entebbe International Airport
Frequent-flyer program
Craneflyer[3]
Fleet size
6[4][5][6][7][8]
Destinations
13[9][10][11]
Parent company
Government of Uganda
Headquarters
Entebbe, Wakiso District, Uganda
Key people
Priscilla Mirembe Serukka (Chairperson)[12]
Jenifer Bamuturaki (Chief Executive Officer)[13]
Robert Wakhweya (Chief Pilot)[14]
Employees
~700 (2023)
Website
www.ugandairlines.com
Uganda Airlines 5X-EQU, Bombardier CRJ-900
Uganda Airlines[a] (IATA: UR, ICAO: UGD) is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival[16] of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001.[17][18] The current carrier began flying in August 2019.[19]
^Frederic Musisi (22 July 2019). "Uganda Airlines Maiden Flight Pushed To August". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^Kampala Post Reporter (18 July 2019). "Uganda Airlines to Start Operations in August". Kampala Post. Kampala.
^Uganda Airlines (11 October 2023). "Uganda Airlines: Craneflyer". Uganda Airlines. Entebbe, Uganda. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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^Bombardier Commercial Aircraft (16 April 2019). "Bombardier Celebrates Delivery of First CRJ900 Aircraft to Uganda Airlines". GlobeNewswire. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^Sands, Glenn (17 April 2019). "Bombardier delivers first CRJ900 to Uganda Airlines". Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom: Hmgaerospace.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^Abubaker Lubowa (7 October 2019). "Uganda Receives Two More Bombardier CRJ 900 Jetliners". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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^Sadab Kitatta Kaaya (2 January 2020). "Uganda Airlines, UTB collaborate to market Uganda". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^SoftPower (31 May 2021). "Uganda Airlines Direct Flights To South Africa Excite Frequent Travelers". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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^Alphred Rhyman Agaba (6 July 2022). "Jenifer Bamuturaki confirmed new CEO for Uganda Airlines". CEO Magazine Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^Tatenda Karuwa (10 October 2023), "Uganda Airlines Launches Flights To Mumbai With Airbus A330neo", Simple Flying, St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada, retrieved 10 October 2023
^The Independent (10 April 2019). "Minister Azuba off to Canada to flag-off Uganda Airlines". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^18 Jul; On-Location, 2018 Mark Nensel | ATW. "Revived Uganda flag carrier orders CRJ900s, A330neos". Atwonline.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Moses Kyeyune (28 March 2019). "Government makes U-turn on new airlines ownership". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^Ch-Aviation (25 July 2018). "Uganda Airlines to add first CRJ-900s in 1Q19". Chur, Switzerland: Ch-Aviation. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^Uganda Radio Network (28 August 2019). "Uganda Airlines First Commercial Flight Had Eight Passengers On". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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