Air Uganda

Infobox_Airline
airline=Air Uganda
IATA=U7
ICAO=UGA
callsign=UGANDA
headquarters=Kampala
parent=Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
founded=2007
key_people= Luca Ravaglia (CEO)
focus_cities= Kampala
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=2
destinations=6
website=

Air Uganda is a designated airline for Uganda. The company was formed in 2007 and began commercial flight operations on November 15, 2007.

Based in Kampala, with the operations base at Entebbe International Airport, Air Uganda operates scheduled flights from Entebbe to various countries in East Africa.

The company is 100% owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), which also has interests in the national airlines of Mali, Burkina Faso and Cameroon through its company Celestair.

Destinations

Air Uganda currently serves the following destinations:

*Kenya
**Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
*Sudan
**Juba (Juba Airport)
*Tanzania
**Dar-es-Salaam (Dar es Salaam Airport)
**Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro International Airport)
**Zanzibar (Zanzibar International Airport)
*Uganda
**Entebbe (Entebbe International Airport) Main Hub

Fleet

The Air Uganda fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2008):

*2 McDonnell Douglas MD-87(Configured as: 20 Business Class - 79 Ecomony Class, Total 99 Seats)

External links

* [http://www.air-uganda.com Air Uganda website]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=MKY&al_op=1 Air Uganda Fleet]

Sources

* http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/business/Air_Uganda_begins_flights_to_Zanzibar.shtml
* http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7007&Itemid=5860
* http://allafrica.com/stories/200803110691.html
* http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/skys-clear-for-akfeds-air-uganda
* http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/12/10/103989.html
* http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article24756