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Air Uganda Launches Flights To Kilimanjaro – May 29, 2013 C.E.O Speech - Fri, 07 Jun 2013

Distinguished Guests,

Members of the Press from Tanzania & Uganda

Management & Staff of Air Uganda

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am delighted to welcome you to this cocktail to celebrate the re-launch of direct Air Uganda flights from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro. It was a pleasure for me to take a direct flight from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro today; it was a very convenient, fast and comfortable way to get to this beautiful city and country.

Air Uganda operated flights to Kilimanjaro in the past, which were stopped in 2008 and it is therefore a great feeling to be back here, finishing what we started and offering direct flights again.

The number of passengers between Entebbe and Kilimanjaro has grown significantly over the past few years with the strengthening of the East Afr...

Air Uganda Appoints New CEO - Fri, 12 Apr 2013

Air Uganda is pleased to announce the appointment of its new CEO, Cornwell Muleya. Mr Muleya has extensive airline management experience having worked as a CEO and CFO for several airlines in Africa, including Air Mauritius, Air Botswana, Air Tanzania Company Ltd and Zambezi Airlines. He joins Air Uganda from ALS Limited in Kenya, where he has been the CEO of this growing aircraft leasing business for the past 3 years. Mr Muleya is an Engineer and Chartered Accountant and spent the early part of his career in audit and financial consulting with Deloitte and PriceWaterHouseCoopers.

Commenting on his arrival, Mr Muleya expressed his delight to be part of an exciting and growing airline like Air Uganda. He looks forward to working with the Air Uganda team and the people of Uganda to further develop the airline’s network in order to enhance business and tourism. “I...

Air Uganda attains IOSA certification - Mon, 01 Oct 2012

Information is now available on the IATA website that Air Uganda, the Pearl of Africa’s quasi national airline, has been accorded the coveted ‘IATA Operational Safety Audit’ certification until 30th September 2013 when renewal audit is due to retain the status. Recipient is in fact Meridiana Africa Airlines (U) Limited which trades as Air Uganda since its inception in 2007. This certification, attained shortly after the airline turned 5 in November, will now permit U7 to enter into partnerships, wider commercial agreements and code share arrangements with more ‘senior’ airlines which in today’s safety conscious aviation environment often make it a key requirement to even consider entering into discussing such formal arrangements. From records available this also makes Air Uganda the country’s first ever commercial jet operation to received the IOSA certification.

In a related d...