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Uganda Airlines’ Airbus A330-800neo has returned to service after nearly three months of maintenance-related grounding. The aircraft resumed flights to London Gatwick on Monday, May 4, having earlier been redeployed on the Dubai and Mumbai routes from April 17. The resumption follows months of unscheduled maintenance affecting both A330neos, largely attributed to issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. During …

Kampala– The President of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to implement immediate leadership changes at Uganda Airlines in a move aimed at addressing management weaknesses within the national carrier. In a directive dated February 13, 2026, the President ordered the appointment of Girma Wake as Consultant and Advisor to help rectify …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (M7) on February 4, 2026, held talks with former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake and veteran pilot Robert Kateera at State House, Entebbe, a meeting that sparked intense speculation over the future leadership of Uganda Airlines. However, State House has clarified that no appointment was made. The meeting triggered a wave of social media …

Proceedings at the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) took a tense turn today after Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Jennifer Bamuturaki, was asked to account for $12,750 (approximately UGX 50 million) in per diem funds requisitioned during her tenure as Acting CEO in June last year. During the session, it emerged that the funds were …

By John Katanywa Disruptions after disruptions have engulfed Uganda Airlines in the past weeks! Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Jenifer Bamuturaki, recently came out to confirm that the national carrier is experiencing a severe operational crisis, attributing mass cancellations and extensive delays to the grounding of two aircraft, including one of its two Airbus A330 Neos currently stuck in Lagos, …