Uganda Air Cargo

Ugandan airline

Uganda Air Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
n/a UCC UGANDA CARGO
Founded1994
HubsEntebbe International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations14
Parent companyUganda Government
Headquarters2nd Floor
Main Airport Terminal
Entebbe International Airport
Key peopleGad Gasatura[1]
Chairman
Nakibus Lakara[2]
Managing Director
WebsiteHomepage

Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), (IATA: n/a, ICAO: UCC), is an airline based in Kampala, Uganda. It operates scheduled and charter services for both passengers and cargo.[3]

Location

Its main base is located on the 2nd floor of the main airport terminal at Entebbe International Airport. UACC maintains a sales and marketing office on the 3rd Floor, Colline House, Speke Road, in the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the main office of UACC are:0°02'42.0"N, 32°26'35.0"E (Latitude:0.0445000; Longitude:32.443056).[4]

History

The airline was established in 1994 by Act of the Ugandan Parliament, to "provide and operate safe, efficient, adequate, economical and properly coordinated air transport services within and outside the country, for cargo, passenger, chartered passenger flights, air mail services and flight training".

For most of its life, the company has owned one aircraft, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, registration number 5X-UCF. In October 2009, the fleet was expanded by the addition of two Harbin Y-12 turboprop aircraft. Operations were expanded to include passenger charter services within Uganda and to countries in Eastern Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa.[5][6]

Destinations

As of June 2014[update] Uganda Air Cargo services the following destinations: [7]

Fleet

As of June 2024, the fleet of UACC comprised the following aircraft.[8][9] With financial support from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, a member of the Dubai Royal Family and Alpha MBM Investments LLC., that he controls, UACC began receiving the cargo planes it seeks, beginning with a B737-400F.[10]

Uganda Air Cargo Corporation cargo fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Total Notes
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Freighter 0 1[11] 1 Cargo
Cessna 350 0 1 1 Charter
Boeing 737-400 Combi 1[10] 0 1 Combi
Boeing 737-800F 0 2 2 Cargo
Airbus A320-200 0 1[11] 1 Charter
Airbus 330-200F 0 1 1 Cargo
Boeing 777F 0 1 1 Cargo
Ilyushin Il-76[12] 0 1 1 Cargo
Total 1 8[10] 9

Governance

Effective March 2023 Flight Captain Gad Gasatura is the chairman of the 11-person board of directors. Lieutenant General Nakibus Lakara is the general manager and chief executive officer.[13]

References

  1. ^ Prossy Nandudu (2 February 2023). "New Air Cargo Board Asked To Revive Corporation". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hilka Birns (4 April 2024). "Uganda Air Cargo Fleet Beyond Repair, Says General Manager". Ch-Aviation. Stansstad, Switzerland. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Uganda Air Cargo Corporation: About Us". Uganda Air Cargo Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ Google (16 June 2022). "Location of Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Headquarters, Entebbe International Airport, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ Barigaba, Julius (26 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo To Start Passenger Flights". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Rwanda". The New Times. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ^ Mukaaya, Eddie (7 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Country". The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Uganda Air Cargo asks for bailout, $5mn for B737 freighter". Ch-aviation.com. Chur, Switzerland. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ Michael Wakabi (15 June 2022). "Uganda Air cargo targets A330F, 777F under 5-year plan". Airinsight.com. Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Stephen Otage (11 June 2024). "Government To Buy Eight Cargo Planes". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b Ivan Nadalet (6 December 2023). "Uganda Air Cargo Eyes Hercules Revamp, A320/A330F Leases". Ch-Aviation. Stansstad, Switzerland. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ Addison Schonland (15 June 2024). "Uganda Air Cargo Targets A330F, 777F Under 5-Year Plan". AirInsight.com. Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ^ Charles Etukuri (17 March 2023). "Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Inaugurates New Board". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

External links

  • Official website
  • UACC Receives A Funding Boost From Government As at 12 July 2020.

00°02′42″N 32°26′35″E / 0.04500°N 32.44306°E / 0.04500; 32.44306

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