Uganda Air Cargo Explained

Airline:Uganda Air Cargo
Fleet Size:1
Destinations:14
Icao:UCC
Callsign:UGANDA CARGO
Parent:Government of Uganda
Headquarters:2nd Floor
Main Airport Terminal
Entebbe International Airport
Hubs:Entebbe International Airport

Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC) is an airline based in Kampala, Uganda. It operates scheduled and charter services for both passengers and cargo.[1]

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).

History

The airline was established in 1994 by an 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, Central and Southern Africa.[2] [3]

Destinations

Uganda Air Cargo services the following destinations:[4]

Fleet

As of June 2024, the fleet of UACC comprised the following aircraft.[5] [6] 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 sought, beginning with a B737-400F.

Uganda Air Cargo Corporation cargo fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersTotalNotes
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Freighter01[7] 1
Cessna 350011
Boeing 737-400 Combi101
Boeing 737-800F022
Airbus A320-200011
Airbus 330-200F011
Boeing 777F011
Ilyushin Il-76[8] 011
Total18[9] 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.[10]

External links

0.045°N 32.4431°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uganda Air Cargo Corporation: About Us . Uganda Air Cargo Corporation . 2 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Uganda Air Cargo To Start Passenger Flights. 2 July 2014. Julius. Barigaba. 26 October 2009. The EastAfrican.
  3. Web site: 7 October 2009. Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Rwanda . . 2 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Country. Eddie. Mukaaya. 7 October 2009. 2 July 2014. The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com.
  5. Web site: Uganda Air Cargo asks for bailout, $5mn for B737 freighter . Ch-aviation.com . 19 November 2019 . 16 June 2022 . Chur, Switzerland.
  6. Web site: Uganda Air cargo targets A330F, 777F under 5-year plan . Airinsight.com . 15 June 2022 . Michael Wakabi . 16 June 2022 . Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
  7. Web site: 6 December 2023 . Uganda Air Cargo Eyes Hercules Revamp, A320/A330F Leases . Ch-Aviation . Ivan Nadalet . 13 June 2024 . Stansstad, Switzerland.
  8. Web site: Uganda Air Cargo Targets A330F, 777F Under 5-Year Plan . AirInsight.com . 15 June 2024 . Addison Schonland . 12 June 2024 . Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
  9. Web site: . Government To Buy Eight Cargo Planes . 11 June 2024 . Stephen Otage . 12 June 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.
  10. Web site: . 17 March 2023 . Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Inaugurates New Board . Charles Etukuri . 13 June 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.