Uganda goes shopping for planes in bid to revive national carrier
Uganda plans to lease at least six aircrafts, four for short-haul regional flights and two for long-haul, in bid to revive the national carrier. GRAPHIC | The EastAfrican
Uganda is determined to have its national carrier flying again in 2017. Government officials have set August as the month Uganda Airlines will flap its wings again after more than 16 years of being rendered inoperable and in some kind of “abeyance”
The Africanreview has learnt that negotiations with Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier and France’s Airbus for lease of planes to make the initial fleet were in advanced stages.
