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Uganda Airlines faces potential disruption as Airbus orders software fix for A320 jets

Airbus has ordered an immediate software update for about 6,000 of its A320 family aircraft — roughly half of the global fleet — after discovering that intense solar radiation can corrupt critical flight control data
Uganda Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft on the runway at Entebbe International Airport.
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Uganda Airlines cancels all flights as government halts air travel

Uganda Airlines is suspending all passenger flights from 23 March “until further notice” as the government shuts down borders and stops all inbound and outbound flights in efforts to limit the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus
A passenger airplane packed at an airport
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Uganda Airlines cancels some flights amid coronavirus outbreak

Uganda Airlines is suspending some flights to Nairobi and Bujumbura due to the coronavirus outbreak, and cancelling flights to Mogadishu, Mombasa, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar "until further notice", a statement by the company said
Ground support equipment at Entebbe International Airport
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Week in review: Tullow Oil, Uganda Airlines, Crane Bank

Final investment decision on Uganda's oil and gas projects to be delayed by collapse of Tullow Oil stake sale; Bank of Uganda loses suit against Crane Bank's former owner; Uganda Airlines starts commercial flights
Kyehoro Camp operated by Tullow in Uganda
Companies

It looks like Uganda Airlines won’t start flying in July after all

It seems the revived Uganda Airlines will not take to the skies in July as had been planned. According to the company's chief executive, preparations are not progressing as smoothly as they should
Two Uganda Airline aircraft on their maiden flight to Entebbe International Airport
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Uganda Airlines and Airbus move forward on Airbus A330neo purchase

Europe's Airbus said today that Uganda Airlines has “firmed up” its order for two A330-800 aircraft, becoming the second client to order for the slow selling jets after Kuwait Airways
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Uganda Airlines to launch in 2019 with flights to 19 destinations

The revived Uganda Airlines will commence operations early next year with flights to some 19 destinations around Africa, and add international flights by 2024, according to its chief executive
Ground support equipment at Entebbe International Airport
Politics & Policy

Uganda orders four planes to kick start flag carrier

The government says shuttered national carrier, Uganda Airlines, will resume operations this November with flights to neighbouring countries