AfricaOne (Uganda)

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AfricaOne
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Founded29 April 2002
Ceased operations2009 [1]
Parent company DAS Air Cargo
Headquarters Entebbe, Uganda
Key peopleJoe Roy (Chairman)

AfricaOne was a privately owned pan-African airline based in Entebbe, Uganda. AfricaOne operated from 2002 to 2009 with aircraft wet leased from AfricaOne Services, registered in Ireland. [2]

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Although it shared a very similar name with the Congolese airline Africa One, the two companies are unrelated.

History

AfricaOne was formally launched on April 29, 2002. It was the successor to the defunct Ugandan airline Alliance Air. [3] [4] Unlike previous attempts to establish a pan-African airline, AfricaOne is owned entirely by private African entrepreneurs without any involvement from governments. [5] Boeing subsidiary Boeing Capital Corporation provided the financing for the startup airline. [6]

The airline was founded by DAS Air Cargo executive director Charles Heather, who also took on the role of CEO of AfricaOne Holdings. Heather's business partner and DAS Air Cargo chairman Capt. Joe Roy became the chairman of AfricaOne Holdings. Both were shareholders in the holding company. [6] Roy also piloted the airline's maiden voyage from London to Entebbe. [4]

The aircraft were provided by the Ireland-registered AfricaOne Services on an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) basis.

Destinations

AfricaOne served Entebbe in Uganda, Lagos in Nigeria, Freetown in Sierra Leone, and Banjul in The Gambia using DC-9s with a bi-weekly service from those cities to London Gatwick and Dubai using DC-10s. [7] Flights between Entebbe and Nairobi in Kenya were later added on September 20, 2002. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Africa One". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Africa One". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "The EastAfrican on the Web". 2008-06-12. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. 1 2 Mulumba, Badru (March 28, 2002). "AfricaOne to Launch From Lagos". allAFrica.com.
  5. ↑ "Pan-African airline takes off". 2002-04-29. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  6. 1 2 "Boeing Celebrates New African Airline". 2002-08-05. Archived from the original on 2002-08-05. Retrieved 2023-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Pan-African airline takes off". 2002-04-29. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Uganda High Commission - Kenya :: Newsletter". 2004-07-08. Archived from the original on 2004-07-08. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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