Ivan Massa

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Ivan Massa
Born (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 34)
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma materLondon College of St. Lawrence
East African Civil Aviation Academy
Epic Flight Academy
CAE Aviation Training and Services
US Airways Flight Training Center
Occupation Airline pilot
Known forProfessional competence
TitleFirst Officer at Uganda National Airlines Company

Ivan Massa is a Ugandan airline pilot, who serves as a commercial pilot at Uganda National Airlines Company, the revived national airline of Uganda. [1]

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Background and education

Massa was born in Mbale District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, on 25 November 1990. He attended primary school locally. He studied at the London College of St Lawrence, in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region, where he obtained his High School Diploma. [1]

He then went on to obtain his Commercial pilot licence from the East African Civil Aviation Academy in Soroti, Uganda. He underwent further flight training at Epic Flight Academy, located at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, in Volusia County, Florida, United States, and at CAE Aviation Training and Services, in Toronto, Canada. [1] [2]

In 2019, he completed training on the Bombardier CRJ900 at the US Airways Flight Training Center, in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. [1] [2]

Career

In 2019, he was hired as a First Officer pilot on the CRJ900 by Uganda National Airlines Company, trading as Uganda Airlines. [1] [2] In December 2024, he was reported to be flying as a first officer on the Airbus A330-841 equipment at the same airline. Some of his trainers on this aircraft type include, among others (a) Captain Peter Thomas, a British aviation consultant, pilot instructor and testing pilot at Uganda Airlines on the A330-800 equipment, from January 2021 until November 2024, and (b) Captain Kokoro Janda, a Uganda senior captain and flight safety officer at the airline. [3]

Other considerations

He is reported to be a hiking enthusiast, who enjoys to play rugby, soccer and chess. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tracy Gwambe, and Apollo Mubiru (29 April 2019). "Meet The Uganda Airlines Pilots". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 The Edge (1 May 2019). "The Crane lands in Accra on Africa tour". Kampala: The Edge Uganda. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. Uganda Radio Network (4 December 2024). "Captain Thomas Ends 41-Year Aviation Career With Uganda Airlines Flight". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 5 December 2024.