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- ↑ Emmanuel Alomu (22 July 2018). "14 Cadet Pilots Graduate From Soroti Flying School". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ Julian Ninsiima (12 December 2018). "Mukula's aviation school passes out graduands". Kampala: PML Daily. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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- ↑ Mulondo, Lawrence (29 April 2019). "Minister Azuba Calls On Ugandans To Join Aviation". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ↑ Ch-aviation (28 March 2022). "Uganda's Bar Aviation debuts schedules to national parks". Ch-aviation.com. Chur, Switzerland. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Uganda Update News (22 January 2022). "BAR Aviation Launches Domestic Flights In Uganda". UgandaUpdateNews.com. Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Kellen Owente (28 January 2023). "Education Expo: Free Admission To DAS Aviation School". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
