Menzies Aviation Uganda

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Menzies Aviation Uganda
Industry Aviation Services
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996) [1]
Headquarters Entebbe International Airport
Number of locations
1
Key people
Kenneth Bainomugisha
Station Manager [2]
Nouamane Zahouani
General Manager [3]
Services Ground Handling,
Cargo Services
Executive Aviation
Travel Services
Aircraft Maintenance
Courier Services
Training
Airport Security
Number of employees
810 (2018) [3]
Website Homepage

Menzies Aviation Uganda (MAU), formerly National Aviation Services Uganda (NASU) and formerly Entebbe Handling Services (ENHAS), is an airport ground handling service company based in Uganda. It is the largest ground handling company at Entebbe International Airport ( IATA : EBB, ICAO : HUEN), Uganda's largest civilian and military airport, where it serviced at least 19 airlines, as of November 2017. [1] As of August 2023, MAU handled an estimated 80 percent of the cargo that went through Entebbe Airport. [4]

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Location

MAU Uganda maintains its headquarters at Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Uganda. This location is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [5] The coordinates of the headquarters of NAS Uganda are 0°02'24.0"N, 32°27'10.0"E (Latitude:0.040000; Longitude:32.452778). [6]

Overview

Menzies Uganda is the largest ground services provider at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest and busiest civilian and military airport, where it competes with three other airport services companies. [7] At Entebbe, the company services a number of passenger and cargo airlines, including the US Government. [8]

In 2006, ENHAS was awarded a contract to service United Nations flights at 10 airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and at 10 airports in South Sudan. [9]

In April 2021, National Aviation Services International (NAS) in collaboration with Congo Handling Services (CHS), launched a new ground handling operation, called NAS Democratic Republic of the Congo (NAS DRC), with handling contracts at Kinshasa International Airport, Lubumbashi International Airport and Goma International Airport. At the beginning NAS DRC services (a) Ethiopian Airlines (b) Kenya Airways (c) DHL Aviation (d) Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation and (e) Uganda Airlines. The new company was awarded a ground handling license by the DR Congolese authorities in November 2020. [10]

History

Menzies Aviation Uganda was formed in 1996 as ENHAS. Samuel Kutesa, at one time the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda, was an investor in the company. In June 2014, he was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly. In a press conference in New York City, he informed the press that he had suspended his interests in all the businesses that he owned, including his shareholding in ENHAS. [11] [12] [13] In December 2018, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that Kutesa had divested from ENHAS by selling his stake in the company to a group of investors from the United Arab Emirates. [14]

Ownership

In 2017, ENHAS was acquired by Kuwaiti-based National Aviation Services (NAS). [1] NAS is a large airport services provider, with operations in more than 30 airports across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. NAS also manages 31 airport lounges in 17 countries. [3] In 2022 NAS rebranded as Menzies Aviation following a corporate merger. [15]

New equipment

In August 2023, the Daily Monitor reported that Menzies Aviation Uganda acquired new ground handling equipment that is environmentally friendly, valued at US$1 million. The equipment that is 100 percent electric does not use fossil fuel and comprises (a) a COBUS 3000 bus (b) a JBT Commander 30i high loader (c) two Caterpillar electric fork lifts and (d) two Caterpillar electric high reach stackers. MAU expects more new equipment in 2024. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ ATC News (8 December 2018). "NAS Entebbe, formerly ENHAS, welcomes Kenneth Bainomugisha as new station manager". ATC News. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 NAS (8 May 2018). "NAS Uganda Recognized by Brussels Airlines and KLM". National Aviation Services (NAS). Farwaniya, Kuwait. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Eve Muganga (7 August 2023). "Entebbe Airport gets new ground handling equipment". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Google (12 September 2023). "Distance Between Central Kampala, Uganda and Entebbe International Airport, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Google (12 September 2023). "Location of the Headquarters of Menzies Aviation Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Isaac Khisa (9 August 2014). "Airlines To Pay More for Cargo Handling At Entebbe". The EastAfrican . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Alfred Wasike (13 July 2003). "ENHAS, local firms take on Air Force One". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Olanyo, Joseph (23 October 2006). "Uganda: ENHAS Gets UN Airports Deals". Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com .
  10. ↑ Logistics Update Africa (7 April 2021). "NAS launches ground handling operation in DRC". New Bombay, India: Logistics Update Africa. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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  12. ↑ Taddeo Bwambale (13 June 2014). "Kutesa Suspends All His Business Interests". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Tabu Butagira, and Frederic Musisi (13 June 2014). "Kutesa's UN Job Puts Uganda In Sharp Focus". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  14. ↑ Mufumba, Isaac (11 December 2017). "Does sale of Enhas shares affect new Uganda Airlines?". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Airspace Africa (4 August 2022). "Agility Completes £763 Million Acquisition of Menzies Aviation". Airspace Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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