=Chief Pilot
The first Chief Pilot at Uganda Airlines was Michael Etiang, starting in April 2019. [2] In November 2022, Michael Etiang was replaced by Phillip Sebunya, in a re-organization maneuver that followed the replacement of the entire board and most of the senior management. [3] In March 2023, Robert Wakhweya was appointed Chief Pilot at the airline.[ citation needed ]
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Captain Robert Wakhweya, being one of the most experienced cockpit crew member at the airline, has played major roles in the history of the A330-800neo at Uganda Airlines.
- As of December 2020, he was one of the initial 34 pilots that Uganda Airlines hired to fly its A330-800neos. [4]
- He was a member of the Ugandan cockpit crew who flew the first A300-800neo, registration 5X-NIL, on its delivery flight from Toulouse Airport in France to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, as Flight UR404, on 21 December 2020. [4]
- He was the Pilot in command on the first ever non-stop UR flight from Entebbe (EBB) to Jeddah (JED) on 20 June 2023. [5]
- He captained the maiden direct flight between EBB, Uganda and BOM, India, as flight UR430 on 7 October 2023. [6]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Taddewo William Senyonyi (2 November 2021). "Captain Bob Wakhweya: Uganda Airlines Pilot With Valuable Experience In Flying Airbus Family Of Aircraft". Business Focus Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ↑ Daily Monitor (8 April 2019). "First Uganda Airlines Bombardier jetliner arrive two weeks from now". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ↑ The Independent Uganda (25 November 2022). "URA boss leaving for Uganda Airlines". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- 1 2 256BN (21 December 2021). "Uganda Airlines takes delivery of Africa's first A330-800". 256 Business News (256BN). Kampala Uganda. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Gloria Nakiyimba (20 June 2023). "Uganda Airlines flies Pilgrims to Mecca after 40 years". Capital Radio (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ↑ Joseph Nsimbi. "Joy as Uganda Airlines completes non-stop flight between Entebbe and India's Mumbai". Uganda Standard Online. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 October 2023.