Vule Airways

Vule Airways Limited (IATA: n/a, ICAO: n/a) is a privately owned airline in Uganda. Established in March 2017, it expected to begin scheduled commercial flights in November 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Vule Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
n/a n/a n/a
Founded2017
Operating basesEntebbe International Airport
Focus citiesKampala, Entebbe, London
Fleet size6 (see below)
Destinations12 (see below)
Headquarters515 Mbogo Road
Kibuli, Kampala, Uganda
Key peopleRobert Mwesigwa Nviiri
(Executive Chairman & CEO)
Websitevuleairways.com

Operations

The company's corporate headquarters are at 515 Mbogo Road, Kibuli Hill, Kampala, Uganda.[5] The airline maintains a sales office in the central business district of Kampala, at 13-15 Kimathi Avenue,[5] and another office in southwest London, in the United Kingdom.[5]

As of August 2017, the company was waiting for the award of an air operator's certificate by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA).[1][6] The company planned to hire 60 employees initially and lease six aircraft to provide domestic, regional and international passenger and cargo services.[1][6]

In August 2017, Ch-aviation reported that Vule Airways had secured an air services licence (ASL) from the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority.[7]

Ownership

The company's shares are owned by Ugandans (55 percent) and non-Ugandans (45 percent).[1][4][6]

List of notable shareholders:

  • Robert Mwesigwa Nviiri
  • Lameck Nsubuga Mukasa
  • Fixon Okonye Akonya
  • Jones Yosiya Kyazze
  • Margaret Anne Mazzi Wampamba
  • Nixon Kitimoi
  • Ronah Sserwada
  • Fred Keays
  • Adam Hirschfield

Destinations

Vule Airways expects to start services to six domestic airports.[1][3] Services are then to expand to the regional airports, within the countries of the East African Community.[1][4] The company also expects to serve Johannesburg, Tunis and London, and to expand service as demand grows.[1][3][8]

City Country Airport Notes
Arua UgandaArua Airport
Kasese UgandaKasese Airport
Kisoro UgandaKisoro Airport
Moroto UgandaMoroto Airport
Entebbe UgandaEntebbe International AirportHub
Kigali RwandaKigali International Airport
Nairobi KenyaJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Johannesburg South AfricaOR Tambo International Airport
Juba South SudanJuba International Airport
Dar es Salaam TanzaniaJulius Nyerere International Airport
London United KingdomLondon Stansted Airport
Tunis TunisiaTunis–Carthage International Airport

Fleet

According to the company website, the company expects to lease six aircraft,[4] including one 40-seater Bombardier Dash 8-200, one 78 seater Bombardier Dash Q400, three 128-seater Boeing 737-700s and one 300-seater Boeing 777-200ER.[9][10][11][12]

Governance

The board of directors includes the following:

  • Robert Mwesigwa Nviiri, Chairman and Managing Director
  • Lameck Nsubuga Mukasa, Company Secretary
  • Fixon Akonya Okonye, Director of Finance and Administration
  • Jones Yosiya Kyazze, Director of Public Relations
  • Margaret Anne Mazzi Wampamba, Director of Marketing
  • Nixon Kitimoi, Fund Manager[13]

See also

References
  1. Namyalo, Jalira (11 August 2017). "New airline asks for policy to ease air transport". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. BGA (8 August 2017). "Vule airways starts operations in Uganda". Kampala: Business Guide Africa (BGA). Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. Andae, Gerald (16 August 2017). "Uganda-licensed Vule airline takes turf war to Kenya Airways". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. Khisa, Isaac (28 August 2017). "Vule Airways set to take off at Entebbe International Airport". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. VAL (March 2017). "The Offices of Vule Airways Limited". Kampala: Vule Airways Limited (VAL). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. The Exchange (11 August 2017). "Vule Airways sensitize gov't to work on open sky policy to effect operations – The Exchange". African Report on Business Online. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. CHAC (14 August 2017). "Uganda's Vule Airways unveils ambitious launch plans". Ch-aviation.com (CHAC). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. Bambino, Roger (10 August 2017). "A new Ugandan budget airline: Vule Airways to start operations this year". Techjaja.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  9. VAL (March 2017). "Vule Airways Aircraft Fleet". Vule Airways Limited (VAL). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  10. Staff Writer (25 August 2017). "Vule Airways set to expand fleet with Boeing purchase (Uganda)". Nairobi: The Exchange. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  11. "Vule Airways Plans Launch". Airliner World (October 2017): 11.
  12. Tamale, Raymond (27 September 2017). "Which way, national carrier Uganda Airlines, as Vule plans its takeoff date?". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  13. VAL (March 2017). "Vule Airways Board of Directors". Kampala: Vule Airways Limited (VAL). Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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