Ephraim Bagenda
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Born | Uganda National Airlines Company |
Ephraim Kalyebara Bagenda is a Ugandan
Before that, from January 2018, until October 2019, he served as the
Education and training
Bagenda is a professional aircraft engineer.[4][5]
Career
In 2017, he served as the Director of maintenance and engineering at Rwandair,[3][4] serving there for nearly six years.[6]
In 2018, he was appointed as the managing director and CEO of the revived national carrier, Uganda Airlines,[7] although a different member of the team had been considered for the job.[4]
In July 2018, while at the
The first agreement was with
The second agreement was with the European aerospace conglomerate, Airbus SA for a firm purchase of two A330-800 aircraft, featuring the improved and fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce Trent 7000.[10] The long-haul jets will feature three-class cabins with maximum capacity of 261 passengers, comprising 20 seats in Business Class, 28 in Premium Economy and 213 in Economy Class.[8]
In October 2019, he was named director of engineering and maintenance at Uganda Airlines and was replaced as CEO in acting capacity by Cornwell Muleya.[1]
See also
- Transport in Uganda
- List of airports in Uganda
- Michael Etyang
References
- ^ a b Nakaweesi, Dorothy (11 October 2019). "Government In Search of New Uganda Airlines Boss". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- Reuters.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b "D&B Hovers: Get in Touch with 3 Contacts at Rwandair: Ephraim K. Bagenda, Director of Maintenance & Engineering". Austin, Texas: D&B Hoovers. 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d 256Businessnews Staff (2 May 2018). "Gad Gasatura tapped for Uganda Airlines chief as carrier pays for aircraft". Kampala: 256Businessnews.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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- ^ Bagenda, Ephraim (2017). "Ephraim Bagenda: Technical Director at Rwandair". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Waswa, Sam (18 July 2018). "Uganda Airlines Signs Shs. 700Bn Firm Order for 4 Bombardier CRJ900 Aircraft". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Monitor Reporter (18 July 2018). "Uganda Airlines Signs Deal to Buy 4 Bombardier Jets, Two Airbuses". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Uganda National Airlines Company Limited Signs Firm Order for Four Bombardier CRJ900 Aircraft". Business Insider (Press release). New York City. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via GlobeNewswire.
- ^ Mpagi, Charles (19 July 2018). "Airbus Inks Deal to Sell Passenger Planes to Uganda". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Reuters. Retrieved 19 July 2018.