East African Airlines

East African Airlines was an airline based in Kampala, Uganda, operating out of Entebbe International Airport.

History

The airline was established in March 2002 and started operations on 2 December 2002. It was originally incorporated as Africa Air in March 2002, but the name was changed to East African Airlines on 17 May 2002. The airline was owned by Fin Investments (50%), its President, Chairman and Chief Executive Benedict Mutyaba (40%), and Patrick Kabunakuki (10%). In 2007, the airline was shut down.

Fleet

The East African Airlines fleet consisted of one single ageing Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

References

Courier

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Duties and functions

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Before the industrial era

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