Uganda Airlines flies into headwinds as fleet financier pulls out

A Uganda Airlines aircraft. Kampala is looking to relaunch the airline which was grounded fifteen years ago. PHOTO | NMG

Uganda Airlines’ plan to take to the skies by April 2019 has run into another hurdle after the Export Development Canada (EDC), which had committed to funding the acquisition of its debut Bombardier fleet, pulled out of the deal citing “commercial reasons.”

The Ugandan national carrier had in July announced a partnership agreement with Bombardier for the purchase of four CRJ-900s which were to be delivered from January 2019, to prop-up its regional operations.

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