1 MARCHAPRIL 20172019, VOLUME VOLUME 3, 4 ISSUEISSUE 2023 INSIDE STORIES 03Entebbe 05CAA & Entebbe 06Visibility Key 10Stakeholders 172018 crowned Airport International In Tourism sensitized in with pomp undertakes Airport Promotion- Hon. search and emergency attain ISO Alain St. Ange rescue exercise 9001:2015 QMS Certification 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS Editorial 3 Local news 5-13 Pictorial 14-15 Opinion 17-18 Staff Party 19-20 Appointments 21 COVER PHOTO: Weddings H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni 22 (center) interacting with the CAA staff at the CAA exhibition stand displaying Sports News 23 a model for upgrade and expansion of Entebbe International Airport on December 10, 2018 at Kololo Airstrip. Aviation Forum: Editor: Vianney Mpungu Luggya is a Quarterly Newsletter published by the Public Affairs Department Secretary: Sylvia Kinimi of the Civil Aviation Authority (Uganda). Reproduction in whole or part without written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. All Assistant Editors: Jackie Kiyingi, Joan Kamwesigye, Shamilah Seyiga, Sheila Ajok correspondence if addressed to the Aviation Forum is assumed to be Lubangakene and Kenneth Otim intended for publication, but the publisher reserves the right to edit Contributions can be sent to: or publish the material. Opinion expressed in this newsletter does not Aviation Forum, P.O. Box 5536 Kampala (U) necessarily represent that of the Authority Tel: +256-414-321 437 Fax: +256-414-321 401 Email: [email protected] @UgandaCAA Civil Aviation Authority Uganda Website: www.caa.go.ug LOCAL NEWS 3 EDITORIAL Entebbe Lets build on International Airport 2018 conducts full scale milestones emergency exercise 2018 ended on a high with various successes By Kenneth Otim recorded in the aviation industry. At the turn of Entebbe International Airport successfully conducted a the year, Entebbe International Airport (EIA) mandatory full scale emergency exercise to test for the recorded 1,840,264 passengers, which indicates an Airport’s readiness in case of an emergency on Wednesday, additional 190,264 passengers more than the 1.65 February 27, 2019. million registered in 2017. This represents a 10.2% growth. The exercise, which kicked off at 8:00 am involved simulation of a hostage taking scenario on an airline flying Similarly, commercial aircraft movements registered over the Ugandan airspace with a pseudo name, Speed Air a 10.4% growth with a rise from 29,327 in 2017 to and flight number TA 042 with 82 passengers on board. 32,386 in 2018. Domestic passenger traffic also recorded a 41.9% growth from 18,824 to 26,711. After a protracted “hostage negotiation and rescue mission,” the aircraft was cleared to proceed to the initial destination, The icing on the cake was manifested in the but “crashed” on take – off, with passengers and crew on prestigious award of an ISO 9001:2015 Quality board. Management Systems Certification by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS), a The exercise presumed that some people lost their lives and transition from the ISO 9001:2008 Standard that a number of survivors were critically injured, which sparked had been attained in 2016. That ICAO set a deadline off a mock emergency situation involving airport firefighters of December 2019 for 60% of African countries to and other rescue agencies that were called in to save lives. have attained the standard is a good sign that we The Civil Aviation Authority’s Fire Fighting and Rescue have moved ahead of our colleagues. Services personnel put down the ensuing ‘fire’ as medics from various hospitals were summoned and promptly With efforts to ensure Certification of Entebbe responded. International Airport in high gear, everyone should ideally play their part so that this can be realized Addressing the press after the exercise, CAA’s Deputy sooner than later. We should count ourselves Managing Director, Mr. Fred Bamwesigye explained that privileged to be among the few African countries while the last emergency exercise held in 2016 involved one that the International Civil Aviation Organization emergency situation, this one simulated an “aircraft hijack” (ICAO) is assisting towards attaining this goal. and “crash” scenario on the same day. The privileged gesture was extended to only He appreciated the efforts of the various stakeholders countries that scored above 60% in relation to including medical staff and hospitals that provided effective implementation of ICAO Standards and ambulances that swarmed the “crash scene,” Uganda Red Recommended Practices (SARPs) in the 2014 Cross Society, St. John’s Ambulance, Uganda Peoples Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme Defense Air Force (UPDAF), Uganda Police Airwing, (USOAP). This is not to mention progress made Aviation Police, national security agencies, ground handling in upgrade of infrastructure Let us not rest on our agents and volunteers, among others. laurels. The good work that has culminated into The exercise is a mandatory requirement for international international plaudits ought to be enhanced to Airports of countries that are contracting member States of higher levels. The high standards set in 2018 can the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). only be surpassed in 2019. 4 EMERGENCY EXERCISE PICTORIAL The emergency response teams from Police Airwing and Nakasero hospital take “survivors” for treatment. CAA’s Fire trucks put out the raging fire during the drill. Uganda Peoples Defense Air Force (UPDAF) were on site to transport “survivors” to health facilities in Kampala. CAA’s Fire and Rescue services personnel put out the fire during the exercise. LOCAL NEWS 5 CAA & Entebbe International Airport attain ISO 9001:2015 QMS Certification Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and operators, operation and maintenance requirements. Entebbe International Airport were of aerodromes, security and corporate The QMS certification is a recently awarded the prestigious support services. demonstration that the systems and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management CAA Uganda now joins Kenya, processes in place are designed Systems (QMS) Certificate following Tanzania and five other African based on the requirements of all compliance with stringent requirements countries to attain the ISO 9001:2015 interested parties in aviation. CAA of the standard by the United Kingdom QMS certification. The International plans consider risks and opportunities Accreditation Service (UKAS). Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) set a in the industry and this gives internal The ISO 9001:2015 certification deadline of December 2019 for at least and external confidence that the QMS standard is a transition from the ISO 60% of the African countries to have is based on an international standard 9001:2008 standard that was attained implemented the requirements and that can be compared across the by CAA and Entebbe International attained certification to the standard. globe. Airport in 2016. It relates to the ISO certification implies that the holder Quality, Safety and Security concerns provision of aeronautical services has systems and processes in place are core in aviation and industry within the Flight Information Region that meet the needs of all interested players look at quality management of Uganda to include regulation, parties in the aviation industry, certification as a demonstration of licensing, air navigation services, including statutory and regulatory commitment to excellence. search and rescue, certification of air 6 LOCAL NEWS Visibility key in tourism promotion- Hon. Alain St. Ange Hon. Alain St. Ange, the keynote “Government is committed to manager on the Uganda Tourism speaker, at CAA’s Stakeholders implementation of all efforts aimed at Board. engagement breakfast held at ensuring growth of the aviation industry Dr. Kakuba, highlighted a number Kampala Serena Hotel on December and revival of the National Airline is of achievements the Authority had 6, 2018 emphasized the importance one such avenue that government has registered in 2018 some of which of positive visibility in promoting focused on to ensure further increase included the fact that new Bilateral Uganda’s tourism potential. in the number of passengers coming Air Services Agreements (BASAs) in and out of Uganda,” Hon. Ntege Highlighting the need for adoption of a were signed with Canada, Israel stated. comprehensive tourism strategy, Hon. and Switzerland and as a result EL St. Ange, who is Seychelles former She urged air operators present AR Israel Airlines was expected to Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, not to look at the national airline as commence operations to Entebbe in Ports and Marine, applauded Uganda a competitor, but one that would 2019. for the steps taken in expanding and complement their businesses through He added that CAA attained the upgrading Entebbe International bringing in onward traffic that can much coveted ISO 9001:2015 Quality Airport and ensuring the revival of be shared by existing operators in Management Systems Standard Uganda’s national airline. connecting to other destinations. Certification and became only the third “In order to have growth in passenger She further disclosed that the national regional aviation body after Kenya and traffic at Entebbe International Airport, airline would open up more domestic Tanzania to attain such certification. Ministry of Works and Transport routes and help to complete the He also highlighted the fact that together with Civil Aviation Authority tourism supply chain by joining other passenger traffic in and out of Entebbe (CAA)