Uganda Civil Aviation Authority

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is the government agency responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulating civil aviation matters. It is administered by the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport.[3]

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA)
Parastatal
IndustryAviation regulation
Founded1 July 1994 (1994-07-01)
HeadquartersEntebbe, Uganda
Key people
Steven Kavuma
Chairman[1]
Daniel Kakuba
Director General[2]
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The authority's head offices are at Entebbe International Airport, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, south of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[4] The coordinates of the CAA headquarters are 0°02'23.0"N, 32°26'53.0"E (Latitude:0.039722; Longitude:32.448056).[5]

Overview

The agency was created by an Act of Parliament in 1994 as a state agency of the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Communication. As of October 2016, it was under the Ministry of Works and Transport.

The mandate of the UCAA is to coordinate and oversee Uganda's aviation industry, including licensing, regulation, air search and rescue, air traffic control, ownership of airports and aerodromes, and Ugandan and international aviation law. It also represents Uganda in an international capacity within the aviation community and in all other aviation matters. As of October 2016, the UCAA managed Entebbe International Airport and 13 other airports.[6]

Organization and operations

As of October 2016, the CAA works with an administrative and operational structure of six directorates: (1) Directorate of Airports and Aviation Security[7] (2) Directorate of Air Navigation Services[8] (3) Directorate of Safety, Security & Economic Regulation[9] (4) Directorate of Finance (5) Directorate of Human Resources & Administration (6) Directorate of Corporate Affairs[10]

Expansion plans

In January 2015, Minister of Works and Transport Abraham Byandala unveiled a 20-year plan to increase international airports from one to five and regional airports from two to three; and improve six existing local airports. The plan also calls for the improvement of Entebbe International Airport at a cost of US$200 million.[3][11] Another $200 million will be needed to complete the upgrades to the other airports.[12]

Governance

The chairman of the board of directors is Justice Steven Kavuma. Other members of the board are listed below.[1] The acting chief executive officer and Director General is Daniel Kakuba.[2] As of June 2020, the following are the members of the board of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority:[1]

1. Justice Steven Kavuma: Chairman 2. Moses Paul Lubowa 3. Ethel Kamba 4. Dr Alayo Ocero 5. Thomas James Kiggundu 6. James Kubeketerya 7. Angela Kiryabwire Kanyima 8. Zubairi Musoke[1]

Name change

In July 2019, the President of Uganda signed The CAA Amendment Act 2019. The Parliamentary Act changed the name of the agency to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[13]

Recognition

In September 2019, UCAA was awarded an international aviation award in air safety following outstanding performance in the Universal Security Audit Programme, conducted in 2017, by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Uganda scored 81.8 percent in the audit, compared with the global average of 73 percent and the African and Indian Ocean (APII) states average of 58 percent, according to ICAO.[2]

In October 2019, the International Trade Council, recognized the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority with the Government Agency of the Year Going Global Award 2019, in the Aviation Category. The award is in recognition of infrastructure improvement, staff training, customer care, support of tourism and facilitation of agricultural exports through Entebbe International Airport.[14][15]

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See also

References
  1. Anthony Wesaka (3 June 2020). "Justice Kavuma bounces back from retirement, appointed Aviation board chair". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. John Masaba (25 September 2019). "Uganda Wins International Aviation Award In Air Safety". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. Tajuba, Paul (30 January 2015). "CAA unveils master plan to create four new international airports". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. Globefeed.com (18 October 2016). "Distance Between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Civil Aviation Authority, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. Google (18 October 2016). "Location of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Headquarters, Entebbe, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. Advertisement (26 May 2013). "Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seeks to recruit several Ugandan". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. CAA (22 October 2016). "Airports and Aviation Security". Entebbe: Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda (CAA). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. CAA (22 October 2016). "Directorate of Air Navigation Services". Entebbe: Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda (CAA). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. CAA (22 October 2016). "Uganda Civil Aviation Authority: Directorate of Safety, Security and Economic Regulation". Entebbe: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. CAA (20 October 2016). "Uganda Civil Aviation Authority: Directorate of Corporate Affairs". Entebbe: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. Mwesigwa, Alon. "Uganda: Airports To Generate USh8.5 Trillion Annually". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kapala. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  12. Tentena, Paul (1 February 2015). "Uganda aviation plan needs $400m". East African Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. Dorothy Nakaweesi (9 July 2019). "Airline Regulator Changes Name". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  14. SoftPower Reporter (30 October 2019). "Uganda's Aviation Body Wins Global Award For Facilitating Trade". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  15. Eve Muganga (30 October 2019). "Uganda's Aviation Authority Scoops 'Going Global' Award". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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