By Davis Mugabi

Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, will on Tuesday, April 15, 2024, welcome a new aircraft, the Airbus A330-800NEO.

A source in the position of authority told this publication that the aircraft will arrive at 5 p.m. at Entebbe International Airport.

Recently, social media was awash with reports that the airline was acquiring the new aircraft on a wet lease agreement.

A wet-lease is Uganda Airline’s interim solution given the long lead times for buying narrowbody aircraft.

Uganda Airlines has a fleet of four CRJ900LRs and two A330-800N widebodies and needs a mid-range aircraft as the Bombardier Aerospace regional jets limit the airline’s capacity on certain routes.

On top of the airline’s current routes, Uganda Airlines plans to fly to London in the United Kingdom and Guangzhou in China.