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Air Serv Limited also Air Serv Uganda Limited, is a
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n based aviation company, which offers air charter services to the countries of the African Great Lakes, aircraft maintenance and repairs, as well as humanitarian cargo deliveries in the region. Air Serv Limited is the for-profit subsidiary of the non-profit organisation
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.


Location

Air Serv Limited maintains headquarters at Hangar One, Entebbe Old Airport, in the town of
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,
Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in ...
, in the Central Region of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°02'44.0"N 32°27'19.0"E (Latitude:0.045556; Longitude:32.455278).


Overview

Over the last 25 years since its formation, Air Serv Limited has grown into a respectable air charter operator in Eastern Africa, with one of the region’s best aviation safety records. The company operates a fleet of five
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s,Our fleet
Company Website, accessdate 19. September 2020
each with a seating capacity for twelve passengers. The company is involved in humanitarian assistance programs in the region of the African Great Lakes. Air Serv Limited was established in 1995 to serve as a logistics and maintenance base for its American-based
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aviation owner,
Air Serv International Air Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most remote and challenging areas in the world. It flies where other air carriers c ...
. Transporting aid workers, medicine, and other lifesaving cargo, Air Serv Limited offers a safe and affordable alternative to precarious land travel to and from remote locations.


Destinations

From its hub in Entebbe Old Airport, the company operates humanitarian deliveries to destinations within Eastern Africa. Following is a partial list of destinations Air Serve Uganda Limited serves.


Flight simulator

In August 2022, Air Serve Limited installed a
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flight simulator A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they rea ...
(''Redbird CRV-S'' model), at its premises at Entebbe Airport, to complement its pilot training program. The service is also available for rent on an hourly basis, to other flight schools and private civilian pilots.


See also

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Vanita Kayiwa Vanita Kayiwa, is a Ugandan airline transport pilot, who serves as a first officer at Uganda National Airlines Company, Uganda's national carrier airline, on the A330-841 aircraft, since February 2021. Before that, effective April 2019, she s ...
*
List of airlines of Uganda This is a list of airlines currently operating in Uganda, as of 2020. Defunct airlines This is a list of airlines which are currently out of service and/or out of business in Uganda, as of May 2019. See also * List of defunct airlines in Uga ...


References


External links


Website of Air Serv Limited
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