Aviation Archives – CEO East Africa

Museveni Appoints Girma Wake Acting CEO of Uganda Airlines, Directs Bamuturaki to Step Aside

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryFebruary 16, 2026February 16, 2026

President Yoweri Museveni has directed that former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake be appointed to lead a management transition at Uganda Airlines, amid ongoing efforts to stabilise the…

Fred Bamwesigye outlines key priorities for his second term at Civil Aviation Authority

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJuly 23, 2024July 23, 2024

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General, Fred Bamwesigye has oultined his priorities for a new second term where he intends to complete, “many unfinished and new tasks in…

Rwanda’s New Ambitious $2Bn International Airport’s Ground-level Works 85% Complete.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & Markets East Africa Global News Hospitality & Tourism News & AnalysisJuly 22, 2024July 22, 2024

The Bugesera International Airport, located about 40 kilometres south of Kigali, is making significant strides in its construction, with ground-level facilities and infrastructure now reported to be 85% complete. Managed…

Cornwell Muleya, the former Uganda Airlines CEO appointed head of Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services C-Suite Leadership Manufacturing & IndustryMay 24, 2024May 24, 2024

Before retreating to Zambia, Cornwell Muleya was a soft spoken executive with grand ambitions for Uganda Airlines after his appointment as an Acting Chief Executive Officer in 2019. He wasn’t a newcomer in the aviation industry having demonstrated similar experience working with airlines elsewhere across the continent. He had survived Covid -19 which paralyzed air travel, but couldn’t survive the office…