BAR Aviation Uganda (IATA: HE, ICAO: n/a), is a Ugandan airline offering scheduled domestic flights, charter services, pilot training, air ambulance services, and aircraft maintenance services. Its main base is Entebbe International Airport. The company also maintains a second hub at Kajjansi Airport, in Wakiso District, off of the Kampala-Entebbe Road, in the Central Region of the country.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Entebbe International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Kajjansi Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Kampala, Entebbe, Arua, Kisoro, Kasese | ||||||
| Fleet size | 19 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Parent company | BAR Aviation Uganda Limited | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda | ||||||
| Key people | Barak Orland (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | Homepage | ||||||
Destinations
According to its website, as of March 2022, BAR Aviation operates regular scheduled airline services to the following destinations:[3]
Fleet
As of May 2024, the BAR Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:[5][6]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| F | C | Y | Total | |||||
| Hercules L100-30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cargo | 0 | [5][7] | |
| Challenger – 604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | [5] | ||
| Beechcraft 1900D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | [5] | ||
| Pilatus PC-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | [5] | ||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | [5] | ||
| Cessna 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [5] | ||
| Eurocopter EC130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | [6] | |
| B505 Jet Ranger X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [6] | |
| Bell 206 Jet Ranger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [6] | |
| Bell 412EPi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | [8] | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | ||||||
History
BAR Aviation was established in Uganda in 2008. It began with pilot training, air charter services and aircraft maintenance services. The airline began scheduled flight services in Uganda on 1 February 2022.[9][10] BAR Aviation Uganda utilizes the AeroCRS Cloud Reservation System.[11]
The airline expects to participate in the revival of the tourism sector, following devastation by the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] In addition, with the ongoing expansion of the country's petrochemical industry, a number of aircraft acquisitions are targeted towards medical evacuation activities.[13]
BAR Aviation Uganda has an interline agreement with Uganda Airlines, on domestic travel, within Uganda.[14][15]