Air Serv Limited
{{short description|Ugandan aviation company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Air Serv Limited
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| type = Private
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| foundation = {{start date and years ago|1995}}
| location = Hangar One, Entebbe Old Airport, Entebbe, Uganda
| key_people = Stuart Willcuts
CEO
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| industry = Aviation
| products = Air transport (passenger & cargo), Aircraft maintenance and repairs, Consulting
| homepage = [https://www.airserv.co.ug/ Homepage]
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Air Serv Limited also Air Serv Uganda Limited, is a Ugandan 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 Air Serv International.{{cite web|date=20 January 2019 | url=https://www.airserv.org/air-serv-opens-second-aircraft-hangar-entebbe/ |title=Air Serv Opens Second Aircraft Hangar n Entebbe |publisher=Air Serv International |access-date=3 May 2019 |author=Air Serv |location=Warrenton, Virginia}}
Location
Air Serv Limited maintains headquarters at Hangar One, Entebbe Old Airport, in the town of Entebbe, Wakiso District, 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).{{google maps|title=Location of the Headquarters of Air Serv Limited, Entebbe Old Airport, Entebbe, Uganda | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B002'44.0%22N+32%C2%B027'19.0%22E/@0.0541015,32.4574073,605m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.0455556!4d32.4552778 |access-date=3 May 2019}}
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 Cessna 208 Caravans,[https://www.airserv.co.ug/about#our-fleet 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.{{cite web|date=12 April 2016 |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/digital_assets/148e8849-b553-4bd3-a63f-96e48b94535c/airserve.pdf |title=Air Serv Extending A Humanitarian Hand To The Region |newspaper=New Vision |format=PDF |access-date=3 May 2019 |last=Kakembo |first=Titus |
location=Kampala}}
Air Serv Limited was established in 1995 to serve as a logistics and maintenance base for its American-based non-profit aviation owner, Air Serv International. 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 Serv Uganda Limited serves.
Flight simulator
In August 2022, Air Serv Limited installed a Cessna Caravan flight simulator (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.{{cite web| url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/entebbe-uganda-flight-simulator-unveiled |title=Entebbe, Uganda - Flight simulator unveiled |work=ReliefWeb |date=9 August 2022 |author=ReliefWeb |access-date=10 August 2022 |location=New York City}}{{cite web| date=11 August 2022 | url=https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/08/11/aviation-non-profit-tackles-pilot-training-in-uganda/ |title=Aviation non-profit tackles pilot training in Uganda |author=General Aviation News | work=Generalaviationnews.com |access-date=12 August 2022 | location=Lakewood, Washington State, United States}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.airserv.co.ug/ Website of Air Serv Limited]
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Category:Airlines established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Uganda