“Uganda Airlines ordered it with almost all options it can get,” said Olsen, an airbus captain trainer.Īs we waited for the flight to return to Entebbe, I also spoke to Mr George Bright Sekatawa, a senior flight purser, and cabin crew head. He said the A330-800 has new navigation features and it has all the latest equipment you can put on this plane. Wingspan is 64 metres, the older one has shorter wingspans.” Airbus A330-800 neo after landing at Entebbe International Airport We are talking about 20% fuel saving, less gas emissions, and also the wingspan is increased with some new winglets. He said, “This one is using less fuel than the previous version of the 330. He said it is the latest version of the airbus330-800 NEO.
Olsen is in the country as part of the additional support services Airbus company gives its aircraft customers. It is fresh,” said Alexander.Ĭaptain Nikolaj Novella Olsen, an airbus trainer for the A330-800 NEO – went ahead to ask me, Are you familiar with this aircraft?” Uganda Airlines’ Airbus was welcomed in Dar es Salaam with a cake Passengers agreed with him- Alexander and Douglas Mutumba who were on the flight, told this website – the flight was clean, fresh and smells good. Captain Kokoro Janda, the pilot of this plane who during the flight was speaking to passengers in a pleasant, calm voice, told me, “This aero plane is great”. In Dar es Salaam I got a chance to meet the pilots. Uganda Airlines is slowly building a reputation of being the most punctual airline in the region – arriving ahead of schedule is becoming a routine – and customers are noting. Since the flight touched down at Julius Nyerere International Airport at exactly 10.20am, this left such an impression on passengers.