AFRICA
Entebbe International Airport
safety regulations , providing air navigation services , coordinating search and rescue activities and certifying both operators and aircraft . The Authority is also charged with the establishment , maintenance , operation and ownership of aerodromes and , any other functions as may be conferred upon it by government . In short , the CAA forms the backbone of Uganda ’ s civil aviation sector and is therefore responsible for its economic growth through this channel , both directly and indirectly .
Last year , the Authority had a registered income of $ 46.4 million and has an average annual recorded growth of nearly 60 percent ; developing at this rate brings with it both opportunity and danger in almost equal measure . This all came to a head last year , Makuza explained , and required appropriate action .
He said : “ We found ourselves handling traffic that
Key Personnel
Dr . Rama Makuza Managing Director
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