Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe) has launched an international tender for consultancy services to advise on the acquisition of new aircraft.
In a notice, the airline said it had allocated an undisclosed sum for "integrated technical, legal, and financial advisory services" and had invited sealed proposals from eligible bidders. The process will be conducted under Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act.
Bidding documents are available for inspection and purchase at the airline’s procurement office in Entebbe for a non-refundable fee of USD30. Proposals must be submitted by October 2, 2025, with electronic bids permitted.
The airline was not immediately available for more information.
Meanwhile, according to the African aviation news site Newsaero, citing an internal memo, the airline is currently in talks with several lessors for the dry-lease of two A320 family aircraft (A320ceo under 15 years of age or A320neo under nine years) with a targeted delivery in February 2026. Preference will be given to aircraft from the same lessor. The cabin layout of the A320 should be 153 seats in economy and 12 in business class, or 190 seats in economy and 16 in business class in the A321. Lease terms would range from two to eight years, depending on the age of the aircraft.
In June, Uganda Airlines' chief commercial officer Adedayo Olawuyi told ch-aviation that the carrier aimed to dry-lease one A320-200 and one A321-200 by October 2025. It has already extended its ACMI contract with DAT - Danish Air Transport (Kolding) for one A320-200 by another 12 months.
Olawuyi told ch-aviation the government had given the nod for the wet-lease of one B737-800(F). He also confirmed that the airline was finalising a narrowbody order with Airbus for two A320-200Ns and two A321-200Ns but deliveries were not expected before 2031.
The in-house fleet currently consists of two A330-800Ns and four CRJ900LRs, ch-aviation data shows.
