Entebbe, Uganda. This spring, Air Serv aircraft mechanics Tonny Eyenga and John Bursula earned their Category C Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licenses, and Ronnie Batte and Edward Muyanja added PT6 Engine Ratings to their existing licenses. By investing heavily in the professional development of staff, Air...

Entebbe, Uganda. Air Serv has upgraded pilot Vanita Kayiwa to Captain. A graduate of the East African Civil Aviation Academy, Captain Kayiwa is the first female Ugandan Captain in Air Serv’s thirty-two year history. 

“You have to work twice as hard as your male counterparts,” said...

Entebbe, Uganda. Air Serv has just trucked 2,900 kg (6,380 lbs.) of obstetric fistula surgical kits on behalf of Direct Relief to clinics around Uganda. The kits, delivered to Kampala, Soroti, and Mbale, will dramatically improve maternal healthcare in the region. “We’re pleased to leverage our...

By Titus Kakembo Air Serv Limited is a signifi cant player in the Uganda’s commercial aviation industry, specializing in “last mile” air transportation in support of humanitarian programs in East and Central Africa. Air Serv Limited was established in 1995 to serve as a strategically located logistics...

  January 22, 2016 Entebbe, Uganda Air Serv has begun flight operations in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to support humanitarian programs in the region. Kalemie is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the mineral-rich Katanga Province of the southern Democratic Republic of...

  January 5, 2016 Warrenton, Virginia Alaska Airlines has donated ten iPads to Air Serv International for the organization's flight operations in East Africa. Air Serv pilots will use the iPads as electronic flight bags, including flight planning software as well as an innovative, Air Serv-developed database of remote...

  November 21, 2015 Entebbe, Uganda At its recent annual aviation safety conference in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations World Food Program recognized Paul Ogwang, Air Serv's Director of Maintenance, for "his exceptional contribution to the international humanitarian community." Air Serv hired Mr. Ogwang in 1987 as a gardener...

  November 13, 2015 Entebbe, Uganda Air Serv has begun construction of a second aircraft hangar at Entebbe International Airport. Slated for completion in March, 2016, the 1,824 m2 (19,626 ft2) facility will include six offices, five shops/storerooms, a board/training room, and 1,368 m2 (14,720 ft2) of hangar floor...

By Jenny Lei Ravelo October 2014 Mark Abbott volunteered to serve as country director for Air Serv in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan where the organization supports the medical relief efforts of MSF in 2005. Photo by: Mark Abbott Mark Abbott was walking toward my table, MacBook Air in one...