Newly acquired Uganda Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft stand on the runway at Entebbe Airport on the outskirts of Kampala on April 23, 2019. - The first two planes purchased in a bid to relaunch Uganda Airlines have been delivered, nearly two decades after the East African country's national carrier collapsed. The two Bombardier CRJ900 jet airliners, which can carry up to 90 people, landed at the Entebbe airport outside the capital Kampala during a ceremony attended by President Yoweri Museveni. (Photo by Nicholas BAMULANZEKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS BAMULANZEKI/AFP/Getty Images)
The battle for the skies is shaping up in the East African region as airlines upgrade their fleet and expand destinations, setting the stage for heightened competition with established carriers such as Kenya Airways (KQ).
The regional airlines are also expanding their interline agreement with foreign carriers as they seek to increase their…
