Eagle Air

The airline was established in June 1994 and started operations in November 1994.

In 2006, the airline started operations to Uganda's national parks. That same year, South Sudan banned Eagle Air from operations to the airport in Yei, alleging violations of the country's aviation regulations.

In 2008, the airline temporarily suspended operations due to a fuel shortage in Uganda, that arose out of the political violence in Kenya, following the 2007 presidential elections.

Services

Eagle Air offers scheduled and chartered flights to domestic and certain regional destinations, including air safaris to Ugandan national parks. In addition, it offers chartered flights within the East and Central Africa Region.

Destinations

According to its website, as of May 2019 Eagle Air Uganda operates regular services to the following destinations:

Fleet

As of January 2025, the Eagle Air fleet includes:

Accidents and incidents

A 2001 Eagle Air crash in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed two Congolese rebel leaders, the Eagle Air captain, the first officer and two other individuals, for a total of six fatalities.

In January 2025, a Beechcraft 1900 operated by Eagle Air on behalf of Light Air Services crashed shortly after takeoff from Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing twenty of the twenty-one people on board.