DAS Handling Limited

DAS Handling Limited
Industry Aviation
Founded 1996
Headquarters Entebbe, Uganda
Number of locations
 Entebbe International Airport
Area served
 Uganda
Key people
 Marc Deleu
Managing Director
Moses Enyaku
Operations Manager
Services Ground Handling
Cargo Services
Executive Aviation
Travel Services
Aircraft Maintenance
Owner Dairo Air Services
Number of employees
 322 (2014)
Website Homepage

DAS Handling Limited, whose full name is Dairo Air Services Handling Limited, is an airport ground handling service company in Uganda.

Location

The company maintains its corporate headquarters at Sebugwawo Drive, Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Uganda. This location lies approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that East African country.[1] The coordinates of the headquarters of DAS Handling Limited are:0°02'24.0"N, 32°27'03.0"E (Latitude:0.040000; Longitude:32.450833).[2]

Overview

DAS Handling Limited is the second largest ground services provider at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest and busiest civilian and military airport, behind market leader, Entebbe Handling Services.[3] The company handles several international airlines including:

  1. Air Burundi
  2. Air Tanzania
  3. Kenya Airways
  4. RwandAir
  5. Precision Air[4]
  6. Etihad Airways[5]

History

The company was formed in 1996, as the self-handling ground unit for the aircraft group Dairo Air Services. In 2002, DAS Handling Limited was granted a renewable, five-year, commercial operator's license. This authorization allows the company to compete for services to other airlines outside its parent group.[6] In May 2014, the company attained ACC3/RA3 European Union ground handling certification.[7] In August 2014, DAS Handling Limited successfully completed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). Following that successful audit, the company became one of 154 ground service providers worldwide who had successfully registered under the IATA ISAGO programme at that time.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Road Distance Between Entebbe International Airport And Kampala With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Google. "Location of the Headquarters of DAS Handling Limited". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Khisa, Isaac (9 August 2014). "Airlines To Pay More for Cargo Handling At Entebbe". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Kisambira, Edris (24 July 2006). "DAS Gets Cargo Handling Deal". East African Business Week (Kampala). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Wandera, Stephen (30 April 2015). "DAS Enters Into Partnership With United Arab Emirates Firm". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. ↑ DASHL. "History of DAS Handling Limited". DAS Handling Limited (DASHL). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Vision, Reporter (21 May 2014). "Entebbe Airport Cargo Handling Firm Gets EU Nod". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Olanyo, Joseph (22 August 2014). "Uganda: DAS Handling Gets Global Certification". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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Coordinates: 00°02′24″N 32°37′03″E / 0.04000°N 32.61750°E / 0.04000; 32.61750

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