Michael Etiang
Michael Etiang | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | East African Civil Aviation Academy (Commercial Pilot Licence) (ICAO Airline Transport Pilots License) |
| Alma mater | London School of Oriental and African Studies (Bachelors Degree in Law and Politics) |
| Occupation | Airline pilot & Business Executive |
| Known for | Professional competence |
| Title | Captain and Former Chief Pilot at Uganda Airlines |
Michael Etiang is a Ugandan airline pilot and business executive, who served as the Chief Pilot of Uganda Airlines, the revived national airline of Uganda, from April 2019.[1] until November 2022.[2] He also concurrently serves as Captain at Uganda Airlines, on both the CRJ900-ER[3] and the A330-841 equipment.[4]
Background and education
[edit]Etiang was born in Tororo District. His late father, Paul Orono Etiang (1938—2020), was a civil servant, politician, diplomat and community leader.[5] Etiang attended Bentham Grammar School, in the United Kingdom.[6] He obtained a bachelor's degree in Law and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.[7]
In 1993, he was admitted to the East African Civil Aviation Academy, in Soroti, Uganda, where he obtained his Commercial Pilot Licence. Later, he obtained an ICAO Airline Transport Pilots License. Over the years he has flown for a number of domestic and foreign airlines including Eagle Air Uganda, ZanAir, DAS Air Cargo, Virgin Nigeria, JetLink Express, Rwandair, Fly540 (today Fastjet), and Garuda Indonesia.[3] As of April 2018, Etiang had over 18 years of flying experience, with over 12,000 flying hours on his record.[7]
Career
[edit]At the time he was hired for this job, he was serving as the Training Manager (CRJ Aircraft) at RwandAir, where he has been employed since 2012. He has also served as Training Captain at Fly540 and Jetlink, both in neighboring Kenya. He played the same role at Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia.[7] His aviation career, spans a period of over twenty years, as of 2019.[8]
In his new position as Chief Pilot at Uganda National Airlines Company, he is responsible for making sure that all pilots are trained and are current with their competencies and skills.[6] He also manages flight and ground personnel, schedules flights and coordinates aircraft maintenance.[9] He serves as a member of the airline's senior management team.[10]
He was part of the four-person Ugandan cockpit crew who piloted the first two CRJ-900 aircraft purchased by Uganda National Airlines Company, from Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, to Entebbe, Uganda, in April 2019.[6]
During 2020, he underwent further training and qualified as Captain on the Airbus 330 class of aircraft. On 22 December 2020, Etiang, led the crew who flew the first A330-800 to join the Uganda Airlines fleet. The aircraft, 5X-NIL named Mount Elgon flew from Toulouse, France to Entebbe, Uganda, as Flight UR404.[11][12][13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Job Bwire (8 April 2019). "First Uganda Airlines Bombardier jetliner arrive two weeks from now". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ The Independent Uganda (22 November 2023). "URA boss leaving for Uganda Airlines". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b Solomon Oleny (2020). "Personality of the Month: Capt. Etiang, Chief Pilot Of Uganda Airlines". Ngaali Inflight Magazine. Entebbe, Uganda. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ The Independent Uganda (22 December 2020). "New Uganda Airlines plane takes off from France". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Joseph Omollo (1 January 2021). "Former Uganda's Premier Paul Orono succumbs to Covid-19". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Tracy Gwambe and Apollo Mubiru (29 April 2019). "Meet The Uganda Airlines Pilots". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Max Patrick Ocaido (4 April 2019). "Meet Captain Michael Etiang: The New Chief Pilot of Uganda Airlines". The Kampala Post. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Ivan Mubiru (4 April 2019). "Uganda Airlines names Michael Etiang as Chief Pilot". Kampala: Watch Dog Uganda. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Kyatusiimire, Sharon (4 April 2019). "Michael Etyang Named Uganda Airlines Chief Pilot". Kampala: ChimpReports Uganda. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Job Bwire (8 April 2019). "First Uganda Airlines Bombardier jetliner arrive two weeks from now". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ The Independent (22 December 2020). "A330-800neo first commercial flight scheduled for end of January 2021". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Tony Ofungi (24 December 2020). "First Uganda Airlines Airbus 330-800 touches down in Entebbe". ETurboNews.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Eddie Ssejjoba (26 December 2020). "New Uganda Airlines Jet Environmentally Friendly - Airbus Official". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 December 2020.