DAS Handling Limited

DAS Handling Limited, is an airport ground handling service company in Uganda. It is the second-largest ground handling company at Entebbe International Airport, (IATA: EBB, ICAO: HUEN), Uganda's largest civilian and military airport, behind market leader Menzies Aviation.[1] It also provides cold storage for perishables, pharmaceuticals, fish, meat and meat products at its premises with the largest such facilities at Entebbe International Airport.

DAS Handling Limited
TypeService company
IndustryAviation
Founded1996
HeadquartersEntebbe, Uganda
Number of locations
Entebbe International Airport
Area served
Uganda
Key people
Marc Deleu
Managing Director
ServicesGround Handling
Cargo Services
Executive Aviation
Travel Services
Aircraft Maintenance
Aviation Training
Aviation Security
OwnerDas Handling Limited
Number of employees
450 (2017)
Websitewww.dashandling.com

The company has office space that it rents out to other companies operating at Entebbe International Airport as well as non aviation affiliated companies in addition to providing warehouse storage space.

It also undertakes a number of aviation related courses through its popular

DAS Aviation School which is both an IATA Accredited Training School and an Authorised Training Centre, still the largest at Entebbe International Airport.

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.[2] 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).[3]

Overview

DAS Handling Limited is a ground services provider at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest and busiest civilian and military airport, behind market leader, Entebbe Handling Services.[4] The company handles several international airlines including:

  1. Fastjet[1]
  2. Air Tanzania[1]
  3. Kenya Airways[1]
  4. Uganda Airlines[1]
  5. Flysax
  6. Precision Air[5]
  7. Jambojet[1]
  8. Fly Airlink[1]
  9. Saudia[1]
  10. United Nations Missions (UNISFA, UNMISS, MONUSCO)

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 allowed 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]

The ISAGO accreditation was renewed several times after successful audits on the handler including the most recent one awarded in June 2023 that will run until 2025.

On Wednesday 21st June 2023, DAS Handling Ltd started Handling all flights affiliated to the United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) with popular missions including MONUSCO, UNISFA and UNMISS, among others.

DAS will be dealing in both passenger and cargo flights including the World Food Program (WFP) as per the contract terms specified by UN Aviation.

References
  1. Uganda Business News (27 November 2017). "Sam Kutesa 'looking to sell his stake in Enhas'". Kampala: Ugabusiness.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. "Road Distance Between Entebbe International Airport And Kampala". Globefeed.com. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. Google (23 August 2014). "Location of the Headquarters of DAS Handling Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. Khisa, Isaac (9 August 2014). "Airlines To Pay More for Cargo Handling At Entebbe". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. Kisambira, Edris (24 July 2006). "DAS Gets Cargo Handling Deal". East African Business Week (Kampala). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  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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