Owner Dairo Air Services Founded 1996 | Headquarters Entebbe Number of employees 322 (2014) | |
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Key people Marc DeleuManaging DirectorMoses EnyakuOperations Manager Services Ground HandlingCargo ServicesExecutive AviationTravel ServicesAircraft Maintenance Location | ||
DAS Handling Limited, whose full name is Dairo Air Services Handling Limited, is an airport ground handling service company in Uganda.
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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. 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).
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. The company handles several international airlines including:
- Air Burundi
- Air Tanzania
- Kenya Airways
- RwandAir
- Precision Air
- Etihad Airways
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. In May 2014, the company attained ACC3/RA3 European Union ground handling certification. 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.