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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>KAMPALA-<\/b><\/p>\n

One of the country\u2019s longest-serving pilots, Capt Charles Karabarinde, has officially retired after 40 years of service<\/p>\n

Capt Karabarinde undertook his final flight from Mogadishu in Somalia to Entebbe International Airport yesterday.He retires with a record of flying for more than 21,600 hours.While sharing his career journey yesterday, he boasted of having served meticulously since he has never registered any accident.<\/p>\n

Asked what has kept him in the sky that long, Mr Karabarinde said his was a calling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you train, acquire skills and apply them during your day-to-day life, you register boundless success in your career path. If you have a passion for what you are doing, the journey becomes smooth,\u2019\u2019 Capt Karabarinde said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy that I was part of the formation of the airline. Once you have the experience, it is always good to share it with the young generation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said some of the highlights of his career include ferrying one of the Bombardier CRJ900 from Mirabel, Canada, to Entebbe airport at the launch of the Uganda Airlines and being awarded the Pilot\u2019s Leadership Accolade by members of the Uganda Professional Pilots Association (UPPA).`<\/p>\n

He challenged the authorities to be innovative and work towards the betterment of the airlines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of the future and how you are going to elevate these airlines. Work towards a common goal and not being selfish to fail the airlines.<\/p>\n

He observed that much as the aviation course is expensive, government had promised to come up with interventions to sponsor some students.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, Mr Cornwell Muleya, commended Capt Karabarinde for being an inspiration to his workmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis inspiration means a lot to the new generation, who are looking at aviation as a career. He has been able to travel to different parts of the world and the young generation should seek his services\u201c<\/p>\n

He added that currently, the pilots working on CRJ 900 flight are Ugandans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 24 pilots and are looking for another 22 for the A330. Obviously we do not have enough Ugandans who have flown the A330 before, so we are upgrading and doing training so that they can be able to join that category,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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