AIRLINES HISTORIC DEFUNCT - Alliance Airlines was a multi-national long-haul airline based at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. 1995 / 2000

Photo: Flyingphotos / In Lisbon, flying to TAAG.

IATA - Y2

ICAO - AFJ

Callsign - JAMBO

Founded - 12 Dec 1994

Started Operations - Jul 1995

Ceased operations - Oct 2000

Base / Main Hub - Entebbe International (EBB / HUEN)

The airline's formation was linked to the African Joint Air Services (AJAS) Accord which was signed in 1990 by Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, but the latter left in 1992 due to lack of funds. 

It began operations in July 1995 and operated a single Boeing 747SP leased from SAA, painted in the distinctive Alliance Air colour scheme.

Alliance Air had planned to serve Dar es Salaam, Dubai, Entebbe, Johannesburg, London and Mumbai. Flights to Rome would have been added at a later date. 

The launch of the airline sent shock waves to Kenya Airways, the dominant airline in the region.

It was renamed SA Alliance Air  for a short while with an SA Alliance Express sister airline, as well as featuring a new logo based on the South African Airways flag inspired tail design.

However this look was not applied to any aircraft.