Bar Aviation (HE, Kajjansi) took delivery of its first Lockheed Hercules, the civilian version of the C-130 military transport.
5X-SBR (msn 382-4582) was active for the first time flying from Uganda to Turin Caselle on April 11, 2023. Flightradar24 ASD-B data shows the aircraft subsequently flew to Mogadishu, reportedly delivering a Bell Helicopter 412 to Somalia, on April 13. It returned to Entebbe the day after.
The 1975 vintage aircraft was formerly operated by Florida-based Gulf Air (United States of America) (Crestview) as N2731G and was deregistered after the sale on December 29, 2022.
The Lockheed Martin turboprop is by far the largest aircraft operated by the Ugandan carrier the fleet of which comprises Beech 1900D, PC-12, Cessna (single turboprop) C208B, and Cessna (single piston) C172 fixed-wing aircraft, in addition to its helicopter fleet. It operates domestic scheduled flights and charters.
