VIP CHARTER CORPORATE CHARTER AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT LONG-TERM AIRCRAFT LEASE Hangar No.3, Lanseria Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa Tel: +27 11 7012322 E-mail: cornel@fortuneair.co.za www.fortuneair.co.za
ABERDAIR AVIATION PO Box 7050, 00517 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 2721. Email: info@abadair.com Executives: F. Wilcox (chairman) A. Wilcox (MD), G. Shaw (Technical). Fleet: Three Embraer EMB-110s, two Aero Commanders 690s, one each Casa 212-200, Bell 407 and Bell 206. The company is mainly focused on supplying ACMI contract services to the oil and gas, humanitarian NGOs and security sectors in both East and West Africa. The company has operation bases in Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana. AERONAV AIR SERVICES PO Box 74714, 0<strong>020</strong>0 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 5997. Email: aeronav@swiftmombasa.com Executives: Capt.J.M Ririani (MD), Capt T. Murage (chief pilot), S. Kivuva (operations). Fleet: A mixed bag of Cessna 172, C206, Beech Baron 58, Piper PA-34, and Cessna 208 Grand Caravans. The company operates daily scheduled flights to Ukunda, Mombasa, Malindi, Amboseli and Lamu. In addition to operating charters out of Wilson Airport and Ukunda to other parts of central and eastern Africa, it also operates one of the largest flying schools in the region, Kenya School of Flying. AFRICAN EXPRESS AIRWAYS PO Box 19202, 00501 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 824333. Email: afex@jambo.co.ke Executives: Capt.M.H Bulhan (CEO), A.K. Hawa (commercial), Captain T. M. Mwangi (chief pilot) W. Kuto (operations), G. Kamau (technical). Fleet: One each Boeing 727-200 Advanced, Boeing McDonnell Douglas MD-82, DC-9-32, DC-9-34, Embraer 120ER and Hawker Siddeley HS748. The airline is the second designated Kenyan flag carrier and serves African and Middle Eastern routes. Destinations include Mombasa, Moroni, Mayotee, Zanzibar, Morgadishu, Hargeisa, Sharjah, Karachi, Muscat, Eldoret, Entebbe, and Dubai. AFRICAN SKY CHARTERS PO Box 40813, 00100, Nairobi. Tel:+254 20 601 467/8. Email: africansky@africaonline.co.ke Executives: Collins Davis (MD), A. Gross. Fleet: Several Cessna 206 and Cessna C182s. Based at Wilson airport, it operates charters across the region and also provides self hire services. AIR LAMU PO Box 144, Lamu. Tel: +254 71 533 2707. Email: info@airlamu.com Executive: Ronald Purcell (director). Fleet: One each Cessna 206 and Piper PA 32. The company operates charters mainly from Lamu into various local destinationst. AIR TRAFFIC AVIATION PO Box 989, 00606 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 4426. Email: contact@airtrafficafrica.com Executives: Helmut Rame (MD), Helena Rame (operations), James Njuguna (GM) Fleet: Two of each Dornier 228s, King Air B200 and a Beechcraft 1900C. The company services contracts with NGO’s to northern Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia. AIRKENYA EXPRESS PO Box 30357, 00100 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 5730. Email: rsvns@airkenya.com Executives: Capt. D. Baseleti (GM), J.K. Kimono (CFO). Fleet: Two of each de Havilland Dash 8 Q-100, Dash 7, three DHC 6-300 Twin Otters and two Cessna Caravans. 32 WORLD AIRNEWS, AUGUST 2011. The company is based at Wilson Airport operating daily scheduled services from Nairobi to all game parks as well as to Amboseli, Samburu, Lewa dawns, Meru, Nanyuki, Mombasa and Diani Beach. It also flies to Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, via its sister company Regional Air. AIRCRAFT LEASING SERVICES (ALS) PO Box 41937, Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 3706. Email: info@als.co.ke Executives: Capt. Aslam Khan (MD), S. Shakeel (operations), A. Khan (technical), Capt. Atambo (chief pilot). Fleet: Two Embraer EMB 135s, six de Havilland Dash 8 Q-100s, six Beechcraft BE1900Cs, three BE 1900Ds,two Cessna 208B Grand Caravans, two King Air B200s, two Cessna 310Rs, one Cessna 150 and two Eurocopter AS350 B2s. Based at Wilson Airport, it operates relief contacts and services for oil companies in additional to its leasing services to NGOs. It runs scheduled services between Nairobi, Lokichoggio and Rumbeck and to all tourist lodges in Kenya. AIRWORKS (K) LTD PO Box 27508, 00100. Tel: +254 20 600 8745. Email: info@airworks.co.ke Executives: Margret Mthuku (MD), and Eric Kivindiyo (GM). Fleet: Seven Cessna Caravan C208s, one of each King Air B200 and Beechcraft 1900C. The company operates charters to Lokichoggio, Southern Sudan and Somalia and specialises in contracts with NGOs. Recently Federal Aviation (South Africa) acquired a major stake in the company from which it has leased a majority of its current operating aircraft. ASTRAL AVIATION PO Box 594, 00600 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 827 242. Email: info@astral-aviation.com Executives: S. Gadhia (CEO), C. Simiya (commercial), M. Mutahi (operations). Fleet: Three McDonnell Douglas DC9-30F, one Fokker F27 and two Cessna C208B Caravans. It is a cargo operator with interline partners and general service agents all over the world. It also flies to over 50 destinations in its intra-Africa network on a charter basis and plans to acquire a Boeing 737-300 and a DC8-63 Freighter to expand its existing fleet. BLUE BIRD AVIATION PO Box 52382, 0<strong>020</strong>0, Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 603 062. Email: info@bluebirdaviation.com Executives: Col. (rtd) H. Ahmed Farah (chairman), Capt. M. Adancc (CEO), S.Njoroge (chief engineer) Capt.A. Ng’ang’a (chief pilot). Fleet: Three de Havilland Dash-8Q400s, five Dash 8-Q100s, five Fokker F50s, five Let 410UVP-E20s and one of each Beechcraft 1900D, King Air 200s. This company operates both scheduled and non-scheduled flights within Kenya and to neighbouring countries such as Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi but is primarily a cargo operator. It also operates ad hoc charters, medical evacuation from any point in Africa and relief work in the region. BLUE SKY AVIATION SERVICES PO Box 86686, Mombasa. Tel: +254 41 434 733. Email: harunany@africaonline.co.ke Executives: Peter Ndavu (MD), M. Harunany (commercial), P. G. Mwaura (chief pilot). Fleet: Two Let 410UVP-E20s and one Let 410UVP-E20. The company operates scheduled services to Masaai Mara, Lamu, Amboseli, Tsavo, Nanyuki, Samburu, as well as Musoma and Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. It also provides charters within Kenya and the region. CAPITAL <strong>AIRLINE</strong>S PO Box 49232, 00100 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 2984. Email: info@capitalairlines.biz Executives: Capt. Himat Vaghela (MD/chief pilot), D. Jumba (operations), M. Mudhar (finance) S. Reel (chief engineer). Fleet: Two Beechcraft King Air 200s and a Cessna Caravan C208 The carrier is based at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport and operates non-scheduled air services, medevac and humanitarian relief flights, corporate travel and special missions to various destinations in eastern and southern Africa. CMC AVIATION (DAC GROUP) PO Box 445800, 0100 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 4418. Email:info@cmcaviation.net Executives: Neil Johns (MD), A.Roba (Operations), R.Hodge (chief pilot) Peter Van Dersande (maintenance). Fleet: One Canadair CRJ-200, four Bombardier Dash 8Q-100s, three Q-300s, one Q-200, two Cessna Caravans, several C152s, C172s, Piper PA23, and P28s. The DAC Group Canada has acquired the company from the CMC Motors group bringing its expertise as an experienced operator upgrading its fleet to include CRJ -200 and de Havilland Dash 8 Q-100s. It specialises in contracts to NGOs serving Northern Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan. The company is changing its name to be known as DAC Aviation (EA) Ltd in line with the acquisition agreement with the previous owner. CEZZANE AIR EXPRESS PO Box 43387, 00100 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 889 2085. Email: info@cezanneairexpress.com Fleet: One each Cessna 401, 402 and B-N Islander BN2 Executives: R. Safari( MD), I .Miano (operations). The company, based at Wilson Airport, operates scheduled flights to Maasai Mara and Samburu in addition to offering charters to various local and regional destinations, It plans to open additional destinations including Rusinga Island and Migori. D-CONNECTION . Box 42627, Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 828 290 Email: info@d-connection.co.ke Executives: A.Pahwa (MD), S.Ndegwa (GM), E.Lenoe (operations, chief pilot), S. Mburu (maintenance). Fleet: One each Boeing 737-200QC, Beechcraft 1900C, Cessna Caravan C208 and Beechcraft Baron B58. The airline began operations in 2004 to serve Lokichoggio and South Sudan with a Cessna Caravan. It has since expanded its fleet to include a Boeing 737-200 QC with scheduled flights to Lokichoggio, Juba, Yei and Rumbek. EAST AFRICA AIR CHARTERS PO Box 42730, 00100; Nairobi. Tel:+254 20 600 3858. Email: eaaircharters@bidii.com Executives: M. Seton (MD), Capt.D Seton (chief pilot). Fleet: One Reims Caravan II, three Cessna 208B Grand Caravans, two each 310s and C182s,one each C210 and C206 and Cessna Citation Bravo. This is mainly a charter company operating throughout the region. It specialises in tourism, medevac and NGO contract work. EAST AFRICAN EXPRESS PO Box 27763, 00506 Nairobi. Tel:+254 20 827 585. Email: reservations@easa.co.ke Executives: Capt. A. Ogden (MD), G. Kividyo (commer-cial), T.V. Chellarao (finance). Fleet: Two McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14s and one Fokker F28-4000. The airline has been operating as East African Safaris Express which has reorganised its business to serve regional and domestic schedule and charter passenger flights within Kenya and the region. It is the process of merging with Fly 540 as it has currently wet leased all its fleet to serve Fly 540s operations. EVERETT AVIATION CHARTER PO Box 40813, 00100 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 600 1638, 600 8785. Email:operations@everettaviation.com Executives: Simon Everett (MD),Tony Macharia (GM), G. Brobery (chief pilot), J. Dominique (chief engineer). Fleet: One of each Eurocopter BK 117, E280C, AS365 N2 Dauphin and two AS350B3s. This company, based at Wilson Airport, is the most established helicopter operator in the region and is a Eurocopter authorised service centre. It operates charter, specialised flights within Kenya and East Africa and is an ISO9001:2000 certified company. FLY 540 PO Box 10293, 00100 Nairobi. Tel:+254 20 445 352. Email: info@fly540.com Executives: David Lengias (chairman), Don Smith (CEO), N. Steffen (operations), Nixon Ooko (operations), M. Uppal (maintainance). Fleet: Three CRJ 200s, one ATR 42-320, three de Havilland Dash 8Q-100s, one Beechcraft 1900C and one Cessna Caravan C208. This Kenyan low cost airline operates scheduled domestic passenger services to key domestic destinations from Nairobi including Kisumu, Eldoret, Kitale, Malindi, Lamu, Mombasa, Maasai Mara and Kakamega as well as regional operations to Kilimanjaro, Dar es salaam and Zanzibar, in Tanzania, Entebbe in Uganda, Juba in Southern Sudan and Bujumbura in Burundi. It recently started to operate some of its flights out of Wilson Airport. The company also has subsidiary operations in Uganda, Tanzania and Angola. FLEX AIR CARGO PO Box 3305, 00506 Nairobi. Tel:+254 20 600 5641. Email: reservations@flexair.co.ke Executives: B. Mutiso (MD), C. Mutuku (operations). Fleet: Three Cessna Caravan C208s. Based at Wilson Airport, its operations reach destinations in northern Kenya and South Sudan. FREEDOM <strong>AIRLINE</strong> EXPRESS PO Box 24632, 00100 Nairobi. Tel:+254 20 600 1245. Email: info@freedomairlines.com Executive: M. Mahad (MD). Fleet: One each Dornier 228 and King Air B200. Based at Wilson Airport, it serves various destinations in northern Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan on a charter basis. JETLINK EXPRESS PO Box 3931, 00506 Nairobi. Tel: +254 20 827 531/4. Executives: Capt. Elly Aluvale (MD/CEO), Kiran Patel (executive director). Fleet: Seven Canadair CRJ-100ERs and one Fokker 28. The airline is one of the designated Kenyan flag arriers and operates out of its base in JKIA Nairobi to Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret and regionally to Juba in South Sudan, Goma in DRC Bujumbura, in Burundi, Kigali, in Rwanda, Hargeisa, in Somaliland, Mwanza, in Tanzania,