Airkenya
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Airkenya Express is an airline
based in Nairobi
, Kenya
. It operates domestic scheduled and charter services, as well as scheduled flights to Tanzania
. Its main base is Wilson Airport, Nairobi.
. The two companies had over 20 years of general aviation experience in East Africa. Airkenya Aviation became Airkenya Express in January 2007. The airline is wholly owned by a Kenyan-controlled consortium and has 165 employees.
Domestic scheduled destinations:
International scheduled destinations:
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Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It operates domestic scheduled and charter services, as well as scheduled flights to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. Its main base is Wilson Airport, Nairobi.
History
Airkenya Express was formed and started operations in 1987 from the merger of Air Kenya and Sunbird AviationSunbird Aviation
Sunbird Aviation was an airline in Kenya which merged with Air Kenya in 1985 to form Airkenya Aviation.-Accidents and incidents:*On 15 August 1987, Douglas DC-3 5Y-DAK crashed on approach to Kilaguni Airport. All 28 people on board survived....
. The two companies had over 20 years of general aviation experience in East Africa. Airkenya Aviation became Airkenya Express in January 2007. The airline is wholly owned by a Kenyan-controlled consortium and has 165 employees.
Services
Airkenya Express Limited operates the following services (as of September 2010) :Domestic scheduled destinations:
- AmboseliAmboseli ReserveAmboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya. The park is in size at the core of an ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border...
(Amboseli AirportAmboseli Airport-Location:Amboseli Airport is located in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province, in Amboseli National Park, in south-central Kenya, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania....
) - LamuLamu-Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...
(Manda AirportManda Airport-Location:Manda Airport is located in on Manda Island, Lamu District, Coast Province, in the Lamu Archipelago on the western shores of the Indian Ocean, on the Kenya coast....
) - Lewa Downs (Lewa AirportLewa Airport-Location:Lewa Airport is located in, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, in Isiolo District, Eastern Province .Its location is approximately , by air, north of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport...
) - MalindiMalindiMalindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi is 117,735 . It is the capital of the Malindi District.Tourism is the major industry in Malindi. The city is...
(Malindi AirportMalindi Airport-Location:Malindi Airport is located in Malindi District, Coast Province, in the town of Malindi, in southeastern Kenya, at the Indian Ocean coast....
) - Maasai Mara (Keekorok, Kichwa, Musiara, Ngerende, Olekiombo, SerenaMara Serena AirportMara Serena Airport is an airport in Masai Mara, Kenya-Location:Mara Serena Airport is located in Masai Mara, in Trans Mara District, Rift Valley Province, in southwestern Kenya, close to the border with Tanzania....
, Shikar and Siana airstrips.) - MeruMeru, Kenya-Transport:The City of Meru is linked to Nairobi by a paved road, whether from the south around the east side of Mount Kenya, via Embu, or from the northwest around the west and north side of Mount Kenya, via Nanyuki and Timau....
(Mulika Lodge AirportMulika Lodge Airport-Location:Mulika Lodge Airport is located in Meru National Park, in Meru District, Eastern Province in the Republic of Kenya.By air, Mulika Lodge Airport lies approximately northeast of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport...
) - MombasaMombasaMombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
(Moi International AirportMoi International AirportMoi International Airport , also Mombasa International Airport, or Mombasa Airport, is an airport in Kenya.-Location:Mombasa Airport, , is located in Mombasa District, Coast Province, in the city of Mombasa, in a township called Port Reitz, in southeastern Kenya, along the Indian Ocean coast.Its...
) - NairobiNairobiNairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
(Wilson Airport) - NanyukiNanyukiNanyuki is a market town in central-east Rift Valley region of Kenya lying northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. It is situated just north of the Equator . It was founded in 1907 by British settlers, some of whose descendants still live...
(Nanyuki AirportNanyuki Airport-Location:Nanyuki Airfield, , is located in Laikipia County, Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province, in the town of Nanyuki, in the Kenyan East Rift Valley....
) - SamburuSamburu National ReserveThe Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. It is 165 km² in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi and ranges in altitude from 800 to 1230m above sea level...
(Samburu AirportSamburu Airport-Location:Samburu Airport is located in Samburu National Reserve, Samburu District, Rift Valley Province, near the geographical center of the Republic of Kenya....
) - UkundaUkundaUkunda is a town in Kenya, located in Kwale District. It is on the coast of the Indian Ocean next to Diani Beach 30 kilometres south of Mombasa near the border with Tanzania.The Ukunda Airport is located in Ukunda...
/ Diani BeachDiani BeachDiani Beach is a major beach resort, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, 30 km south of Mombasa.It is located along a beautiful white-sanded beach which is about 25 km long and it merges with the small town of Ukunda which is home to a small airstrip...
(Ukunda AirportUkunda AirportUkunda Airport is a small airfield near Diani Beach in Coast Province, Kenya. The airport serves the local areas of Diani, Tiwi and Msambweni.- Services :...
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International scheduled destinations:
- Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
(Kilimanjaro International AirportKilimanjaro International AirportKilimanjaro International Airport is the second, albeit small, international airport of Tanzania . It serves the Kilimanjaro area including the cities of Arusha and Moshi near Mount Kilimanjaro, and the international tourism industry based on Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro...
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Accidents and incidents
- In February 1992, Douglas DC-3CDouglas DC-3The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
5Y-BBN was written off at an airstrip in the Masai MaraMasai MaraThe Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...
. The aircraft was scrapped in situIn situIn situ is a Latin phrase which translated literally as 'In position'. It is used in many different contexts.-Aerospace:In the aerospace industry, equipment on board aircraft must be tested in situ, or in place, to confirm everything functions properly as a system. Individually, each piece may...
in 1993.
Fleet
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De Havilland Canada Dash 7
The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with STOL capabilities. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing and was later sold to Bombardier...
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Regional Air Services
Regional Air Services may refer to:* Regional Air Services * Regional Air Services * Regional Air Services...
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|5Y-BTZ|| DHC-8-102||Sunstate Airlines
Sunstate Airlines
Sunstate Airlines is a subsidiary of Qantas which operates regional flights under the QantasLink banner throughout Queensland; and on the trunk routes between Sydney and Canberra, and between Brisbane and Canberra...
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