Airkenya Express

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Airkenya Express
IATA
P2
ICAO
XAK
Callsign
SUNEXPRESS
Founded 1987
Hubs Wilson Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 12 (area only total, particulars not included)
Parent company Air Kenya Express Limited
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Website http://www.airkenya.com/
Airkenya Dash 7

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.[1]

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[edit] History

Air Kenya 1990 Logo

Airkenya Express was formed and started operations in 1987 from the merger of Air Kenya and Sunbird Aviation. 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.[1]

[edit] Services

Airkenya Express Limited operates the following services (as of September 2010) [2]:

Domestic scheduled destinations:

International scheduled destinations:

[edit] Accidents and incidents

[edit] Fleet

The Airkenya fleet includes the following aircraft (at July 2011)[4]

Airkenya Express Fleet
Regisstration Number Aircraft Former Owner
5Y-BMP DHC-7-102 Regional Air Services
5Y-BTZ DHC-8-102 Sunstate Airlines
Total
2

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 70. 2007-03-27. 
  2. ^ Air Kenya website
  3. ^ "5Y-BBN Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920299-0. Retrieved 24 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Airkenya Fleet In July 2011
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