Astral Aviation
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| Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Pradhaan Air Express | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
| Key people | Sanjeev S. Gadhia (Commercial Director) | ||||||
| Website | astral-aviation.com | ||||||
Astral Aviation is a cargo airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in November 2000 and started operations in January 2001. It operates scheduled and non-scheduled/ad hoc cargo charters to regional destinations in Africa and to Liège in Belgium. Its main base is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi.[1]
Destinations
Astral shows the following scheduled destinations in their 2017 online timetable.[2]
- Belgium
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- United Kingdom
Fleet
Current fleet
As of April 2021[update], The Astral Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3][4]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 727-200F | 1 | — | To be phased out by 2023.[5] |
| Boeing 747-400BDSF | 1 | — | Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic |
| Boeing 747-400F | 1 | — | Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic |
| Boeing 767-200BDSF | 1 | — | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30CF | 2 | — | |
| Total | 5 | ||
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of March 2015):[6]
- 2 Boeing 737-400F[7]
- 1 Boeing 747-400F, leased from Atlas Air
- 1 Fokker 27-500F, leased from AeroSpace Consortium
- 1 Fokker 27F
Awards
- Africa all Cargo Carrier of the year: 2011
- Africa all Cargo Carrier of the year: 2013
- Africa all Cargo Carrier of the year: 2015
- Africa all Cargo Carrier of the year: 2017
- Africa all Cargo Carrier of the year: 2019
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 79.
- ^ "Astral Aviation - Schedule". Astral-aviation.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Astral Aviation Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Astral Aviation | Fleet". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Kenya's Astral Aviation to phase-out B727s in 2023". Ch-Aviation. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Astral Aviation fleet". Astral-aviation.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Kenya's Astral Aviation due for two B737 freighters next month". ch-aviation.ch. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
External links
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