Airkenya Express

Airkenya Express

IATA P2 ICAO XAK Callsign SUNEXPRESS
Founded	1987
Hubs	Wilson Airport
Fleet size	2
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]

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]

Services

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

Domestic scheduled destinations:

• Amboseli (Amboseli Airport)
• Lamu (Manda Airport)
• Lewa Downs (Lewa Airport)
• Malindi (Malindi Airport)
• Maasai Mara (Keekorok, Kichwa, Musiara, Ngerende, Olekiombo, Serena, Shikar and Siana airstrips.)
• Meru (Mulika Lodge Airport)
• Mombasa (Moi International Airport)
• Nairobi (Wilson Airport)
• Nanyuki (Nanyuki Airport)
• Samburu (Samburu Airport)
• Ukunda / Diani Beach (Ukunda Airport)

International scheduled destinations:

• Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Kilimanjaro International Airport)

Accidents and incidents

• In February 1992, Douglas DC-3C 5Y-BBN was written off at an airstrip in the Masai Mara. The aircraft was scrapped in situ in 1993.^[3]

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 References ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 70. 2007-03-27.  ^ Air Kenya website ^ "5Y-BBN Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920299-0. Retrieved 24 June 2010.  ^ Airkenya Fleet In July 2011 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Airkenya Official website v t e Airlines of Kenya 748 Air Services African Express Airways Airkenya Express ALS Aircraft Leasing Services Astral Aviation Blue Bird Aviation CMC Aviation Delta Connection East African Safari Air Fly540 JetLink Express Kenya Airways Safarilink Aviation List of airline holding companies v t e Lists relating to aviation General Aircraft manufacturers Aircraft engines manufacturers Airlines defunct Airports Civil authorities Museums Registration prefixes Rotorcraft manufacturers Timeline Military Air forces Weapons Experimental Missiles Unmanned Accidents/incidents Commercial airliners by location Fatalities by death toll General aviation Military Records Airspeed Altitude Distance Endurance Firsts Most-produced aircraft