Airline
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Image
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IATA
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ICAO
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Callsign
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Commenced operations
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Ceased operations
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Notes
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Aero Air Service |
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2009 |
2009 |
Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 172, Cessna 206, Cessna 208, DHC-6 Twin Otters[2]
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Aero Kenya |
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1997 |
2010 |
Operated Beech 1900[3]
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African Air Cars |
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1946 |
1949 |
Founded by Ralph Blair Whitehead. Operated Avro Anson, Percival Proctor[4]
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African Airlines International |
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SY |
AIK |
AFRICAN AIRLINES |
1987 |
2003 |
Operated Antonov An-32, Boeing 707-321C[5]
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African Cargo Airways |
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EAI |
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1990 |
1996 |
Operated Lockheed L-100 Hercules[6]
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African Cargo Services Ltd |
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ACB |
AFRICARGO |
1975 |
1978 |
Operated Bristol Britannia[7]
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African Commuter Services |
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1996 |
2003 |
Operated Gulfstream I, HS 748[8]
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African Safari Airways |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Airbus_A310-308%2C_African_Safari_Airways_-_ASA_AN0361567.jpg/120px-Airbus_A310-308%2C_African_Safari_Airways_-_ASA_AN0361567.jpg) |
A2 |
QSC |
ZEBRA |
1967 |
2008 |
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Afrika Aviation |
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FRK |
AFRIFAST |
2000 |
2005 |
[9]
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Air Al-Faraj |
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1997 |
1998 |
Operated Beech 1900[10]
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Air East Africa |
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1993 |
1996 |
Operated Boeing 727[11]
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Air Flamingo |
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1964 |
1965 |
Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 180, Cessna 206[12]
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Air Kenya |
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QP |
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1970 |
1987 |
Merged with Sunbird to form Airkenya Aviation. Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otters, Cessna Caravan[13]
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Airkenya Aviation |
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QP |
SAL |
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1987 |
2007 |
Renamed to Airkenya Express. Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otters[14]
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Airstream Kenya |
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2011 |
2015 |
Operated HS 748[15]
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Amphibians |
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1978 |
1978 |
Operated Britten-Norman Trislander[16]
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Autair Helicopters |
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1964 |
1970 |
Subsidiary of Autair[17]
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Avonair |
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1964 |
1968 |
Operated Cessna 206[18]
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Branton Air Service |
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1993 |
1997 |
Operated Douglas DC-3[19]
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Britex Air Services |
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2017 |
2017 |
Operated Embraer Brasilia[20]
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British East Africa Airways |
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1964 |
1965 |
Operated Lockheed L-049 Constellation[21]
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Campling Bros. & Vanderwal |
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1946 |
1964 |
Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 182, Cessna 210, Macchi MB.320, de Havilland Moth Minor[22]
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Caspair |
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QP |
SAL |
SUNBIRD |
1946 |
1979 |
Renamed to Sunbird Aviation. Operated Douglas C-47, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, DHC-6 Twin Otters, BN-2 Islander[23]
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CMC Aviation |
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1961 |
2011 |
Rebranded as DAC East Africa
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CHS Aviation |
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1990 |
1998 |
Rebranded East African Safari Air[24]
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Clairways |
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1947 |
1953 |
Operated Avro Anson[25]
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Coast Air |
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CQA |
COASTAIR |
? |
? |
[26]
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Cooper Skybird Aircharters |
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SKY |
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1980s |
1980s |
Operated Britten-Norman Trislander[27]
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DAS Air Cargo |
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DAZ |
DASAIR |
1983 |
2007 |
Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-10[28]
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Delta Connection |
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Z9 |
DCP |
NILECAT |
2004 |
2010 |
Rebranded D-Connection
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Eagle Aviation |
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Y4 |
EQA |
MAGNUM |
1986 |
2003 |
Merged into East African Express. Operated ATR 42, Boeing 737, DHC-6 Twin Otters, Fokker F28, Let Turbolet[29]
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East African |
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S9 |
HAS |
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1989 |
2004 |
Eagle Aviation (Kenya) (1986-2003) merged into East African
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East African Air Charters |
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2004 |
2008 |
[30]
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East African Airways |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/East_African_Airways_Vickers_VC-10_Groves-2.jpg/120px-East_African_Airways_Vickers_VC-10_Groves-2.jpg) |
EC |
EC |
EASTAF |
1945 |
1977 |
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East African Safari Air Express |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Douglas_DC-9-14%2C_East_African_Safari_Express_AN1052984.jpg/120px-Douglas_DC-9-14%2C_East_African_Safari_Express_AN1052984.jpg) |
B5 |
EXZ |
DUMA |
2002 |
2012 |
Rebranded as Fly SAX
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East Coast Airlines |
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ECK |
EAST COAST |
1980s |
1980s |
Operated Boeing 757[31]
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Equator Airlines |
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3P |
PKA |
EQUATOR |
1990 |
1999 |
Renamed to African Express Airways[32]
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Falcon Air Charters |
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1990 |
1999 |
To ALS – Aircraft Leasing Services. Operated Beech 1900[33]
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Fast Airways |
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TFS |
FAST TRANSPORT |
1997 |
2000 |
[34]
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Flamingo Airlines |
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F7 |
KFL |
NAKURU |
2000 |
2009 |
Launched by Kenya Airways and branded Kenya Flamingo Airlines. Absorbed by Kenya Airways. Operated Saab 340[35]
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Fly County Airlines |
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2015 |
2017 |
[36]
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Fly SAX |
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B5 |
EXZ |
DUMA |
2012 |
2019 |
Renamed to EastAfrican[37]
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Freight Air Service Transport |
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TFS |
FAST TRANSPORT |
1997 |
2000 |
Operated Boeing 747[38]
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Global Star Airlines |
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1997 |
1999 |
Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-3[39]
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Gulf Falcon Air Services |
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AKF |
AFRICAN FALCON |
2000 |
2000 |
Operated Boeing 747[40]
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Ibis Aviation |
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1997 |
1998 |
Operated Beech Super King Air, Cessna Titan[41]
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Imatong Airlines |
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IAL |
IMATONG |
2005 |
2014 |
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JetLink Express |
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J0 |
JLX |
KEN JET |
2006 |
2012 |
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Kaskazi Aviation |
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2001 |
2006 |
[42]
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Kencargo Airlines International |
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KEN JET |
2001 |
2004 |
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Kenya Air Charters |
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KB |
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KENCHARTER |
1978 |
1979 |
[43]
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Kenya Aircraft Company |
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1925 |
1929 |
[44]
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Kenya Flamingo Airways |
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F7 |
KFL |
|
1978 |
2000 |
Rebranded as Flamingo Airlines. Operated Saab 340[45]
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Lennox Airlines |
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LAK |
|
1986 |
2000 |
Operated Boeing 707-320[46]
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Malindi Air Services |
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1977 |
1999 |
Operated Let Turbolet[47]
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Mombasa Air Services |
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Noon and Pearce Air Charters |
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1946 |
1955 |
[48]
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North Sea Aerial & General Transport Company |
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1926 |
1927 |
Airmail services[49]
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OneJetOne Airways |
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OJO |
OHJOH |
2009 |
2010 |
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Pharazyn Air Charters |
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1955 |
1963 |
Operated Beech Bonanza, Piper Pacer[50]
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Pioneer Airlines |
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1979 |
1987 |
Renamed to African Express Airways[51]
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Prestige Air Services |
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1985 |
2009 |
[52]
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Rapid Air |
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1970 |
1974 |
Renamed to Mombasa Air Safari[53]
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Regional Air |
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QT |
RAW |
BLUERAY |
2000 |
2005 |
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Relief Air Transport |
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1993 |
1996 |
Flew humanitarian aid for the UN. Operated Curtiss C-46[54]
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Ribway Cargo Airlines |
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|
2014 |
2016 |
Operated Douglas DC-8-70[55]
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Ross Air |
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|
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2001 |
2006 |
[56]
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Silverstone Air |
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K5 |
SLR |
SILVERSTONE |
2017 |
2019 |
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Simba Air Cargo |
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SRE |
SIMBAIR |
1995 |
2001 |
Operated Boeing 707, HS 748[57]
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Simbair |
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1971 |
1977 |
Subsidiary of East African Airways[58]
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Sincereways Kenya |
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|
1996 |
1998 |
Operated Douglas DC-6B[59]
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Sky Aero |
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5F |
|
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2014 |
2014 |
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Sky Bird Air Safaris |
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|
|
|
2002 |
2004 |
Subsidiary of ALS merged in[60]
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Sky Relief Services |
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|
|
2000s |
2010s |
Operated Fokker F27, DHC-5 Buffalo[61]
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Skyward International Aviation |
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OE |
SEW |
|
2010 |
2014 |
To Skyward Express[62]
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Skyways |
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|
1948 |
1951 |
[63]
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Skyways Airlines |
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|
1996 |
2005 |
[64]
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Skyways Kenya |
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|
1996 |
2001 |
Operated Gulfstream I[65]
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SouthEast Airlines |
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|
2014 |
2015 |
Operated Douglas DC-9-30[66]
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Stridestar International Airlines |
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|
1985 |
1986 |
[67]
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Sunbird Aviation |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sunbird_Aviation_Kenya_DC3_landing_at_Kichwa_Tembo.JPG/120px-Sunbird_Aviation_Kenya_DC3_landing_at_Kichwa_Tembo.JPG) |
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1987 |
Merged with Air Kenya to form Airkenya Express
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Sunbird Charters |
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1968 |
1979 |
[68]
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Superior Aviation |
|
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|
2004 |
2008 |
[69]
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Ticair Charters |
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|
1968 |
1975 |
[70]
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Trackmark Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1989 |
2009 |
Operated HS 748[71]
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Tristar Air |
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|
|
2018 |
2019 |
Operated Fokker 50, Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan[72]
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Ukunda Airways |
|
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|
|
1988 |
1990 |
Operated Dornier 228[73]
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Western Airways |
|
|
|
|
1998 |
2004 |
Established as Western Kenya Air Charters[74]
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Wilkenair |
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|
1960 |
1970 |
Established ad Caspair[75]
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Wilson Air |
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1933 |
1936 |
[76]
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Wilson Airways |
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1929 |
1939 |
Founded by Florence Kerr Wilson, Thomas Campbell-Black and Archibald W. Watkins. Operated DH.60G Gipsy Moth, Avro 619 Five[77]
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ZB Air |
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ZBA |
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1963 |
2006 |
Operated Cessna 402
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