Airlines - Kenya

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Kenya is a republic in East Africa and is home to many different ethnic groups. Formerly a British colony, Kenya gained independence in 1963 and has been a republic since 1964. It is bordered on the north by Sudan and Ethiopia, on the east by Somalia and the Indian Ocean, on the south by Tanzania, and on the west by Lake Victoria and Uganda. Nairobi is the country's capital and largest city.

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Airline	Operating Dates	IATA : ICAO	Tree	Status
748 Air Services (Seven Four Eight Air Services)	1994* - 2012>	-- : SVT		Active
Aberdair Aviation	2009* - 2012>			Active
AD Aviation	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Aero Kenya	2005* - 2010*			Inactive
Africair	** - **			Status?
African Air Cars	** - **			Status?
African Airlines International	1990 - 2003*	-- : AIK		Inactive
African Cargo Airways (Services)	** - **			Inactive
African Commuter Air Services	2002* - 2003			Inactive
African Commuter Services	2003* - 2008*			Status?
African Eagle	** - **			Status?
African Express Airways	1987* - 1989*		>Equator Airlines	Renamed
African Express Airways (AEA)	1999* - 2012>	XU : AXK		Active
Afrika Aviation	1991* - 2006*			Status?
Aim Air (African Inland Mission)	1999* - 2012>			Active
Air Chartered Traders	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Air East Africa	1996* - 1997			Inactive
Air Express	2003* - 2004*			Inactive
Air Flamingo	1960s			Status?
Air Kenya	1970 - 1985		>Airkenya Express	Renamed
Aircraft Leasing Services	2003* - 2003*		>ALS	Renamed
Airkenya	1985 - 2007	QP : SAL	>Airkenya Express	Renamed
Airkenya	2009* - 2012>			Active
Airkenya Express	2007 - 2012>	P2 : XAK	Airkenya Express	Active
ALS	1999* - 2012>		ALS	Active
Amphibians	** - **			Status?
Arch Aviation	1995* ~ 1996*			Unconfirmed
ASA (African Safari Airways)	1967 - 2008	QS : QSC		Inactive
Astral Aviation	2001 - 2012>	8V : ACP		Active
Avonair	** - **			Status?
Blue Bird Aviation	1992 - 2012>	-- : BBZ		Active
Blue Sky Aviation	2007* - 2009*	-- : SBK		Status?
Branton Air Service	1993* - 1997			Inactive
Britair East Africa	1964* - 1965*			Inactive
Campling Bros. & Vanderwal	1946* - 1964		>Safari Air Services	Renamed
Capital Airlines	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Caspair (Caspar Air Charters)	1949* - 1979	QP : ---	>Airkenya Express	Renamed
Ceneast Airlines	1990s			Status?
CHS Aviation	2005* - 2005*			Status?
Clairways	1947* - 1953*			Status?
Coast Air	** - **			Status?
Cobham-Blackburn Airlines	** - **			Status?
Cooper Skybird Air Charter	** - **			Status?
Cruisair	** - **			Status?
DAS Air Cargo	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Eagle Aviation	1986 - 2003*			Inactive
East African Air Charters	2004* - 2006*			Status?
East African Airways	1928* - 1936			Inactive
East African Airways	1956* - 1976			Inactive
East African Express (East African Safari Air Express)	2003* - 2012>	BS : HAS		Active
East African Safari Air	1989* - 2004	S9 : HAS		Inactive
East Coast Airlines (Kenya)	** - **			Status?
Equator Airlines	1998* - 2001*		Equator Airlines	Status?
Falcon Air Charters	2002* - 2003*		>ALS	Renamed
Fast Airways (Freight Air Service Transport)	1997* - 2000*			Inactive
Flamingo Airlines	2000 - 2003		>Kenya Airways	Renamed
Flamingo Airways	** - **			Status?
Flash Airlines	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Fly540	2006 - 2012>	5H : FFV		Active
Ibis Aviation	1999* - 1999*			Status?
JetLink Express	2004 - 2012>	JO : JLK		Active
Kaskazi Aviation	2001* - 2006*			Status?
Kencargo Airlines International	2001 - 2004			Inactive
Kenya Air Charters	1978* - 1979*	KB : ---		Status?
Kenya Aircraft Company	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Kenya Airways	1977 - 2012>	KQ : KQA	Kenya Airways	Active
Kenya Flamingo Airlines	1978* - 2000		>Kenya Airways	Renamed
Kismayo Airlines	1990s			Status?
Knight Aviation	2002* - 2009*			Status?
Lennox Airlines	1986* - 2000			Inactive
Malindi Air Services	1999* - 1999*			Status?
Mombasa Air Safari	1974 - 2012>			Active
Noon and Pearce Air Charters	1946* - 1955			Inactive
North Eastern Airlines	1972* - 1972*			Status?
North Sea Aerial & General Transport Company	1926 - 1927			Inactive
OneJetOne Airways	2010* ~ 2010*	-- : OJN		Began?
Phoenix Aviation	1994* - 2012>			Active
Pioneer Airlines	1983* - 1983*			Inactive
Prestige Air Services	1980s			Status?
Queensway Air Services	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Regional Air	2000 - 2005	QP : RAW		Inactive
Relief Air Transport	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Ross Air (RossAir)	2001* - 2006*			Status?
Royale	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Safari Air Services	1964 - 1979*	QY : ---	Safari Air Services	Status?
SafariLink	2004* - 2012>	-- : XLK		Active
Salaam Aviation	2010* ~ 2010*			Began?
Simba Air Cargo	1995* - 2001*			Inactive
Simbair	1971* - 1977			Inactive
Sincereways Kenya	** - **			Status?
Sky Bird Air Safaris	2002* - 2004		>ALS	Renamed
Skytrail	1982* - 1989*			Status?
Skytrail (ASC Air Safaris)	2004* - 2007*			Status?
Skyways	1948 - 1951*			Inactive
Skyways Airlines	1996* - 2005*			Status?
Skyways Kenya	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Stridestar International Airlines	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Sunbird Aviation	1985* - 1985		>Airkenya Express	Renamed
Sunbird Charters	1968* - 1979*			Status?
Superior Aviation	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Tana & Mara Aviation	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Ticair Charters	1968* - 1975*			Status?
Track Mark (Trackmark Cargo)	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Transworld Safaris	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Trident Enterprises	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Ukanda Airways	1988* - 1990*			Status?
United Air Cargo (K)	1975 - 1976			Inactive
United Airlines (United Air Lines)	2002* - 2006*			Status?
Warsan Air Services	1994* - 1994*			Status?
West Wing Aviation	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Western Airways	2003* - 2004*			Inactive
Western Kenya Air Charters	1966* - 1970*			Status?
Wilkenair (Wilken Aviation)	1966* - 1970		>Airkenya Express	Renamed
Wilson Air	1933* - 1936*			Status?
Wilson Airways	1929* - 1939			Inactive
Yana Air Cargo	1991 - 1993			Status?
Yellow Wings Air Services	2008* - 2012>			Active
ZB Air (Z Boskovic Air Charters)	1963 - 2006	-- : ZBA		Inactive
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