AirKenya Express has taken delivery of another De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft.
The Nairobi-based carrier will thus be able to enhance operations on its route network.
Operating out of Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, AirKenya Express offers scheduled domestic and charter services, as well as scheduled flights to Tanzania.
The airline is key to East Africa’s tourism sector as it services numerous destinations on the safari route network within Kenya.
The De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft, registered 5Y-DBA, arrived at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport at 16.00 on 28 April.
It received a customary water cannon salute on arrival.
AirKenya staff were also on site to celebrate the occasion.
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FLEET EXPANSION: ANOTHER AIRKENYA EXPRESS DASH 8
The new 37-seater turboprop Dash 8-200 aircraft brings the number of Dash 8’s in the AirKenya fleet to three.
In fact, this is the second delivery of the aircraft type within the space of two years.
The modern pressurized aircraft marks an improvement to the passenger journey due to its bigger cabin size, faster flying speed, quieter engines, comfortable seating arrangement, and onboard lavatory.
AirKenya Express is wholly owned by a Kenyan-controlled consortium and has 165 employees.
The airline has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Regional Air Services in Tanzania, launched in 1997, and AeroLink in Uganda, launched in 2012.
