List of defunct airlines of Kenya


This is a list of defunct airlines of Kenya.
AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignCommenced
operations		Ceased
operations		Notes
Aero Air Service20092009Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 172, Cessna 206, Cessna 208, DHC-6 Twin Otters
Aero Kenya19972010Operated Beech 1900
African Air Cars19461949Founded by Ralph Blair Whitehead. Operated Avro Anson, Percival Proctor
African Airlines InternationalSYAIKAFRICAN AIRLINES19872003Operated Antonov An-32, Boeing 707-321C
African Cargo AirwaysEAI19901996Operated Lockheed L-100 Hercules
African Cargo Services LtdACBAFRICARGO19751978Operated Bristol Britannia
African Commuter Services19962003Operated Gulfstream I, HS 748
African Safari AirwaysA2QSCZEBRA19672008
Afrika AviationFRKAFRIFAST20002005
Air Al-Faraj19971998Operated Beech 1900
Air East Africa19931996Operated Boeing 727
Air Flamingo19641965Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 180, Cessna 206
Air KenyaQP19701987Merged with Sunbird to form Airkenya Aviation. Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otters, Cessna Caravan
Airkenya AviationQPSAL19872007Renamed to Airkenya Express. Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otters
Airstream Kenya20112015Operated HS 748
Amphibians19781978Operated Britten-Norman Trislander
Autair Helicopters19641970Subsidiary of Autair
Avonair19641968Operated Cessna 206
Branton Air Service19931997Operated Douglas DC-3
Britex Air Services20172017Operated Embraer Brasilia
British East Africa Airways19641965Operated Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Campling Bros. & Vanderwal19461964Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 182, Cessna 210, Macchi MB.320, de Havilland Moth Minor
CaspairQPSALSUNBIRD19461979Renamed to Sunbird Aviation. Operated Douglas C-47, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, DHC-6 Twin Otters, BN-2 Islander
CMC Aviation19612011Rebranded as DAC East Africa
CHS Aviation19901998Rebranded East African Safari Air
Clairways19471953Operated Avro Anson
Coast AirCQACOASTAIR??
Cooper Skybird AirchartersSKY1980s1980sOperated Britten-Norman Trislander
DAS Air CargoDAZDASAIR19832007Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-10
Delta ConnectionZ9DCPNILECAT20042010Rebranded D-Connection
Eagle AviationY4EQAMAGNUM19862003Merged into East African Express. Operated ATR 42, Boeing 737, DHC-6 Twin Otters, Fokker F28, Let Turbolet
East AfricanS9HAS19892004Eagle Aviation merged into East African
East African Air Charters20042008
East African AirwaysECECEASTAF19451977
East African Safari Air ExpressB5EXZDUMA20022012Rebranded as Fly SAX
East Coast AirlinesECKEAST COAST1980s1980sOperated Boeing 757
Equator Airlines3PPKAEQUATOR19901999Renamed to African Express Airways
Falcon Air Charters19901999To ALS – Aircraft Leasing Services. Operated Beech 1900
Fast AirwaysTFSFAST TRANSPORT19972000
Flamingo AirlinesF7KFLNAKURU20002009Launched by Kenya Airways and branded Kenya Flamingo Airlines. Absorbed by Kenya Airways. Operated Saab 340
Fly County Airlines20152017
Fly SAXB5EXZDUMA20122019Renamed to EastAfrican
Freight Air Service TransportTFSFAST TRANSPORT19972000Operated Boeing 747
Global Star Airlines19971999Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-3
Gulf Falcon Air ServicesAKFAFRICAN FALCON20002000Operated Boeing 747
Ibis Aviation19971998Operated Beech Super King Air, Cessna Titan
Imatong AirlinesIALIMATONG20052014
JetLink ExpressJ0JLXKEN JET20062012
Kaskazi Aviation20012006
Kencargo Airlines InternationalKEN JET20012004
Kenya Air ChartersKBKENCHARTER19781979
Kenya Aircraft Company19251929
Kenya Flamingo AirwaysF7KFL19782000Rebranded as Flamingo Airlines. Operated Saab 340
Lennox AirlinesLAK19862000Operated Boeing 707-320
Malindi Air Services19771999Operated Let Turbolet
Mombasa Air Services
Noon and Pearce Air Charters19461955
North Sea Aerial & General Transport Company19261927Airmail services
OneJetOne AirwaysOJOOHJOH20092010
Pharazyn Air Charters19551963Operated Beech Bonanza, Piper Pacer
Pioneer Airlines19791987Renamed to African Express Airways
Prestige Air Services19852009
Rapid Air19701974Renamed to Mombasa Air Safari
Regional AirQTRAWBLUERAY20002005
Relief Air Transport19931996Flew humanitarian aid for the UN. Operated Curtiss C-46
Ribway Cargo Airlines20142016Operated Douglas DC-8-70
Ross Air20012006
Silverstone AirK5SLRSILVERSTONE20172019
Simba Air CargoSRESIMBAIR19952001Operated Boeing 707, HS 748
Simbair19711977Subsidiary of East African Airways
Sincereways Kenya19961998Operated Douglas DC-6B
Sky Aero5F20142014
Sky Bird Air Safaris20022004Subsidiary of ALS merged in
Sky Relief Services2000s2010sOperated Fokker F27, DHC-5 Buffalo
Skyward International AviationOESEW20102014To Skyward Express
Skyways19481951
Skyways Airlines19962005
Skyways Kenya19962001Operated Gulfstream I
SouthEast Airlines20142015Operated Douglas DC-9-30
Stridestar International Airlines19851986
Sunbird Aviation1987Merged with Air Kenya to form Airkenya Express
Sunbird Charters19681979
Superior Aviation20042008
Ticair Charters19681975
Trackmark Cargo19892009Operated HS 748
Tristar Air20182019Operated Fokker 50, Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan
Ukunda Airways19881990Operated Dornier 228
Western Airways19982004Established as Western Kenya Air Charters
Wilkenair19601970Established ad Caspair
Wilson Air19331936
Wilson Airways19291939Founded by Florence Kerr Wilson, Thomas Campbell-Black and Archibald W. Watkins. Operated DH.60G Gipsy Moth, Avro 619 Five
ZB AirZBA19632006Operated Cessna 402