• Most airlines operating from Wilson Airport are hired for photography, sightseeing, agricultural spraying, game selection and parachuting
• Moi University secured a one-year licence to provide flying instructions within Kenya using three sets of aircrafts from Eldoret airport
The aviation authority has locked out three airlines from operating in the country’s airspace.
Air Arabia PJSC, Nile Wings Aviation Limited and Imatong Airlines Limited failed to secure licences after their recent applications.
Nile Wings sought a licence for passenger and cargo flights to various points in Africa, Indian Ocean islands and the Middle East. It also sought approval for non-scheduled emergency medical air service and self-fly hire using aircraft B190, C208 and F27 from JKIA and Wilson airports.
Imatong sought to introduce domestic flights to Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Malindi, and Lamu from JKIA, Wilson and Moi airports.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is yet to make a decision on an application by Lady Lori Kenya Limited.
In the deferred application, the firm seeks to provide non-scheduled air service for passengers, cargo and mail globally.
It also applied to offer non-scheduled emergency medical air service, aerial work, services for advertising, patrol, survey and observations.
Air Arabia PJSC sought a licence for three weekly tour charters on Nairobi-Sharjah route.
In a March 23 memo, KCAA director general Gilbert Kibe granted a three-year licence to Silverstone airline.
The airline got a green light for flights to Mogadishu and Mwanza through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Its domestic flights to Kisumu, Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Malindi, Eldoret, Mombasa, Homa Bay, Kitale and Amboseli from Wilson were also okayed.
Silverstone has been authorised to operate its DHC8 – known as Dash 8 - F27 and CRJ200 planes based at JKIA, Wilson, Kisumu and Moi international airports.
It will also deliver cargo to and from the eastern, central, western, southern and northern African countries as well as Indian Ocean islands and the Middle East.
The airline had its licence for Dash 8 suspended last November after three incidents during take-off from various airports.
Most airlines operating from Wilson Airport are hired for photography, sightseeing, agricultural spraying, game selection, parachuting and fire spotting.
Moi University secured a one-year licence to provide flying instructions within Kenya using three sets of aircraft from Eldoret airport.
Air France has been okayed to ply cargo flights from Paris through Djibouti, Antananarivo, Nairobi and Cairo.
The authority has however denied the airline traffic rights between Djibouti, St Dennis, Antananarivo, Cairo and Nairobi.
Tanzanian airlines Northern Air, Tanzanian Air Services and Air Excel Limited got two-year leave to offer international non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights.
Flight Training Centre is also expanding its operations to include passenger and cargo flights and Isiolo airport as an additional base.
Pegasus Flyers has been allowed to offer flying instructions from April 16 and self-fly hire of aircraft C127 from Wilson Airport.
Skyship Company has been denied rights to include Karen Blixen as an additional base for landing their hot air balloons.
Their application for Einkotuto as an additional base and introduction of more balloon types was granted.
WestWind Aviation got the leeway to introduce more aircraft to its fleet while West Rift Air Services got a licence to operate non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Aerospace Consortium was granted approval to operate scheduled cargo, passenger and mail flights from JKIA to Juba, Dar-es-Salaam, Entebbe, Zanzibar, Mwanza, Kigali, Mogadishu, Bunjumbura, Hargeisa, Kismayu and Moroni.
Licences for Jetways Airlines, Advantage Air Travel, Twinstar Aviation, Buff Air Services, Airborn African Antics, Prima Aviation, RSA Air Limited, Kilimanjaro Aviation Services, and Dragonfly Aviation were also granted.
Edited by Henry Makori