Astral Aviation is a cargo airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in November 2000 and started operations in January 2001. It operates scheduled and non-scheduled/ad hoc cargo charters to regional destinations in Africa and to Liège in Belgium. Its main base is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi.[1]
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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Hubs | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Pradhaan Air Express | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
Key people | Sanjeev S. Gadhia (Commercial Director) | ||||||
Website | astral-aviation.com |
Astral shows the following scheduled destinations in their 2017 online timetable.[2]
As of April 2021[update], The Astral Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3][4]
Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
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Boeing 727-200F | 1 | — | To be phased out by 2023.[5] |
Boeing 747-400BDSF | 1 | — | Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic |
Boeing 747-400F | 1 | — | Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic |
Boeing 767-200BDSF | 1 | — | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30CF | 2 | — | |
Total | 5 |
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of March 2015):[6]
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