Astral Aviation
| Astral Aviation | |
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| IATA code : | 8V |
| ICAO code : | ACP |
| Call sign : | ASTRAL CARGO |
| Founding: | 2000 |
| Seat: |
Nairobi , Kenya
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| Home airport : | Nairobi |
| IATA prefix code : | 485 |
| Management: | Sanjeev Gadhia ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 5 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | astral-aviation.com |
Astral Aviation is a Kenyan cargo airline based in Nairobi and based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport .
history
Astral Aviation was founded in 2000 and started operations in 2001. In May 2014 it was announced that Hainan Airlines had signed a letter of intent to become a partner in Astral Aviation.
fleet
As of March 2019, the Astral Aviation fleet consists of five aircraft with an average age of 31.9 years:
| Aircraft type | number | Aircraft registration | Remarks | Capacity in kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 727-200F | 1 | 5Y-MWM | 24,000 | |
| Boeing 747-400F | 3 | OM-ACB | operated by Air Cargo Global | 115,000 |
| TF-AMM | operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic | |||
| TF-AMU | ||||
| Douglas DC-9-33F | 1 | 5Y-UAE | 16,000 | |
| 5 |
In the past, Astral Aviation operated, among others, Antonov An-12 , Antonow An-72 , Avro 748 and Ilyushin Il-76 .
See also
Web links
- Astral Aviation website (English)
- Astral Aviation photos on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ ch-aviation - China's Hainan Airlines to invest in Kenya's Astral Aviation , accessed on November 18, 2014
- ↑ ch-aviation : Astral Aviation - Airline Information (English), accessed on March 7, 2019.
- ↑ astral-aviation.com - Fleet (English) accessed on January 4, 2017
- ^ Astral Aviation. (No longer available online.) In: airlineupdate.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013 ; accessed on June 11, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
