African Express Airways is an airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It operates domestic and international passenger services. Its main base is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi^[1]. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ... Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) formerly called Nairobi International Airport is one of Kenyas large aviation facilities and East Africas busiest airport. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: XU
• ICAO Code: AXK
• Callsign: EXPRESS JET ^[2]

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History

The airline was established in 1986 and started operations in May 1986. It was set up in association with African Airlines International as a sister company, until September 1999 when it separated^[1]. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Despite rumors of termination of operations in Kenya, in August 2006^{[citation needed]}, operators are still reachable and it is apparently still possible to fly with the airline. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Destinations

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African Express Airways operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Berbera, Dubai, Dzaoudzi, London, Mogadishu, Moroni,Karachi and Sharjah 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the newly established Saaxil region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ... Dzaoudzi is a town located on the island of Pamandzi in Mayotte. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: ; Italian: ), is the largest city in Somalia, and its capital. ... Moroni is the largest city of the Comores and since 1962 has also been its capital. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan. ... Sharjah Central Souq - Shopping Mall The flag of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة ash-shaariqah) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ...

Fleet

The African Express Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[3] : For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

• 2 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 27 March 2007
2. ^ Airline Codes
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006