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Airkenya Express is an airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It operates domestic scheduled and charter services, as well as scheduled flights to Tanzania. Its main base is Wilson 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. ... Wilson airport is located south of Nairobi, Kenya. ...

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History

Airkenya Express was formed and started operations in 1987 from the merger of Air Kenya and Sunbird Aviation. The two companies had over 20 years of general aviation experience in East Africa. Airkenya Aviation became Airkenya Express in January 2007. The airline is wholly owned by a Kenyan controlled consortium and has 165 employees.^[1] 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Air Kenya was an airline in Kenya which was merged with Sunbird Aviation in 1985 to form Airkenya Aviation. ... Sunbird Aviation was an airline in Kenya which merged with Air Kenya in 1985 to form Airkenya Aviation. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Services

Airkenya Express Limited operates the following services (at October 2006)^{[citation needed]}: October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

International scheduled destinations: Amboseli Game Reserve, formerly Amboseli National Park is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya. ... Lamu town is the largest town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya, (coordinates ). Lamu town is also the headquarters of Lamu District. ... Manda Airport is an airport in Manda Island, Kenya (IATA: LAU, ICAO: HKLU). ... Malindi is a city in Kenya that has been a Swahili settlement since the 14th century. ... Malindi Airport is an airport in Malindi, Kenya (IATA: MYD, ICAO: HKML). ... Wildebeast and Zebra Migration in Masai Mara The Maasai Mara (also spelt Masai Mara) is a large park reserve in south-western Kenya, within the Great Serengeti region, and is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park and game reserve in Tanzania. ... Mara Serena Airport is an airport in Masai Mara, Kenya (IATA: MRE, ICAO: N/A). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... bumbasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. ... Moi International Airport (IATA: MBA, ICAO: HKMO), also Mombasa Airport, serves the city of Mombasa, and is the second most important airport in Kenya after Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ... Wilson airport is located south of Nairobi, Kenya. ... Nanyuki is a market town in central Kenya, lying north west of Mount Kenya. ... Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of Ewaso Nyiro river, across which is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve. ...

Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ... Kilimanjaro International Airport is a small airport that serves the community near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. ...

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