Five Forty Aviation
IATA n/a	ICAO n/a	Callsign n/a
Founded		2006
Hubs		Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Fleet size		2
Destinations		2
Headquarters		Nairobi, Kenya
Key people		Don Smith (Chief Exectutive)
Website: http://www.fly540.com/

IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... 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. ... Nairobi (pronounced )is the capital of Kenya. ...

History

Five Forty Aviation, trading as Fly540, is a Kenyan low-cost airline starting operations between Nairobi and Mombasa on November 24, 2006. It’s name refers to its price of Sh5,540 per adult return fare between the above mentioned cities. 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. ... 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. ...

Lonrho Africa is a major investor in the company, paying USD1.5 million for a 49% stake. Lonrho's Joint Executive Chairman and Chief Executive, David Lenigas, was appointed chairman of the company in February 2006. Lonrho plc was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 13 May 1909 as the London and Rhodesian Mining Company Limited. ...

Services

The original scheduled flights include – except for freight flights – also scheduled passenger traffic between Nairobi and Mombasa. Its expansion plans includes flights on the Nairobi-Malindi-Lamu route. Also Kisumu has been said to become a destination in the near future. The business plan includes the addition of four international destinations in 2007 and a further four routes in 2008. Malindi is a city in Kenya that has been a Swahili settlement since the 14th century. ... 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. ... Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya, with a population of 322,724 (1999 census). ...

Fleet

Five Forty Aviation has invested in two 48-passenger turbo prop ATR 42-320 aircrafts, purchased from South African company Executive Turbine. Two similar aircrafts are supposed to be added in 2007. The Italian-French based aircraft manufacturer Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) was formed in 1981, from the consortium formed by Aérospatiale of France (now EADS) and Aeritalia (now Alenia Aeronautica), of Italy. ...

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