East African Safari Air

East African Safari Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
B5 EXZ DUMA
Founded1989
Ceased operations2011
HubsJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Focus citiesMilan; Rome; London; Ibiza; Zanzibar; Kilimanjaro; Zurich; Juba
Frequent-flyer programNone
AllianceNone
Fleet sizeFleet East African Safari Air: (Up to and before 2004) 1 Beechcraft B200 Super King Air 4 Cessna 208 Caravans 4 Boeing 767-300 ER East African Safari Air Express (After 2003 and until 2008): 2 Fokker F28 4000 1 Grumman Gulfstream I 2 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
Destinations11
Parent companyEast African Safari Air Limited
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Key peopleAnthony Ambaka Kegode, founder, chairman and chief executive officer
Employees97
Websitewww.eastafrican.com

East African Safari Air was an airline based in Kenya. Its international operations were suspended in September 2004, by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, but the airline still maintained scheduled regional and domestic services through its subsidiary East African Safari Air Express.[1] In December 2010, East African Safari Air Express was ostensibly purchased by the parent company of another Kenyan airline Fly540 and was rebranded as Fly SAX.[2] (Litigation concerning this purchase is pending in Kenyan courts).[3]

  1. ^ "Kenya's private airline launches flights to southern Sudan". 2 January 2005.
  2. ^ "Breaking News – Fly 540 takes over East African Safari Air Express". 18 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Kenya Law Reports".