East African Safari Air

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East African Safari Air is an airline based in Kenya. Its international operations were suspended in September 2004, but the airline has still scheduled domestic services.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Incidents and accidents 4 Fleet 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: S9
• ICAO Code: HSA
• Callsign: DUMA

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1989. It began international operations on 2 July 2003 to Paris and Rome. East African Safari Air Express was integrated with East African Safari Air in July 2003. After financial difficulties the airline suspended operations in September 2004.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• On 7 December 2003, East African Safari Air Flight 812 from Nairobi overran the runway after landing at Lokichokio. The Fokker F28 went through a fence and came to rest in a ditch. Five of the 44 occupants were injured. (ref: East African Standard)
• On July 28, 2004, a Boeing 767 operated by East African Safari Air experienced a fire in the left engine shortly after takeoff from Rome. The flight crew extinguished the fire after the second fire bottle was discharged. The airplane returned to Rome and landed uneventfully.

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the East African Safari Air fleet included ^[1] :

• 1 Grumman Gulfstream I
• 2 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10

Previously operated: East African Safari Air operated 2 Boeing 767-300, but these were disposed of towards the end of 2004.

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

[edit] External links

• East African Safari Air
• East African Safari Air Passenger Comments
• http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=7068