Five Forty Aviation

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

Five Forty Aviation, trading as Fly540, is a low-cost airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It operates scheduled passenger services.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The airline started operations between Nairobi and Mombasa on November 24, 2006. The service is initially being operated twice daily using 48-seat ATR 42 aircraft ^[1]. It’s name refers to its price of Sh5,540 per adult return fare between the above mentioned cities ^[2].

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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Services

The original scheduled flights include – except for freight flights – also scheduled passenger traffic between Nairobi and Mombasa. Kisumu became a destination in January 2007^[2]. Daily flights on the Nairobi-Malindi-Lamu route were added in February 2007 ^[3].

[edit] Fleet

As of December 2006 the Five Forty Aviation fleet includes:

• 2 ATR 42-320

The aircraft were purchased from South African company Executive Turbine. Two similar aircraft are supposed to be added in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Five Forty Aviation

[edit] References

1. ^ Airliner World January 2007
2. ^ ^{a b} The Standard, January 18, 2007: The new kite in the skies
3. ^ Fly540 news