Fly540

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Fly540
IATA
5H		 ICAO
FFV		 Callsign
SWIFT TANGO
Founded 2006
Hubs Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 7
Company slogan Simplifly
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people Neil Steffen, Don Smith (Chief Exectutive Officer)
Website: http://www.fly540.com/

Fly540 (Five Forty Aviation) is a low-cost airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It operates domestic passenger and freight services.[1]

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[edit] History

The airline started operations between Nairobi and Mombasa on November 24, 2006. The service initially operated twice daily using 48-seat ATR 42 aircraft [2]. The airline's name refers to its price of Sh5,540 per adult return fare between the above-mentioned cities [3].

Lonrho Africa is a major investor in the company, paying US $1.5 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]

In May 2007 the airline introduced two Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 aircraft to increase the airline's capacity, allowing it to develop new domestic routes to Lokichokio, Wajir and Mandera. It planned to expand to international destinations to include at least four other regional destinations in East Africa by the end of 2007, and to add another four in 2008. Fly540 carried over 10,000 passengers in April 2007.[4]

[edit] Destinations

The original scheduled flights included – except for freight flights – scheduled passenger traffic between Nairobi and Mombasa. Kisumu became a destination in January 2007[3]. Daily flights on the Nairobi-Malindi-Lamu route were added in February 2007 [5]. It was set to commence international operations in October 2007 by flying to Juba in Sudan and Goma in DR Congo [6].

As of September 2007, Fly540 has the following destinations [7]:

[edit] Fleet

The Fly540 fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008):

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 83. 
  2. ^ Airliner World January 2007
  3. ^ a b The Standard, January 18, 2007: The new kite in the skies
  4. ^ TMC Net 15 May 2007
  5. ^ Fly540 news
  6. ^ The Standard, September 26, 2007: Fly540 eyes Sudan and DRC
  7. ^ Fly540 website
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