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Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is a state corporation of Kenya that is responsible for regulating the aviation industry in Kenya and for providing air navigation services in the Kenya flight region. The KCAA offers training in the aviation professions through its affiliated East African School of Aviation. [2]
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is the owner and operator of nine civilian airports and airstrips in Kenya. Kenya Airports Authority was established by an act of Parliament in 1992, by the ruling Kenya African National Union government.
The Aero Club of Kenya was founded on July 31, 1927. [1] [2] [3] Its founding members included 24 pilots and aviation enthusiasts, who stated that the club's objectives were "To promote, encourage and regulate aeronautics in Kenya, and to provide information and advice about aviation to all authorities and persons as might be required."
The airport was established as Nairobi West Aerodrome in 1929 by Florence Kerr Wilson, a wealthy widow.Built at a cost of £50,000 (£3.2 million in 2020), Mrs Wilson hired pilot Tom Campbell Black to run the airport.
Bluebird Aviation Limited is a Kenyan air charter company based at Wilson Airport, Nairobi. The company was incorporated in 1992 and operates scheduled, non-scheduled and ad hoc air charter services within the East and Central African region with special emphasis on Eastern Africa.
On 20 November 1974, Lufthansa Flight 540, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-130, D-ABYB, LH 540, "Hessen" (German state), delivered 1970, crashed on takeoff from runway 24 in Nairobi killing 59 of the 157 on board. The aircraft was on a flight from Frankfurt to Nairobi then Johannesburg. This was the first fatal accident and third hull loss of a Boeing 747.
Aviation management is a study discipline responsible for coordinating operations at an Airport and airline management or other business in the airline industry. Professionals in this discipline specialize in various field, such as flight logistics , aircraft maintenance , customer service and marketing for the airline.
Location ICAO IATA Airport name Civil airports Amboseli: HKAM: ASV: Amboseli Airport: Angama Mara ANA: Angama Mara Airport: Bamburi BMQ: Bamburi Airport