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Astral Aviation
Kenya · ASTRAL CARGO
Africa's dedicated cargo airline connecting the continent.
- ›Astral Aviation is one of the few African airlines dedicated exclusively to cargo operations.
- ›The airline serves destinations across sub-Saharan Africa, including remote and underserved airstrips.
- ›Astral Aviation supports humanitarian and emergency logistics missions on the African continent.
- ›The airline offers both scheduled freight services and ad hoc charter cargo flights.
- ›Astral Aviation has played a significant role in supporting intra-African trade and supply chains.
Astral Aviation is a Kenyan cargo airline founded in 2000, headquartered at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Operating under the callsign ASTRAL CARGO, it specializes in freight and charter services across Africa and beyond. The airline has established itself as one of East Africa's leading dedicated cargo carriers, serving key commercial and humanitarian routes across the continent.
Astral Aviation operates a mixed freighter fleet typically comprising Boeing 727 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft suited for cargo operations across African routes.
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Astral Aviation is a cargo airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in November 2000 and started operations in January 2001. It operates scheduled and non-scheduled/ad-hoc cargo charters, as well as humanitarian-aid flights, to regional destinations in Africa, Asia and to Liège in Belgium as its only European destination, as of 2023. Its main base is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. It has one subsidiary operating in India since October 2022, Pradhaan Air Express, which leased an Airbus A320P2F cargo aircraft, thus making it the world's first airline to have such an aircraft in its fleet.
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