Astral Aviation

The company stated that it expects to hand its first freighter over for certification with Brazilian authorities by the end of this year.

South Africa is set to welcome a new cargo airline, Suid Cargo, which will commence non-scheduled cargo flights from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport in the second quarter of 2023. The airline plans to operate to over 20 destinations across Southern, West and East Africa, including Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Zambia, Namibia, D R Congo, […]

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Astral Aviation to expand the partnership between the two parties and enhance cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi. The agreement demonstrates Etihad Cargo’s commitment to expanding its global network and providing increased cargo capacity to its […]

Ahead of the Singapore Air Show, Kenya’s fastest-growing cargo airline, Astral Aviation, has announced that it will operate the first-ever Airbus A320 passenger to freighter (P2F) converted aircraft. ST Engineering announced it will be carrying out the conversion and expects to place the first A320 P2F jet on lease in the second quarter of 2022. […]

The pandemic has revealed shortcomings in global supply chains and forced businesses to make logistical solutions a greater and a more strategic investment. With this, Astral Aviation Limited and SpiceXpress – the air cargo arm of Spicejet – have signed a pioneering interline cargo agreement connecting the networks of the two companies. This new partnership […]

Weeks after taking delivery of a Boeing 767-200 freighter from the Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) with a five-year lease, Nairobi-based cargo airline Astral Aviation now says it is ready for the distribution of recently discovered COVID-19 vaccines during its forthcoming distribution across its scheduled network of 15 destinations within Africa and a further 50 […]