East African Air

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East African Air | IATA | ICAO | Callsign

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5H  | —  | EAA
Founded| 2008
Commenced operations| 2009
Focus cities| Connect East African Cities with Europe
Fleet size| 4 (OWNED)
Destinations| Mwanza, Kilimanjaro, Mtwara, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Dubai and London Gatwick
Headquarters| London, United Kingdom
Key people| Khalil Mohammed (Project Manager)
Website| www.flyeastafrican.co.uk

East African Air is a startup airline based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It plans to operate from Dar-es Salaam as a hub to regional destinations and Europe and America. The company was founded by African Diaspora businessmen originally from the Eastern part of Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. East African expects to obtain traffic rights to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

## History

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East African Air Limited is a registered UK Private Limited Company. It has received investment of over £2m primarily from European Capital Corporation guaranteed by main shareholders. Fly East African Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of East African Air Limited.

The Airline was founded to provide direct flights to Dar-es Salaam from UK. The parent company raised capital from Investors, local businesses and stock brokers and purchased two Boeing 737-200 and was in negotiation for another two BAE Jetstream 31. Domestic services were to commence in December 2009 with International flights to UK expected by mid of 2010.

## Destinations

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Fly East African will operate the following services (as of December 2009)

* Domestic scheduled destinations: Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Musoma, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora and Zanzibar Airport.
* International scheduled: Nairobi, Bujumbura, Johannesburg, Kigali.

## Fleet

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The Fly East African Air fleet includes the following aircraft

* 2 Boeing 737-200

### On order

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* 2 BAE J31 Handley Page Jetstream
* 2 Boeing 777-200

## External links

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* Official site