To the site and back before dinner.
Business travel and staff rotations across Kenya, Tanzania and the region, on your timetable.
The short version
Scheduled flights connect cities. A lot of work happens elsewhere: at farms, mines, project sites, field offices and towns no timetable serves. We fly your team there in the morning, and the aircraft waits or comes back for you the same day. It's how Yellow Wings started. In 1998 our first aircraft, a two-seat Super Cub, flew sales representatives of agro-chemical companies to remote farms in Kenya. The aircraft got bigger.
In figures
- Seats, plus two pilots
- 12
- Out and back, rather than two days on the road
- Same day
- Notice we usually need for an international trip. Within Kenya and Tanzania, less.
- 3–4 days
- Satellite tracking, shared with whoever needs to know where the team is
- Live
Corporate Charter
How it works
- 01.
Tell us where, when and how many. One trip or a regular rotation.
- 02.
We quote the route, check the strip, and plan the customs stops if you're crossing a border.
- 03.
Two pilots fly every sector. Our approvals, insurance and crew standards are published, so your HSE team doesn't have to ask for them.
- 04.
Rotations run to your site's timetable, not ours.
Who flies with us
- Executives and board members
- Project and site teams
- Staff on rotation
- Government and donor delegations
- Anyone who needs to be in Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kisumu or Lodwar by 10 a.m.
Bags and equipment
Luggage and kit ride in the cargo pod under the fuselage, so the cabin stays for people. If you're bringing something long, heavy or awkward, like survey kit, samples or spares, tell us when you book. We'll tell you whether it fits, and how its weight works against the fuel the route needs that day. Dangerous goods fly only under our published policy.
Regular flying
For rotations that run for months, we plan the flying around your site's timetable and agree a rate for the season.
Duty of care, in one place
- Two pilots on every flight.
- A minimum of 1,500 hours on the Caravan for every pilot.
- Engines overhauled in Switzerland every 3,800 hours.
- US$20 million combined liability, with London underwriters.
- No accidents since 1998.
Our certificates are on Safety & Approvals.
Questions
Asked before. Answered here.
For an international trip, usually three to four days. Within Kenya and Tanzania, less.
Yes. We fly your team out in the morning, and the aircraft waits or comes back for you the same day, rather than two days on the road.
Our approvals, insurance and crew standards are published on Safety & Approvals. In short: two pilots on every sector, a minimum of 1,500 hours on the Caravan for every pilot, and US$20 million combined liability with London underwriters.
Tell us when you book if it's long, heavy or awkward. We'll tell you whether it fits, and how its weight works against the fuel the route needs that day. Dangerous goods fly only under our published policy.
Yes. Rotations run to your site's timetable, not ours. Tell us where, when and how many.
The other services
One aircraft. Five jobs.
Safari Flights
From Wilson to the camp's own strip. The first game drive is out of the window.
Medevac
With local air-ambulance partners, from strips the jets can't use.
Special Missions
Flight inspection and surveillance, from Africa to Asia.
Aerial Filming
Camera mounts, wind deflectors and pilots who know what "one more pass" means.