Bhavik Joshi

Astral Aviation is a licensed cargo airline that acquired its Air Operators Certificate (AoC) and Air Service License (ASL) from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority in 2001, and was subsequently designated as a cargo airline, by the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kenya in November 2006. Flying the blue skies of Africa for 22 years, Astral Aviation provides reliable and cost-effective airfreight solutions using a combination of schedule and charter flights within its Intra-African, Middle East, Asian and European Network. Astral operates a fleet of F27 (5 tons), DC9F (15 tons), B727-200F (22 tons), B757F (30 Tons), B767-200F (42 Tons) and B747-400F (110 Tons) within its Intra-African, Middle East, Asian and European network which is connected via the Hubs of Nairobi, Dubai, Johannesburg and Liege. Within its intra-African network, which comprises of 50 destinations, Astral operates a combination of scheduled and adhoc charters along with value-added leasing services. Its interline agreements with over 40 Interline Partners; along with preferential agreements with the leading global and local freight forwarders; and partnerships with over 25 global GSA’s, facilitate the consolidation of cargoes at the freighter-friendly Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Dubai, Johannesburg and Liege Airport.