Astral Aviation has appointed Logistics provider Pilot Freight LLC (Pilot) as its cargo GSA for UAE to promote the Astral Online Schedule Network Ex DWC effective 15th October 2021, as announced by the airline’s Twitter handle.
The cargo carrier currently operates flights between its hub in Nairobi and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) in Dubai, flying 2X-weekly utilizing its newest B767 F with a capacity of 40 Tons / 350 CBM.
Astral Aviation will continue transporting freight into and out of Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport (JNB), Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere Airport (DAR) and Mwanza Airport (MWZ), Entebbe airport (EBB) in Uganda, Juba International Airport (JUB), Kigali International Airport (KGL), Djibouti’s Ambouli Airport (JIB), Hargeisa Airport (HGA) and Aden Adde International Airport (LLW) in Somalia, Malawi’s Kamuzu Airport (MGQ), Maputo Airport (MPM) and Pemba Airport (POL) in Mozambique, Zanzibar’s Abedi Amani Airport (ZNZ) and Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda Airport (LUN) through its appointed GSA.
Incorporated in 2015, Pilot Freight LLC is a leading U.A.E based International Service provider offering a complete range of logistics & Integrated Supply Chain Solutions.
Pilot has seen tremendous growth over the past four years by completing the acquisition of 35 franchise locations, including the acquisitions of Manna Freight Systems in 2018, DSI Logistics in 2021, and American Linehaul Corporation in 2021.
By Victor Shalton Odhiambo
