Kenya’s Freedom Airline Express has taken delivery of a leased ex-Air Canada A320-200 (341) with 2 x CFMI CFM56-5A1 engines from Mojave Jet.
The latest addition was manufactured in 1992 and is the airline’s first A320 assigned with the registration number 5Y-FAH.
The aircraft landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 12, and was welcomed by a traditional water cannon salute.
The new acquisition has a capacity of up to 146 seats, and a range of 4,442 km designed to operate regional flights.
Freedom Airline (trading as Freedom Airline Express Ltd) is a low-cost airline, based in Nairobi Kenya.The company was established in 2008 and is licensed to operate across the African continent and the Middle East and boasts of a robust fleet of modern aircrafts comprising; turbo-props, jets and helicopters.
For more than a decade, Freedom Airline has curved a niche in providing a range of specialized air transport including wet-lease and ad hoc fights, humanitarian, medical evacuation (medevac), passenger services (scheduled flights), VIP/Executive transport, cargo flights, aircraft maintenance and expert aerial work.
