title: Bluebird Aviation
text: # Bluebird Aviation
  
  Bluebird Aviation is a regional airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in 1992 and operates regional charter services. Its main base is Wilson Airport, Nairobi.
  
  ## Description
  
  Bluebird Aviation Limited is a Kenyan air charter company based at Wilson Airport, Nairobi. The company was incorporated in 1992 and operates scheduled, non-scheduled and ad hoc air charter services within the East and Central African region with special emphasis on Eastern Africa. The company is a member of the Kenya Association of Air Operators, an umbrella body that champions the interests of aviation in Kenya.
  
  ## Staff
  
  The company has over 80 staff ranging from airline pilots, aircraft engineers, and finance managers to ground and air operations staff.
  
  ## Fleet
  
  The Bluebird Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):
  
  The Bluebird Aviation fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of July 2011):
  
  * 1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
  * 2 Beechcraft King Air 200
  * 1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200
  * 3 further Fokker 50
  * 1 Let L-410A
  * 3 Let L-410UVP-E
  
  ## Accidents and incidents
  
  * 23 May 2004: Two Bluebird Aviation Let L-410 Turbolet planes hit each other inflight. One of the planes crashed into the ground, killing both crew members (the only people on board), while another landed safely.
  * 14 July 2020: A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (5Y-VVU) was flying from Djibouti to Beletwein, when a donkey crossed the runway as the aircraft was landing in Beledweyne Airport, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. The plane then caught on fire after the crash. All 3 crew members onboard survived the crash.
  