Who owns AirKenya?
AirKenya is owned by Airkenya Express Limited (Kenya).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Who we are - AirKenya, Airkenya Express Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Airkenya Express Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Origin
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About AirKenya
AirKenya is a Kenyan airline operating from a private terminal at Wilson Airport, Nairobi, that connects safari destinations including the Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Northern Kenya. Its Who we are page says it has more than 30 years of experience, traces Airkenya Ltd to 1975, and notes that it merged operations with Sunbird Aviation in 1985 and works with sister airlines Regional Air in Tanzania and AeroLink in Uganda.
Ownership timeline of AirKenya
Where AirKenya sits in AirKenya
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
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|---|---|---|
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| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: AirKenya
AirKenya is a privately held company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Kenyan safari and scheduled airline operating from Wilson Airport, Nairobi. Its Who we are page traces Airkenya Ltd to 1975, a 1985 merger with Sunbird Aviation, a 1997 sister company Regional Air in Tanzania, and a 2012 sister company AeroLink UG in Uganda launched by Airkenya Express; the page calls Regional Air and AeroLink sister airlines and does not say who owns them or give an ownership percentage, so they are not recorded as brands here.
🇰🇪 AirKenya and other Kenyan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in Kenya. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; AirKenya is not one of them.
- Elewana Collection — Minor International 🇹🇭
- Jambojet — Kenya Airways 🇰🇪
- Kenya Ports Authority — KPA 🇰🇪
- Mombasa Air Safari — Mombasa Air Safari 🇰🇪
- Safarilink — Safarilink 🇰🇪
- Skyward Airlines — Skyward Airlines 🇰🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of AirKenya?
The parent company of AirKenya is Airkenya Express Limited, a privately held company headquartered in Kenya.
Is AirKenya Kenyan?
Yes. AirKenya originated in Kenya and its owner, Airkenya Express Limited, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is AirKenya still owned by Airkenya Express Limited?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, AirKenya is still owned by Airkenya Express Limited. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Who we are - AirKenya — Airkenya Express Limited, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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