Fly540

[AMokAir]

Good Morning All:

Can anyone tell me a bit about Fly540 out of Kenya? We're looking at leasing a few Dash 8's to them and would like to get an "outside" perspective on them, if there's anyone who knows them at all.

Cheers, and thanks.

[JTrain]

I have been watching them from afar, and have no first hand experience with them.

That being said - I am surprisingly impressed with what I see them doing. I referred a friend to them this past summer to fly EBB NBO, and he was impressed with the price and the service. I hope to travel with them this summer coming.

There are virtually no low-cost carriers in Africa, but Fly540 really seem to know what they're doing in East Africa and have established a nice niche for themselves. Their fares are usually cheaper than the competition (Kenya Airways, Air Uganda, RwandAir Express, Precision) and their service is quite decent.

In terms of "hearing about them" - surprisingly little is mentioned about Fly540 on this board, which is probably a good thing as most operators have some dirty laundry which usually gets aired in a very nasty way. Must mean folks are reasonably happy there, and maintenance standards are decent. I believe they have a mix of ATRs and Dash 8s, and hopefully they could consolidate on one fleet type, would probably facilitate their logistics.

Cheers, from one Canuck to another.

JT

[V1... Ooops]

They appear to me to be a professional and well organized operator with high standards of maintenance.

[5Z4]

i flex their beech 1900 from NBO to MSA and it was great.
very nice and experienced pic

they're expanding out of kenya, but are not looking for pilots or fo's

fly high:ok:

[5Z4]

flex = FLEW ofcourse .. sorry ;)

[bakamogo]

Fly540 mother company is UK listed company Lonrho. They have holdings in mining, aviation, tourism. They had some issues with stock exchange regulator for some unauthorized trades....

Which Dash8 type? -200, -300?

[FrancoisM]

Hi Bakamogo,
Dash 8A (DHC8-102A)
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Fly540/De-Havilland-Canada/1308772/L/ (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Fly540/De-Havilland-Canada/1308772/L/)

HTH

Francois.

[406pilot]

hola' people

fly540 is spreading its wings into Tanzania now...operating from nairobbery to dar/kilimanjaro/zanzibar with the 1900..

keep it up there fellows,

no more 406pilot

[petesevenseven]

Wow,

I'm sure thats going to make Precision feel a bit uneasy.


So the price war begins!!!

[B737 lover]

Yeah and they pay their pilots well from what i heard, good news for props drivers.
Aka benz lover.

[Arrestahook]

I flew with Fly 540 last week from Mombassa to Melindi and Nairobi, I thought they were great, a bit like Easyjet with props. A good operation by all appearances.

[lowbypass]

It is apparent they are expanding to base in DAR, and there is an aroma of recruitment, also the pay mentioned is mouth watering...we are waiting

[AMokAir]

Good afternoon gentlemen:

Thanks for the feedback on Fly540 - it's always good to hear from the folks in the know and not in the office!

We are looking at leasing multiple aircraft to them, and based on what we've seen and heard, it will likely happen with the next few weeks.

Cheers, and thanks again!

[lowbypass]

Would you kindly give me (us!!) a tip as to which series Dash8 they are looking at leasing?

[HiPlnsDrftr]

Do they still fly F-27s? If so, are they going to keep em' much longer?

[RobinB]

JetPhotos.Net Photo » ZS-OVL (CN: 240) Fly540 ATR 42-320 by Rob Boyes (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5882486)

Was at FALA yesterday (Sunday 29th) photographed their cargo plane Brasillia D2-EZZ

[aziz4uall]

hey Amok Air
i Fly the dash8 for fly540, we just got a contract for air libya n the boys r out there with the dash, r u based in Calgary? i might b the one to ferry it down to kenya, we expectin her before the 15th may,dunno how true is it may be u know better. regarding fly540 i can tell u its the best company i've worked for, they pay excellent, always on time, during the post election violence all other companys were introducing pay cutts apart from fly540, since Lonrho r behind us n part of us i see no problems regarding payments n the dash8 is the most reliable aircraft we got in our fleet,we hardly get any snags on it n maintenance is doing a great job,let me know if u need any more information in particular.
hope to c u in Calgary mate.

[stone_crusher]

can i get the contact info for Fly540 ??
are they hiring now??

[jetpet]

nope..there was a freeze on hiring early this year but with the new contract, they may need a few more Dash 8 drivers...and they seem to have a pool from which they pluck as need arises!!!....stone_c, if u are kenyan passport holder, pm me

[desk_bound]

Are Fly 540 looking for ATR drivers at the moment?? If yes who do we contact?

[a mystery]

Well I just found out that Lonrho has pulled out of 540 so we'll see how long they last now. \
And guys looking for a job..... watch out the chief pilot is a real arrogant &^%#

[serko]

Do you have anymore info about Lonrho moving out? They haven't notified the stock market.

[spagiola]

Just days ago they announced they would (finally) be starting Fly540 Angola. So it would be very hard to believe that they would choose this moment to pull out of the Kenya operation.

Of course, stranger things have happened.