Private company
Bluebird Aviation
Logo: bluebirdaviation.com3
Kenyan airline
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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersNairobi1
- Websitewww.bluebirdaviation.com
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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.2
Products and brands
Current fleet
As of July 2026, Bluebird Aviation operates the following aircraft:
Former fleet
As of August 2025, Bluebird Aviation operated 1 Beechcraft 1900D, 4 Bombardier Dash 8-100, 1 Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 and 3 Bombardier Dash 8-Q400PF.
The Bluebird Aviation fleet also previously included the following aircraft (as of July 2011):
1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
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2 Beechcraft King Air 200
1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200
5 Fokker 50
1 Let L-410A
3 Let L-410UVP-E
From Wikipedia’s article on Bluebird Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Controversies and legal
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bluebird Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1992Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.bluebirdaviation.com1
- WikipediaBluebird Aviation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ885970
Sources
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- 1WikidataBluebird Aviation on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBluebird Aviation on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteBluebird Aviation logo
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsBluebird Aviation photo by Andre Wadman, GFDL 1.2