VIP Charter Flights Using Super Kingair/200/350i,Citation Bravo 550/560 Jet,B1900C/D Kenya|Eastern & Central Africa|South Sudan|Somalia & Afri
This one of the luxurious and premium paid for air charter services provided by air operators within Africa using light jet aircrafts, turbo prop which are fully weather equipped and flown by very experienced pilots who have over 6,000 flying experience of which 1,500 hours should be on type especially the citation bravo. On the Super Kingair 200 and 350i the pilot will be required to have over 2,500 flying hours experience of which 500 hours have to be on type. The co-pilots on the Citation will be required to have over 3,500 flying hours with at 500 hours on type likewise on the Super King air & B1900 the co-pilot will be required to have total of 1,500 flying hours with at least 500 on type to qualify to fly this aircrafts. All the crew has to attend training at flight safety for proficiency. This aircrafts have pressurized cabin and the crew have to do technical type rating examinations set by the civil aviation authority of the country of registration to ensure they understand the aircrafts performance, weight and balance, cockpit instruments, crusing speeds, emergency procedures among other important things they need to know. The operator has to ensure a qualified pilot on these aircrafts does training on the prospective crew to ensure they are proficient before they are released irrespective of his/her position be it pilot in command or co-pilot. An examination is done by a civil aviation authority appointed flight instructor to all pilots every after one year for the renewal of the Instrument Rating and a medical examination is carried out after every one year on pilots below 40 years and for those above 40 years after every 6 month to ensure they are medical fit to fly. Route checks are done by the training captain on each pilot and there is the training policy and upgrade for all pilots which has to be adhered to and there are certain number of hours one has to train on a particular aircraft to be able to be given pilot in command and some aircrafts like Citation Bravo and B1900 the crew have to attend simulator courses after every one year.
Due to high demand of VIP air charters by business executives ,diplomatic diginitaries,government officials, international organizations head of missions air operators in Kenya have ensured they have these aircrafts in their fleet which are pressurized weather equipped, with toilet and spacious legroom accompanied by refreshments like hot and soft drinks,Lunch,champagne on board .The most luxurious is the Citation Bravo 550/560 jet which has a conference room,DVD,Satellite phone and without forgetting the new introduced Super Kingair 350 I which have the lasted LCD screen, glass cockpit and modern instruments and display charts showing all geographical features in-flight. When you want to use these type of aircrafts to national parks, game reserves and major cities, be advised due to the sensitivity of these aircrafts on the airport runway length and surface you need to get advice from the operator before you finalize your travel plans to avoid last minute disappoints. Most of the airstrips in Africa are not favorable to these types of aircraft as they have long takeoff and landing performance thus the need for long runway and tarmac surface.
Citation Bravo 550/560 jet flies up to 42000 feet above sea level whereas the Super King air 350i flies up to 30,000 feet above sea level and the Super King air 200 flies upto 25,000 feet above sea level. These aircrafts have 2 crew all qualified and trained on these aircraft and they undergo yearly refresher courses to ensure they are competent and proficient. The Citation Bravo can do a distance of 1900 nautical miles non-stop as it has 7 hour and 30 minutes endurance. The Citation Bravo can serve your purpose for corporate services within East Africa Region in one day as it has the capability as from Nairobi to Kigali 1 hour 05 minutes, Nairobi to Bujumbura 1 hour 15 minutes, Nairobi Daresaalam one hour, Nairobi to Entebbe 35 minutes, Nairobi to Juba 1 hour 25 minutes, Nairobi to Mogadishu 1 hour 25 minutes, Nairobi to Kinshasa 3 hours 35 minutes,Nairobito Maputo 4 hours 15 minutes, Nairobi to Lusaka 2 hours 35 minutes, Nairobi to Addis Ababa 1 hour 40 minutes, Nairobi to Asmara 2 hours 45 minutes, Nairobi to Moroni 2 hours 05 minutes, Nairobi to Cairo 5 hours 15 minutes, Nairobi to Durban 4 hours 45 minutes, Nairobi to Khartoum 3 hours, Nairobi to Mauritius 4 hours, Nairobi to Harare 2 hours 55 minutes, Nairobi to Zanzibar 55 minutes, Nairobi Mombasa 30 minutes, Nairobi to Jeddah 3 hours 50 minutes, Nairobi to Lagos 5 hours 35 minutes and these are just a few examples based on one way flight time on the Citation Bravo Jet. The operation of the Citation jet is not restricted to daytime but it is also certified to fly at night globally as it has been installed with all weather equipment to perform all flights in day and at night but not it will only be restricted with the operation hours of airports as some are not 24 hours so this has to be considered when booking the VIP charter to any where in Africa, South Sudan,Somalia,Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda,Rwanda,Burundi,Central & Eastern Africa, Middle East, Europe ,Asia and United States of America.
VIP Charter Flights East Africa cover the entire Kenya,Uganda,Rwanda,Tanzania and Burundi which form the 5 states of the East Africa region with their International airports as Jomo Kenyatta International& Moi Mombasa International, Entebbe International,Kigal I International ,Daresaalam International & Kilimanjaro, Bujumbura International respectively. African air charters include flights to Lagos,Johannesburg,Nairobi,Lusaka,Harare,Maputo,Luanda,Tripoli,Addis Ababa,Khartoum,Mogadishu,Juba,Abijan,Moroni,Mauritius,Bujumbura,Kigali,Daresaalam,Kilimanjaro,Entebbe and many others but just to name a few. Also we have the unpressurized aircraft which can be configured to VIP for VIP charters to national parks and game reserves due to their capability of short takeoff and landing performance.VIP charter flights can be provided to Tanzania national parks and game reserves namely, Serengeti,Seronera,Lake Manyara,Ngorongoro Crater,Ndutu,Lobo,Kogatende,Selous,Mahale,Ruaha,Grumeti,Kleins Camp,Pangani among others. Air operators in Kenya provide VIP charter flights to the following national parks and game reserves,Maasai Mara,Samburu,Amboseli,Tsavo West,Tsavo East,Shaba,Joys Camp,Meru,Mt Kenya,Nanyuki,Lake Nakuru,Lake Naivasha,Lake Baringo,Lake Turkana,Lake Bogoria,Mfangano Island,Rusinga Island,Lamu,Wazini Island,Malindi Marine Park,Funzi Keys, and many others. Uganda air operators provides VIP charter flights to Paraa Lodge, Lake Albert,Bwindi,Murchison Falls,Kabalega Falls,Bugala Island,Buvuma Island, Fort Portal among others.
These aircraft the Citation Bravo Jets ,B1900,Super King air 200,Super King air 350i are not restricted to VIP charter flights only but are also ideal in air ambulance and emergency medical evacuation in Somalia, South Sudan,DR Congo,Kenya,Tanzania,Uhganda,Rwanda,Burundi for both individual,corporate,united nations, diplomatic mission, on-governmental bodies is airlifting patients from different parts of Africa to countries where there are expertise and well equipped medical equipments hospitals and where there is a complicated case by airlifting them overseas ,Kenya or to South Africa. These aircrafts can be configured into an air ambulance to be able to airlift a patient.
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