Kenya: Silverstone Air wants to change name before relaunching scheduled flights
On November 2, 2019, the KCAA suspended the entire Dash 8 fleet from Silverstone Air for 7 days following several incidents.
With 40% of its fleet cut, the private Kenyan company opted to temporarily stop all activities. She now seems ready to take them back after a mini-facelift.
"Jetlite Air Limited": this is the name Silverstone Air wants to use in the near future.
According to Business Daily, the director general of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) revealed this Monday, February 22, that the private Kenyan company has filed with its services, a request for a name change. “In the coming days, a verdict on this subject will be rendered. Maybe in the next week we can come to a decision on this, "said Gilbert Kibe. Beyond the name change, Silverstone Air certainly wants to get rid of the bad publicity it received in 2019.
In fact, in September of this year, a Fokker 50 of the carrier skids on the runway at Wilson Airport in Nairobi., and ends its race between trees, without loss of human life. On October 28, a Dash 8 of the private flagship lost one of its wheels in flight, just after taking off from the Lodwar platform. Five days later, the KCAA suspended with immediate effect, and for 7 days, all Dash 8 (four) of Silverstone Air. This after a series of compliance audits carried out on the company's operations. Nevertheless, it is authorized to continue its activities with its Bombardier CRJ-100 (cargo) and its 5 Fokker 50. Deprived of 40% of its fleet, the company will choose to simply suspend its regular flights. She now seems ready to relaunch them, but first wants to shed her bad image.
