Africair, Inc.

Africair, Inc. is an aircraft distributor headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a liaison office at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. Since 1968 it has supplied aircraft, spare parts and product support to operators in Africa, from single engine pistons to Citation jets and Bell helicopters. It also supports operators in the Caribbean and South America.

Aircraft sold

• New Textron Aviation aircraft: Cessna Skyhawk, Skylane, Turbo Stationair HD, Caravan, Grand Caravan EX, SkyCourier and Citation jets from the M2 Gen2 to the Longitude
• Beechcraft Denali and King Air 260, 360 and 360ER
• Bell 505, 407GXi, 429, 412EPX and 525 helicopters
• Thrush 510P2, 510P2+, 710P and 710P Fire Bird as an authorized Thrush distributor
• Defense types including the Beechcraft T-6C Texan II and AT-6 Wolverine and Bell military variants
• Pre-owned aircraft inventory

Parts and support

Besides parts for the Bell, Cessna and Beechcraft products it sells, Africair supplies spare parts and support for Piper, Fairchild, DeHavilland, Bombardier, Boeing and other aircraft. It is an authorized distributor for Honeywell (Bendix/King) avionics, Garmin, Pratt & Whitney, Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH and Guardian Mobility. It can also provide technicians, pilot staffing and training.

Special missions

The company equips aircraft for air ambulance, aerial survey, flight inspection, float operations, parachute operations, search and rescue, surveillance, training, troop transport and utility work.

Company facts

• In business since 1968
• Supports over 300 operators with about 1,500 aircraft
• Customers in over 37 countries
• Operates a Citation limited line maintenance facility in Abuja, Nigeria
• Previously ran a charter operation and a Bell customer service facility in East Africa