748 Air Services

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Seven Four Eight Air Services
IATA ICAO Callsign
FEIHO748
Founded1994
AOC # 118
Hubs Wilson Airport
Secondary hubs Juba International Airport
Focus cities Juba, Lokichogio
Fleet size13 [1]
Destinations78
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Key peopleAhmed Jibril
Employees150-250
Website www.748airservicesltd.com

Seven Four Eight Air Services, also known doing business as 748 Air Services is a charter airline operating in the passenger and cargo business. Its head office is in Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. [2]

Contents

History

The airline was established in 1995 by Ahmed Rashid Jibril, its first managing director. Its first aircraft was a Hawker Siddely 748 giving also the name of the company. The aircraft was used on a charter basis for relief and humanitarian organizations operating in remote areas of Sudan, currently what is South Sudan, Somalia, East Africa and Central Africa.

The airline grew over the years and as of 2019 operated twelve aircraft. [3]

Fleet

The 748 Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017): [4]

748 Air Services Fleet
AircraftIn
Service
OrdersPassengersNotes
Bombardier Dash 8-100 637(as of November 2023) [5] [6]
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 778(as of November 2023) [5] [7]
Total12

Previously operated

Accidents and incidents

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