Renegade Air (ICAO: RNG)[1] is a regional airline based at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.[2][3] Renegade Air was founded in 2012.[4] It now serves the market between Wilson Airport, Wajir Airport and Kisumu International Airport,[5][6] using Bombardier Dash 8-Q300 aircraft along these routes. Aside from scheduled passenger services they offer private charters, ACMI Leasing, Evacuation and Relief services. They operate a fleet of DASH 8 Q300, DASH 8 Q200, Cessna Caravan, Fokker 50 & Fokker 70.
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Founded | 2012 | ||||||
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Hubs | Wilson Airport | ||||||
Destinations | 3 (WIL, KIS, WJR, HBY) | ||||||
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
Website | flyrenegadeair |
Accidents and incidents
edit- 9 August 2024: A de Haviland Dash 8-300, 5Y-SMI, operating for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service, lost all landing gear wheels during takeoff from Maban, South Sudan. The aircraft continued to its destination, Malakal Airport, and made a no-gear landing after burning off fuel. All 35 people on board survived.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Airline Code Full Details (Renegade Air)". Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ Otieno, Bonface (2021-07-22). "Renegade Air set to start direct Kisumu flights next month". Business Daily. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ Dunn, Graham (2021-08-26). "Kenya's Renegade Air launches second scheduled service". Flight Global. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Githu Muigai Partners With Skyward, Silverstone Air Directors to Start Renegade Air". Kahawa Tungu. August 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Renegade Air set to start direct Kisumu flights next month". Business Daily Africa. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Matete, Faith (31 August 2021). "Renegade Air to ply Nairobi-Kisumu route". The Star. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (9 August 2024). "Accident: Renegade DH8C at Maban and Malakal on Aug 9th 2024, gear damage on departure". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2024.