Kaya Airlines is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Maputo

Maputo

Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...

, Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

 and re-branded from Transairways. The airline, which resumed operations on 29 August 2011, flies within the country of Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

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Fleet

As of August 2009 the former Transairways fleet included:

• 1 Boeing 737-200
• 1 Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia
• 3 Let L-410 UVP-e
  L-410
  The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engined short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer LET, mostly used for passenger transport. Since 1969 more than 1100 airframes have been produced.-Development:...
  
  
• 1 Raytheon BeechCraft 1900C Airliner
  Beechcraft 1900
  The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
  
  
• 1 Shrike Commander 500

However, since resuming flights in August 2011, the company is operation with two Embraer Brasilia .

Destinations

Kaya Airways restarted operations with flights to a limited number of destinations but hopes to expand the network in the future:

• Maputo
  Maputo
  Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
  
   – Maputo International Airport
  Maputo International Airport
  Maputo International Airport , also known as Lourenço Marques Airport, is an airport located northwest of the center of Maputo, the largest city and capital of Mozambique. It is the largest airport in Mozambique, and hub for LAM Mozambique Airlines and Kaya Airlines...
  
  
• Vilanculos – Vilanculos Airport
• Beira
  Beira
  Beira can refer to:*Beira , the mother to all the gods and goddesses in the Celtic mythology of Scotland*Beira, Azores, a small village on São Jorge Island....
  
   – Beira Airport
  Beira Airport
  Beira Airport is an airport in Beira, Mozambique .-Scheduled services:...
  
  
• Tete
  Tete
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   – Chingozi Airport
  Chingozi Airport
  Chingozi Airport is an airport in Tete, Mozambique .-Scheduled services:...
  
  
• Nampula
  Nampula
  Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique.It has a population of 471,717 making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.It is also the center of business...
  
   – Nampula Airport

Incidents and Accidents

On December 7, 2010 a Beechcraft 1900

Beechcraft 1900

The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...

 registration number C9-AUO crashed on approach to runway 23 in Maputo International Airport

Maputo International Airport

Maputo International Airport , also known as Lourenço Marques Airport, is an airport located northwest of the center of Maputo, the largest city and capital of Mozambique. It is the largest airport in Mozambique, and hub for LAM Mozambique Airlines and Kaya Airlines...

. The cause was due to bad weather mainly strong winds.