Kenyan start-up takes ATI DC-8F

KENYAN freight start-up, Ribway Cargo Airlines, based out of Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta, is a set to take delivery of its first aircraft, a DC-8-70F. The freighter was formerly with Air Transport International, Wilmington, Ohio, US awaiting delivery.
Ribway has been licensed by the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to operate non-scheduled cargo flights throughout Kenya, as well as to the rest of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe using DC-8, Fokker 50, and Fokker 27 aircraft. Further information is unknown.

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