Kenya's Buffair Services (BUF, Nairobi Wilson) has taken delivery of its first freighter, an ATR42-320(F) from Zimex Aviation (XM, Zurich), according to ch-aviation research and Newsaero, a local aviation news website.
According to ADS-B data, msn 378, currently registered as HB-AMC, left its base at Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden on September 5 and was ferried via Sofia and Jeddah International to arrive at Nairobi Wilson on September 7, 2025. It was subsequently deregistered from Switzerland on September 12, but its new registration is not known.
The 31.3-year-old converted freighter was first delivered to Air Dolomiti (EN, Verona) in 1994 and previously flew with avianca Honduras (ISV, La Ceiba) as 2-FLYE until 2016 before joining the Zimex Aviation fleet in 2019, ch-aviation data reveals. It is equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW100 engines.
Buffair Services and Zimex Aviation were not immediately available for comment.
The Nairobi Wilson-based company currently operates two Fokker 50s, 5Y-WFB (msn 20243) and 5Y-WFD (msn 20214), according to ch-aviation research.
The airline operates scheduled and charter passenger flights in Kenya, East and Central Africa, and the Middle East, according to the company's website.
