Kenya School of Flying

Kenya School of Flying is one of Kenya's leading commercial pilot schools, with more than three decades of training from its main campus at Wilson Airport in Nairobi. A Kenya Civil Aviation Authority approved training organisation, it operates additional flight bases at Orly Airpark, Malindi and Ukunda, and pairs a fleet of more than ten training aircraft with what it describes as Africa's first full-motion twin-engine flight simulator.

Training at Kenya School of Flying

The school covers the full professional pathway — private pilot licence, commercial pilot licence, multi-engine and instrument rating, ATPL theory and instructor rating — plus a Cessna Caravan rating that reflects the realities of East African commercial flying, and a BSc in aviation management for pilots. Its graduates are spread across Kenyan and regional operators, from safari and utility flying to the airlines, though entry to carriers such as Kenya Airways runs through each airline's own selection rather than a dedicated cadet scheme.

Enrolment requires solid secondary-school results, a KCAA Class 1 or 2 medical obtainable through the school's affiliated aviation medical examiners, and English proficiency, with students able to combine theory in Nairobi and flying at the coastal and airpark bases. When graduates then face airline recruitment, computer-based aptitude and psychometric testing is usually the first gate, and candidates who have rehearsed those assessments consistently convert training hours into airline careers more often.