Tristar Air pens agreement with Standard Group

David Muriithi (2nd right) Tristar Air CEO and Christine Mucheke (centre) Senior Channel Executive,Standard Group exchange the contract agreement of purchising the The Standard Newspaper by the airline during the partnership and the Airline's launch at the Wilson Airport,Nairobi.Looking on are the Airline's crew Carren Jumba (from left) Paula Wa ngare and Olivia Jepkorir. [Elvis Ogina.Standard]

A new passenger airline has joined a growing number of budget airlines taking up the Kenyan skies as demand for low cost flights rises.

Tristar Air, a flight firm that has been created following a joint venture between three other airlines – Bush air, Rudufu and Buffair – that hold an equal stake in it, will only be concentrating on passenger flights.