This archive report was first published on 28 October 2019.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has launched an investigation into the operations of Silverstone Air following two emergency landings by its aircraft in a span of just two weeks.
On Monday, a Silverstone plane made an emergency landing at Eldoret International Airport after one of its tyres came off while the plane was taking off from Lodwar en route to Nairobi.
According to the KCAA, they are carrying out an audit of the airline to determine compliance with Civil Aviation regulations after the various incidents involving the airline.
Confirming the Monday morning incident, Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Johnston Ipara said all the passengers and crew were evacuated safely from the aircraft immediately it landed at the airport.
The incident comes less than a month after another plane operated by Silverstone Air crash-landed at Wilson Airport shortly after take-off, leaving at least nine passengers with injuries on October 11, 2019.
