About Us
Our Company
Established in 2005, Astra Aviation was created to provide the highest levels of service and efficiency to airlines operating in Africa. We are not a global company, we specialise in providing services in Africa.
Our Vision
To be the leading service provider in terms of quality and value for money in all airports in which we operate.
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Our Aim
Our aim is to improve our customers’ operational and business performance. This may be through improving safety, enhancing service delivery or reducing costs.
Our Principles
We have 3 guiding principles to ensure we continually delight our customers:
Safe and Secure
Service Excellence
Cost-effective Solutions
Our Team
Our ability to improve organisational performance stems from the immense experience, expertise and networks of our people. Our management and operational teams are key to the success of Astra Aviation.
Phil Eyre
Managing Director
Phil has over 35 years’ experience in the aviation industry working for British Airways and British Midland where various roles included managing the African airport network for British Airways. Phil has lived and worked in Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa as well as Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. He has visited over 30 of the 54 African states and been a board member of two African GHAs. He has worked on joint ventures between British Airways and African airlines and worked on African start up airline projects. He founded Astra Aviation to fill a niche gap in the market using his experience and training from British Airways to deliver flight support services to international airline standards across Africa.
Kim Scott
Business & Operational Support Manager
Joel Arcambal
Operational Duty Manager
Leon Botha
Operational Duty Manager
Leon has over 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry working for South African Airways and other domestic and regional airlines. Roles included planning and execution of commercial as well as chartered flights International and domestically. Leon is living in South Africa and joined Astra Aviation in Mar2016.