Ahmed Rashid Jibril is the Chairman for 748 Air Services (K) Ltd. He has been actively involved in the operations and expansion of 748 Air Services, since its founding in 1994. As Managing Director, he developed and implemented all major strategic initiatives, which led to the growth of the company from one 748 Hawker aircraft to the current fleet of aircraft(s) made up of Dash 8-400, Dash 8 -100 and Cessna Caravans.

Ahmed is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada. He is also a member of Institutes of Public Accountants of Kenya and founding member of the Association of Financial Analysts of Kenya. He holds a B.A in Commerce from the University of Nairobi.

Ahmed is married to Farah Mohamed and blessed with four children.

Moses Mwangi is a highly motivated expert in aviation finance and management who holds an MBA from Edinburgh business school in the UK. He is a certified public accountant with a current practicing certificate. He is also an alumnus of Harvard business school’s advanced management program.

Moses has a proven leadership portfolio having worked as CFO and CEO for different aviation companies in East Africa. He is passionate about the Aviation Industry and a go getter with notable accomplishments in the 40 years he has worked with the aviation and manufacturing industries.

Captain Fahim Mohammed is a graduate with an associate degree in Aeronautical sciences, from community college in Portland, Oregon, USA. He holds a commercial pilot’s license from the FAA and is a flight instructor CFI, CFII, MEI from Hillsboro Aviation in Portland. He also holds a Kenyan ATPL and is rated on different aircrafts with over 9000 flight time hours. He also acts as the company’s Director of Operations as well as the Line Pilot and Training Captain on our Dash 8 fleet.

He is very adept in the aviation industry and possesses technical skills with over 15 years working experience.

Rashid has a wealth of experience in Senior Management having served in the Government as well as an International NGO for more than two decades. His knowledge and experience in the NGO world makes him an asset to the company towards delivery of services to the Humanitarian Sector. He is highly skilled in building client relationships having worked as Marketing Manager for 748 Air Services (K) Ltd for 9 years.

Rashid is able to ensure consistency of service delivery and is very competent in developing new business clienteles. 

Tawane is a Licensed Engineer and rated on different types of aircraft such as Dash 8 Series and Fokker 50. He is highly qualified and knowledgeable due to numerous courses he has undertaken on engineering such as Quality Management in Airline Operations, Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Management, Line maintenance among others.

He has over 20 years of experience in maintenance having worked for major aviation companies like Kenya Air Force, Blue Bird Aviation and ALS Ltd. Tawane is currently undertaking a Master’s Degree in Air Transport Management at the City University of London.

Maurice Juma is nothing but the remarkable definition of a diligent person. Maurice began his aviation journey in 2014 after receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management specializing on Civil Aviation Management from Moi University, where he graduated with Honours. He pushed forth and slowly came up the ladder first as an intern and later as a Quality Inspector and Auditor at ALS Ltd. His responsibilities among others included: Conducting quality audits with follow-ups for non-conformances, producing manuals and publications for evaluation and reviews and processing staff authorizations and maintenance concessions for management.

In 2018, Maurice joined Seven Four Eight Air Services (K) Ltd as a Safety Officer. His continued commitment and hard work to ensure safety compliance in the entire organization has seen grow to become the Head of Safety. Maurice was recently nominated to be the focal point for our Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) venture.

Marius is an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer who holds an SACAA AME license. He has completed several Maintenance Type Courses and is rated on B737, B747-200/300/COMBI/ SP, DHC 8-300 Series, CRJ 200 ER Airframe, and JT9D-7R4/7Q/7F, PWC 120 Series, PWC PT6A Series and GE CF32-3B1 Engines.

He has a wealth of knowledge in Aircraft Maintenance and over 20 years of experience in Quality Assurance, having worked for companies such as; Solenta Aviation in South Africa, Air Service Gabon and South African Airways.

James commenced his aviation career in 2003 and has been actively involved in Aircraft Maintenance for more than 15 years. Through hard work, determination and a passion for the aviation industry, he was appointed as the Head of Base Maintenance in early 2018, after holding various senior positions in 748 Air Services.

He holds a Kenyan CAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s license and is type rated in the Cessna Grand Caravan (C 208B); the Bombardier DHC-8- 100/200/300 and Q400 series as well as Pratt and Whitney PT6A series Engines.

James holds a Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering (Airframes & Power plant), and is currently pursuing Executive Masters (Aviation Option) in Business Administration at the Moi University.

Aviation has always been a passion for Charlesworth, a Caribbean native. His aviation career commenced in 1985 when he graduated from Spartan school of Aeronautics (USA) as an A&P Technician. For four years, he was responsible for maintaining the Dash 8 and a number of other aircraft. Hunte joined Moncton Flight Center (Canada) from 1989- 1990 where he was able to complete his flight training. In 1992, he officially became a pilot.  Through Hard work coupled with determination, Hunte became a Captain of the Dash 8 in 2000 and in 2007 he relocated to Kenya.

Hunte is not only an experienced captain with the Dash 8 series but a training captain as well. He boasts over 20,000 flight time hours.

Hunte holds an Executive Master of Business Administration (Aviation) from Moi University -Kenya.

Titus is a licensed Aircraft Maintenance engineer with over 20 years’ experience. He has completed several Maintenance Type Courses from Flight Safety-Textron Aviation, Flightline, and AME Training Academy among other aviation schools. He is rated on different aircraft such as Cessna 208 series, Dash 8-100,200 & 300 series and Pratt and Whitney PT6A engine series.

Titus is a skilled engineer whose fortitude, humbleness and willingness to learn has seen him grow to become the Head of Line Maintenance.

Safiya is a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management and a Graduate of Makerere University Business School in International Business. She is currently pursuing a Professional Certificate in Human Resource Management from the Human Resource Management Professional Examinations Board (HRMPEB).

She is well versed in policy formulation, design and delivery of efficient and effective HRM systems, processes and practices as well as management and development of people. Safiya boasts over 7 years of experience in Human Resources and 2 years in Financial Management.

She is also a volunteer of Mama Ibado Charity, an organization whose mission is to restore hope and dignity to the elders through the provision of basic needs, as the HR & Volunteer Coordinator for the last 3 years.

Mariane initially trained as a professional nurse, but due to her passion for quality health care delivery she became part of the team at Arwyp Medical Centre whom in 2000 obtained ISO 9001 Certification through the external certification body, Bureau Veritas, which gave them the bragging rights as the first private hospital in the southern hemisphere to achieve this certification. Later as the Quality Manager she became involved in project management and occupational health and safety.

She is very passionate about quality service delivery and safety. In 2012 she successfully implemented the ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System at 748 Air Services, and with her vast knowledge and experience she assisted in the design and development of electronic stock control system and flight quotation system for 748 Air Services. She is well versed with policy development and implementation. She is a pacesetter with a fanatical attention to detail.