Skyone Aviation School based in Kisumu has trained 25 pilots since its establishment last year.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting at Kisumu Airport, Managing Director, Samuel Ochola, said that the school has 3 flights for training at the old terminal.
"So far we have 3 aircrafts used for training and sun downer, low wing aircraft. It is a 4 seater flight that can fly for 6 hours depending on the capacity of the students," said Ochola.
He added: "It is almost one year old. The traffic is very low in terms of getting pilots who want to train but there is a lot of interest from students in Nairobi."
He noted that Kenya Civil Aviation thought it was important to have a flying school in Kisumu County.
"We have 20 flying schools in Kenya but this is the only one we have outside Nairobi," he said, adding that Kenya Airport Authority giving the school the space wasn't easy.
He said Skyone Aviation School are spread to major towns such as Mombasa, Nairobi and Eldoret.
"I feel privileged to pioneer a flying school in Kisumu and do hope the local residents will support it and bring students to learn how to fly," said Ochola.
He said that the weather in Kisumu is favourable for aviation training as compared to Nairobi.
"In Nairobi right now most planes are not flying because of the weather. But today from as early as 8 am the sky in Kisumu is very clear and we would be flying the whole day until 3pm before its starts raining," he said.
He said that students use the Eldoret International Airport from Kisumu through Wilson Airport and back to Kisumu International Airport.