Norex Aviation Limited
About us
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya—the strategic heart of East African aviation—Norex Aviation Ltd. is a premier, full-service aviation firm dedicated to delivering institutional-grade solutions across the continent and beyond. We provide high-impact aviation consulting, aircraft leasing, brokerage, maintenance management, and comprehensive asset management services tailored to commercial airlines, corporate operators, sovereigns, and humanitarian organizations.
Aviation is complex, capital-intensive, and heavily regulated. At Norex Aviation, we cut through the noise. We combine localized operational intelligence with international standards to ensure your fleet achieves maximum dispatch reliability, fiscal efficiency, and uncompromised safety.
Leadership & Operations Team
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Financial Director:
Noel Kohde guides the strategic vision and commercial direction of Norex Aviation Ltd. With 25 years of financial management experience rooted deeply in the banking sector, Noel specializes in structured cross-border financing, asset evaluation, and risk mitigation models. His extensive banking background allows Norex to deliver institutional-grade fleet progression planning, lease-to-own equity structures, and robust fiscal modeling. Under his leadership, the firm successfully navigates the capital-intensive complexities of international aviation, turning high-value asset acquisitions into sustainable, long-term growth vehicles for commercial and corporate operators alike.
Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Technical Director:
Russ McNeill oversees the global operational footprint, technical compliance, and asset management frameworks for Norex Aviation Ltd. With over 30 years of comprehensive aviation experience in fixed-wing, helicopters, and airline management, Russ possesses an exhaustive command of aircraft maintenance, airworthiness auditing, and fleet management.
Military Aviation Legacy: Draws from foundational military aviation experience, embedding an unyielding culture of operational discipline, precision logistics, and rigorous risk management into every layer of flight operations.
ACMI & Fleet Strategy: Offers specialized expertise in narrow-body and wide-body commercial market analysis, asset utilization, and the structuring of highly efficient ACMI (wet/damp) and dry-leasing frameworks.
MRO & Technical Oversight: Directs all maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) management, implementing advanced digital technical records and maintenance-tracking platforms to optimize dispatch reliability and maximize asset value preservation.
Global Continuity: Manages complex multi-jurisdictional logistics and service continuity across major international and regional aviation hubs, ensuring flawless regulatory compliance and technical execution.
Head of Humanitarian & Aeromedical Sales and Services:
Jonathan Khatiya leads Norex Aviation’s specialized NGO, humanitarian, and medical flight logistics divisions. Bringing 25 years of unique experience blending medical sales infrastructure with complex humanitarian relief operations, Jonathan is a premier specialist in coordinating austere aviation deployments. He excels at bridging the gap between international aid agencies, global healthcare supply chains, and specialized aviation assets. His deep expertise ensures that critical cargo drops, disaster relief operations, and high-stakes aeromedical evacuations are executed with the rapid deployment capabilities, regulatory clearance, and logistical precision required in the world's most challenging environments.