Pan-African Air Cargo Network

Connecting a Continent.
Overnight.

Lopolla is building Africa's first dedicated intra-African cargo airline — enabling reliable, overnight delivery across 54 nations from our hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi.

The Company
The infrastructure Africa's
trade demands
Africa has 1.4 billion people, 54 nations, and the fastest-growing economies on earth. Yet cargo shipped between African cities often transits through Dubai, Istanbul, or Amsterdam — adding days and cost to every shipment. The African Continental Free Trade Area has created the policy framework for intra-African trade. The physical infrastructure to move goods has not kept pace.
Lopolla addresses this gap directly. Operating an all-Boeing freighter fleet in a hub-and-spoke network centred on Nairobi, with secondary hubs in Lagos and Johannesburg, Lopolla provides time-definite overnight cargo delivery across the continent. Our interline model complements global carriers — Emirates, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, and others deliver international freight to Nairobi; Lopolla distributes it across Africa.
Beyond the airline, Lopolla is developing a digital logistics platform that integrates cargo booking, real-time tracking, customs pre-clearance, and trade facilitation — creating the operating system for African commerce.
54
African Nations
1.4B
Population Served
3
Continental Hubs
JKIA
Primary Hub — Nairobi
The Network
Hub-and-spoke. Overnight sort-and-fly.
Lopolla's network follows the proven model pioneered by FedEx: cargo arrives at the central hub in the evening, is sorted overnight, and departs on outbound flights before dawn — delivering across the continent by morning.
01

Overnight Delivery

Inbound flights arrive at JKIA between 8pm and midnight. Cargo is sorted during a 4–6 hour overnight window. Outbound flights depart between 4am and 8am, enabling next-morning delivery across the continent.

02

Interline Integration

Lopolla complements global airlines rather than competing with them. International carriers deliver to Nairobi; Lopolla distributes across Africa. Every widebody landing at JKIA is a revenue opportunity, not a competitive threat.

03

Technology Platform

Real-time cargo tracking, automated customs pre-clearance, dynamic capacity allocation, and a digital marketplace connecting African businesses to the continental logistics network.

The Fleet
All-Boeing. Purpose-built for Africa.
Lopolla operates an exclusively Boeing freighter fleet, chosen for operational commonality, deep global maintenance ecosystems, and proven performance on the routes Africa demands. The fleet scales progressively from regional narrowbody to intercontinental widebody as the network matures.
737-800BCF
Regional Workhorse
Payload: 23.9 tonnes
Range: 2,000 nm
Role: Intra-African spoke routes, regional feeder services, high-frequency corridors
767-300BCF
Medium-Haul Widebody
Payload: 52.7 tonnes
Range: 3,255 nm
Role: Hub-to-hub trunk routes, high-volume corridors, intercontinental connections
777F
Long-Haul Heavy Freighter
Payload: 102 tonnes
Range: 4,970 nm
Role: Intercontinental trunk routes, ultra-high-volume corridors, Africa–Asia and Africa–Europe services
Leadership
Building a world-class team
Lopolla's leadership team is being assembled to reflect the scale and ambition of the operation: a continental airline, a technology platform, and a trade facilitation engine, operating across 45 countries with institutional-grade governance.
We are seeking exceptional leaders who combine deep professional expertise with a commitment to building transformative African infrastructure. Our team will span aviation operations, technology, finance, government relations, and logistics — drawn from across the continent and around the world.
Chief Financial Officer
A senior finance executive with experience in aircraft financing, infrastructure capital markets, and multi-currency treasury management across African jurisdictions. Responsible for raising and deploying capital to build a continental operation.
Chief Technology Officer
A platform-scale technology leader capable of building the logistics operating system for African commerce — from cargo management and real-time tracking to a digital trade marketplace and data intelligence platform.
Chief Operating Officer
A proven aviation or logistics operations executive with experience running complex, multi-country hub-and-spoke networks. Responsible for transforming a business plan into an airline that operates with precision across three time zones.
Contact
Get in touch
Lopolla is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. For partnership, investment, or general enquiries:
contact@lopolla.com
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