Z. Boskovic Air Charters Ltd began with the remarkable life and times of a man called Zivolta Boskovic.
‘Bosky’ as his nickname came to be known, learned to fly in his native Yugoslavian in 1936. His life was to undergo a dramatic change with the arrival of the invading German forces in 1941 where he managed to escape by air and joined the British forces in Greece.
He was a gifted pilot, he survived over 100 dangerous operational sorties in the enemy skies. After the war, he flew to Kenya with the RAF. In this remote and beautiful land, he found comfort and an earthly paradise far from war torn (Europe). In 1949, he immigrated to Kenya and began to work as a pilot gaining a great knowledge of security and flying condition. Zivolta Boskovic started the company solo at the age of 51, with a Cessna 182. His office was a V.W Beetle which he parked daily under a peppercorn tree next to the police airwing. Edith his wife, took flight bookings at home and would then ring the air traffic controller at Wilson Airport who would then send a messenger on a bicycle to Bosky with his flight details. In about 1966, he managed to build the top hangar and offices that later were expanded to where we are today. Edith became the 1st General Manager and employee of the company together with Gabriel Macho who was the storekeeper until his retirement in 2001. 14 years later, he bought a Cessna 182 and started his own charter business at Wilson Airport.